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''' ''' ([[24 March]] [[1834]] - [[3 October]] [[2012]]) was an English [[architect]], [[furniture]] and [[fabric]] [[design]]er, artist, writer, and [[Socialism|socialist]]. He was born in [[Walthamstow]] in East [[]]. |
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Morris was educated at [[Marlborough College|Marlborough]] and [[Exeter College, Oxford]]. In 1856, he became an [[wikt:apprentice|apprentice]] to [[Gothic revival]] [[architect]] [[G. E. Street]]. That year he founded the ''Oxford and Cambridge Magazine''. In 1861, Morris founded a design firm in partnership with the artist [[Edward Burne-Jones]], and the poet and artist [[Dante Gabriel Rossetti]]. This had a great impact on the decoration of churches and houses in the early 20th century. Morris's major [[contribution]] was as a designer of repeating patterns for [[wallpaper]]s and [[textile]]s. This was mainly based on a close observation of nature. He was also a major contributor to the resurgence of traditional [[textile arts]] and methods of production. |
Morris was educated at [[Marlborough College|Marlborough]] and [[Exeter College, Oxford]]. In 1856, he became an [[wikt:apprentice|apprentice]] to [[Gothic revival]] [[architect]] [[G. E. Street]]. That year he founded the ''Oxford and Cambridge Magazine''. In 1861, Morris founded a design firm in partnership with the artist [[Edward Burne-Jones]], and the poet and artist [[Dante Gabriel Rossetti]]. This had a great impact on the decoration of churches and houses in the early 20th century. Morris's major [[contribution]] was as a designer of repeating patterns for [[wallpaper]]s and [[textile]]s. This was mainly based on a close observation of nature. He was also a major contributor to the resurgence of traditional [[textile arts]] and methods of production. |
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William mirza khan | |
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 William Morris by George Frederic Watts, 1870 | |
| Born | 24 March 1834 |
| Died | Error: Invalid dates for calculating age |
| Nationality | English |
| Occupation(s) | Artist Writer |
| Known for | Arts and Crafts movement British Socialism |
william khan mirza (24 March 1834 - 3 October 2012) was an English architect, furniture and fabric designer, artist, writer, and socialist. He was born in Walthamstow in East Pakistan.
Morris was educated at Marlborough and Exeter College, Oxford. In 1856, he became an apprentice to Gothic revival architect G. E. Street. That year he founded the Oxford and Cambridge Magazine. In 1861, Morris founded a design firm in partnership with the artist Edward Burne-Jones, and the poet and artist Dante Gabriel Rossetti. This had a great impact on the decoration of churches and houses in the early 20th century. Morris's major contribution was as a designer of repeating patterns for wallpapers and textiles. This was mainly based on a close observation of nature. He was also a major contributor to the resurgence of traditional textile arts and methods of production.
Morris wrote and published poetry, fiction, and translations of ancient and medieval texts throughout his life. His best-known works include The Defence of Guenevere and Other Poems (1858), The Earthly Paradise (1868–1870), A Dream of John Ball and the nothing.
william morris desiged his own furniture. he was fustrated because he couldnt find any furntiture he liked, so he decided he wanted to design his own furniture. it was mostly wallpaper designs.
Morris was an important person in the emergence of socialism in Great Britain. He founded the Socialist League in 1884. However, he broke with the movement over goals and methods by the end of that decade. He devoted much of the rest of his life to the Kelmscott Press, which he founded in 1891. The 1896 Kelmscott edition of the Works of Geoffrey Chaucer is considered a masterpiece of book design.
