William Morris (1834-96) in working smock. Unknown photographer, c 1876
William Morris was a neurotic ball of energy, obsessed with the design of wallpaper, books, kitchens and fields. By Fiona MacCarthy
William Morris was many kinds of man: visual artist, poet, political activist, and Marxist theoretician. He was also many kinds of designer. Morris designed numerous, special one-off objects that he either made himself, the design often evolving through the processes of making, or collaborated on with his craftworkers and friends. ...
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