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【William Morris Flowers (Victoria and Albert Museum)】
《威廉‧莫里斯的花卉圖案設計》
@Thames & Hudson原文書
@全彩軟精裝/144頁/開本17.0 x 19.0 cm
@作者：Rowan Bain
威廉‧莫里斯(William Morris，1834-1896年)熱衷於提倡工藝而非大規模生產，他設計了種類繁多的物品，但正是他極具原創性的地毯、織物和壁紙圖案，持續吸引著人們的想像力，並對裝飾藝術產生了影響──大約有600種設計歸功於莫里斯，其中絕大多數以自然界的事物作為設計基礎，包括樹木、植物和花卉。
A passionate advocate of craftsmanship over mass-production, William Morris (1834– 1896) designed a huge variety of objects, but it is his highly original carpet, fabric and wallpaper patterns that have continued to capture the imagination and exert their influence on the decorative arts. Around 600 such designs are attributed to Morris, of which the vast majority are based on natural forms, including trees, plants and flowers.
This beautifully designed, accessibly priced gift book offers a wealth of designs by Morris in which flowers are the principal motif, bringing together not only completed patterns but also working drawings in pen and watercolour, and examples of his pearwood, floral-pattern printing blocks. It also explores examples of the sources that inspired Morris’s flower-based designs: his own gardens at the Red House in Kent, Kelmscott Manor in Oxfordshire and elsewhere; 16th- and 17th-century herbals; illuminated medieval manuscripts; late medieval and Renaissance tapestries; and a range of decorated objects, particularly from the Islamic world, that Morris studied at the South Kensington Museum (now the V&A). Authored by Rowan Bain, curator at the William Morris Gallery in Walthamstow, north London, and lavishly illustrated with almost 100 colour illustrations, this exquisite book will both inform and delight.
