The Chairman Morris - The First Recliner by William Morris

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In 1800 years later, William Morris was an influential English writer, a social reformer, an artist, a printer and designer. Morris hoped to revive weaving tapestry as an art again, along with hand-printed books, furniture and other arts. In 1861, he founded the Morris & Co., which was done by decorators, architects and artists. This group has the first chair of Morris, Morris has called the president, an element that has remained popular to this day.

WasBorn in Walthamstow, Essex, on 24 March 1834 According to the study of Exeter College, Oxford, taking orders Morris originally religious, but after reading the criticism of the Socialists, Thomas Carlyle, Charles Kingsley and John Ruskin, who controls the membership of the church and instead devoted his life to art.

Morris in 1860 decided the decorative arts at the center. His design career began when he decorated the Red House in Bexleyheath, which was built for him by the architect,Phillip web. This successful business for the formation of Morris, Marshall, Faulkner & Co. led (later renamed Morris & Co.), where you create furniture, sculptures, textiles, tapestries, stained glass and wallpaper. The company was best known for its stained glass windows that are used in churches throughout the United Kingdom to be known. The first president was not designed by William Morris Morris, but was created by Morris & Co. in 1866 It featured ebonized oak with padded armrests and spindles that seemedmore like strings of pearls.

The design of a Morris chair has a seat with armrests and high back horizontally to give the president an authentic look. Many changes were in the original project from its inception until today. While the first draft was even more of a Victorian influence, is best known as part of Arts & Crafts style. This is done for the revisions of Gustav Stickley, who was subsequently updated and further popularized the design. ModernProducers changes may eventually lead to more modern sofas, as sold by lazyboy.

William Morris entry into national politics in 1876. His first position was treasurer of the Eastern Question Association and then in the same function within the National League and the Radical Union. After becoming increasingly disillusioned with the Liberals, Morris joined the Democratic Socialist Federation. But after a disagreement with the leader, HM Hyndman, hasformed the Socialist League and later the Hammersmith Socialist Society. It was a very active propagandist for the socialist cause, so that hundreds of lectures and speeches around the country. Had subsided after the socialist movement, its organization was officially launched at a group of anarchists and Morris back in 1890.

Morris then to improve the printing and book design to produce, when he saw the Kelmscott Press in Hammersmith, London, 1891. From the selection of the paperand ink to complete the integration of type and decorations on the one hand, its traditional methods of printing and craftsmanship is also in line with the Arts & Crafts. His Kelmscott House in Hammersmith was his last home. Morris died October 3, 1896.

To date, the ideas and work of William Morris Morris are actively in contact with companies in the United Kingdom, United States and Canada. His influence is everywhere in homes around the world with interiors and architecture.Many companies are still selling Arts & Crafts style furniture. In addition, the president, Morris is always the noble ancestor of the sofa.

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