Discover William Morris Interiors and Furniture | Arts & Crafts at Standen House

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• CH

  @chriskappert1365 · 3 years ago

  I am a 60 year old Dutchman now , and I discovered a book in the libary about A&amp;C some 25 years ago , and was stunned !<br>I started redoing my house from top to bottom in this stile with a Dutch flavor .<br>Dark oak furniture , Delftware , plastered walls in soft yellow , the Cottage-stile so to say .<br>Most furniture is designed by myself and made by professionals .<br>There is an absolute minimum of plastic stuff , if possible only natural materials .<br>On to this day I still love this stile and are devoted to it for life .<br>Thank you William and friends !

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• KE

  @keensab · 5 years ago

  Beauty and functionality, are to me, two of the most important ingredients of architecture and landscape.

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• SM

  @smaragdvono4176 · 6 years ago

  I have an oral exam tomorrow with the main focus on the Arts and Crafts Movement and William Morrisis designs including the red house. I was really annoyed by the topic before I stumbled across this video. Thank you for explaining everything so beautifully and interesting. I wish our teacher would have introduced the topic to us in such a nice way. Now I kind of really want to pay the Red House a visit and see for myself.

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• WE

  @wendysalter · 6 years ago

  And yet Morris&apos;s art/crafts became a privilege of the wealthy purely because of its intrinsic value of superb quality and depth of design, and the loss of anything comparable today. Morris&apos;s designs and creations fill the soul with warmth and comfort.

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• GL

  @gloriahanes6490 · 6 years ago

  I have one piece of William Morris furniture, and I was struck by the detailing and fine lines. &nbsp;Not knowing it was William Morris until further observation, and I am truly grateful.

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• DU

  @duskbloom · 4 years ago (edited)

  I’ve always loved looking at William Morris fabrics, so this video was quite an eye opener. He started and built a company, had a massive home built for him which very few people could afford… even today, he had servants, and produced products which only the rich could afford. &nbsp;He was a very successful socialist.

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• PO

  @poppysstorytimetv · 1 year ago

  Beautiful filming and the presenter is wonderful!

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• MO

  @Mosaleah · 5 years ago

  What a wonderful production. Diane Vreeland once wrote that &quot;the eye has to travel&quot;. The beautiful furnishings, fabrics and architecture in this home (and of this period) certainly allow for extensive travels for these eyes.

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• BM

  @Bmarker299 · 6 years ago

  Beautifully produced and narrated by a knowledgeable and impassioned historian. Very much enjoyed this. Well done.

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• LI

  @lindahind2205 · 5 years ago

  Just putting zippers in some auction pillows of William Morris fabric! I live in a very plain Arts and Crafts house in Canada and wish I could afford his wallpapers designs. Just beautiful!

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• MN

  @mn4169 · 4 years ago (edited)

  This was so nice to listen to. &nbsp;Take away the romanticism &nbsp;of the arts and crafts and the belief that they connected to working-classes , one is left with the reality that the poor could not afford these creations. More so, the core of workers today still cannot buy these wonderful objects &nbsp;because they are exclusively collected by the wealthy.

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• AB

  @abeltootlejr.300 · 6 years ago

  Yes, his art was INCREDIBLE, yet his work was NOT affordable to those whom he gathered inspiration from...

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