William Morris tribute
Though I have encountered his patterns many times before, it wasn't until this year that I stayed with the name William Morris and I got to know more about the Arts and Crafts movement that started in England as a response to the utilitarianism and its consequent ugliness that derived from industrialism. Arts_and_Crafts_movement William Morris and his cohorts brought with this movement - that eventually expanded worldwide - the revival of crafts, handmanship and beauty in everyday objects.
There was an exhibition recently in Madrid that introduced me to the subject and in these past couple of months I feel it is everywhere. Loewe, Spanish luxury leather goods brand, used William Morris prints on its Fall line bags. Jonathan Anderson, its creative drector, an Englishman, appears to be a great Crafts fan as among other things he has created a Loewe Craft Prize, which by the way is worth checking out also if you like design and crafts. craftprize.loewe Then browsing through equilter.com, my favorite fabric store I found out they have reissued fabric with his prints, which, of course, I had to get. And finally, Alicia brought back from London a quilting magazine with a special supplement on William Morris.

Hubo una exposición recientemente en Madrid y además siento que está por todos lados últimamente. Loewe utilizó diseños de William Morris en su colección de otoño-invierno. Jonathan Anderson, el director creativo ingles de Loewe parece ser un gran amante de lo hecho a mano, ya que ha creado el Loewe Craft Prize que también merece la pena explorar si os gusta el diseño. craftprize.loewe Y luego, mirando por mi tienda virtual favorita de telas equilter.com, descubrí que han relanzado telas con sus diseños y claramente las tenia que tener.Y por último, mi amiga Alicia me trajo de Londres una revista de patchwork con suplemento especial sobre William Morris.

So, I was sooo excited when my fabric came in the mail. After lots of thinking and because the colors really go with the color scheme in our living room, I decided to go for cushions. I mixed and matched, added velvet ribbons, and I think they look lovely against the beige sofa. What do you think?
Así que estuve encantada cuando llegaron mis telas. Después de bastante contemplación y porque los colores van muy bien con los que tengo en nuestro salón, decidí hacer cojines. Mezclé y combiné estampados, añadí alguna cinta de terciopelo y creo que quedan muy bien encima de mi sofá beige. ¿Qué os parecen?

Pues que van a parecer..... preciosísimos��, ya sabes que soy una enamorada de los diseños de W. Morris and company.
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