ICT in Art - Repeated Patterns

Example of Patterns created by William Morris.

William Morris (1834 - 1896) lived during Victorian Britain. He is best known as a designer of wallpaper and patterned fabrics. He was one of the principal founders of the British Arts and Crafts Movement. He used nature as an inspiration, with patterns including Trellis and Fruit, Strawberry Thief and African Marigold,

is best known as a designer of wallpaper and patterned fabrics and a writer of
poetry and fiction. He was one of the principal founders of the British Arts and
Crafts Movement. He used nature as an inspiration, with patterns including Trellis
and Fruit, Strawberry Thief and African Marigold, now at the William Morris
Gallery.
is best known as a designer of wallpaper and patterned fabrics and a writer of
poetry and fiction. He was one of the principal founders of the British Arts and
Crafts Movement. He used nature as an inspiration, with patterns including Trellis
and Fruit, Strawberry Thief and African Marigold, now at the William Morris
Gallery.

Tip: The images below can be dragged off the page onto an open Textease document. Using the Looks tool the images can be tiled.

Strawberry Thief
Bird

Marigold
Pink and Rose

Back to examples of work inspired by William Morris

Other Websites contain images of William Morris

www.vam.ac.uk/collections/prints_books/Wallpaper/William_Morris/index.html

http://charlesrupert.com/williammorris/wallpapers/

Back to Primary menu
Kent County Council logo. Link to web site
spacer

[ Contact Us ]

© Kent County Council 2004 | Site Template Designed by EIS, Maidstone
Kent NGfL, Oxford Road, Maidstone, ME15 8AW. Tel: 01622 672779 Fax: 01622 663591