He was an
important member of the Arts and Crafts Movement. He was mostly and best known
for the patterns he designed. In particular, his fabrics and wallpapers were
most popular. In his artworks, he would apply the values of fine art into
commercial design. William Morris was an artist, printer, typographer,
designer, bookbinder, craftsman, writer and poet. His belief was that any designer
should have all the skills of design. Therefor, he spent a lot of time teaching
himself the trades of the art industry. Along with being artistically creative,
he also invented the Kelmscott Press. This is a press that published high
quality hand bound books.
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