William Morris's 1883 light-fingered classic, Strawberry Thief, makes off with our hearts in this pair of adventurously contrasting colourways. If whisky is your poison, Old Fashioned is the one for you, with the striking Arts & Crafts pattern emerging riotously from a dark ground. There's always sweet pinks and teasing teals, on the other hand, to lend a lighter touch to interior spaces.
Composition: 100% Paper
Roll Dimensions: 68.6cm x 10.05m (WxL)
Pattern Repeat: 42cm
Design Code: Miami Strip - 510021, Old Fashioned - 510022
Pattern Match: Straight
*Please note that wallpaper cannot be returned
As a political theorist, publisher, environmental campaigner, poet, as well as an outstanding designer, William Morris (1834–1896) was one of the single most influential figures of the nineteenth century. Under his direction Morris & Co. grew to the status of Arts & Crafts icon that it remains to this day.
Morris, Marshall, Faulkner & Co. (1861–1875) was a furnishings and decorative arts manufacturer and retailer founded by the artist and designer William Morris with friends from the Pre-Raphaelites. With its successor Morris & Co. (1875–1940) the firm's medieval-inspired aesthetic and respect for hand-craftsmanship and traditional textile arts had a profound influence on the decoration of churches and houses into the early 20th century.
Although its most influential period was during the flourishing of the Arts and Crafts Movement in the 1880s and 1890s, Morris & Co. remained in operation in a limited fashion from World War I until its closure in 1940. The firm's designs are still sold today under licences given to Sanderson & Sons.
