Tours | Categories (New, Hot) | Map
Alcohol - Ancient - Animal - Architecture - Art - Aviation - Boxing - Celebrity - Charity - Children - Church - Cinema - Comedy - Crime - Dance - Death - Disaster - Drugs - Fashion - Food - Gambling - Ghost - Grave - Health - Historical - Industry - Justice - LGBT - Literary - Look Up - Medical - Military - Motoring - Murder - Museum - Music - Nature - Naval - Paranormal - Pioneer - Poetry - Police - Politics - Pub - Public Amenities - Quirky - Religion - Retail - Ripper - River - Royalty - Science - Sculpture - Sex - Signs - Society - Sport - Subterranean - Technology - Theatre - Train - Transport - Tube - TV - Weather -
Contact Us
IN THE NEWS
TOUR OF THE MONTH
ON THIS DAY IN LONDON
William Morris's Furniture
This is where William Morris designed his first furniture.
Location: 17 Red Lion Square, Bloomsbury, London
Description: Legendary designer William Morris (1834-1896) lived here for 5 years after artist Dante Gabriel Rossetti recommended the rooms here. His friend Edward Burne-Jones (1833-1898) also moved in around the same time on the same advice.
It was here that Morris first tried his hand at furniture and textile design, producing the first of the medieval-style furnishings which gave rise to the Arts and Crafts movement. Burne-Jones too began to paint the quasi-medieval subjects for which he later became famous.
In 1861 Morris, Burne-Jones and Rossetti set up a design business together at number eight Red Lion Square, to produce high-quality furniture and fittings using traditional craft methods. Their housekeeper, known as 'Red Lion Mary', did much of the sewing and tapestry, and also contributed to some of Morris's designs.
Tagged in this Tour: Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood
Literary
Ranking This Month: 1583/2774
Pages Hit This Month: 46
Link to This Page: http://www.shadyoldlady.com/location/1137
Credits: http://www.londongardenstrust.org
|
This is where William Morris designed his first furniture. |
The Shady Old Lady points out that you can drag this map using mouse. Or visit our full massive map.
William Morris' House & Gallery
William 'Wallpaper' Morris's home turned gallery.
2006-07-10
Artist Walter Sickert lived here», 1.3km
Thomas H. Shepherd lived here», 1.1km
John Ruskin born here», 0.4km
The Gallery Soho», 0.5km
The Painter Of Light», 0.6km
Dulwich Picture Gallery», 5.2km
The Sketch Club», 2.7km
The Estorick Collection», 1.8km
The Spirit of Soho», 0.9km
Institute of Contemporary Arts», 1.0km
mapping London's most interesting and unusual places and history
