William Morris (1834-1896) is regarded by some as the greatest designer and one of the most outstanding figures of the Arts and Crafts Movement, this group of artists and craftsmen set up to provide beautiful, handcrafted products and furnishings for the home. Morris is much quoted as saying “Have nothing in your houses that you do not know to be useful or believe to be beautiful.”
He loved nature and his designs often featured birds, animals, plants and leaves. The examples below are his designs used on wallpapers, tapestries and interiors fabric by quality textile companies such as Liberty and Sanderson.
‘Bird’ 1877-1888
‘bird and rose’ 1883
‘trellis’ 1862
‘the strawberry thief’ 1883
‘bird & pomegranate’
brother rabbit / brer rabbit 1880
‘greenery’ roe deer under an oak tree.
Part of a tapestry in the Museum of fine arts in Boston
‘the brook’
‘hare and peacock’
Ali Vintage Fabric 
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