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William Morris
George Frederic Watts portrait of William Morris 1870 v2.jpg
William Morris by George Frederic Watts, 1870
Born(1834-03-24)24 March 1834
Died3 October 1896(1896-10-03) (aged 62)
NationalityEnglish
OccupationArtist
Writer
Known forArts and Crafts movement
British Socialism

William Morris (24 March 1834 - 3 October 1896) was an English architect, furniture and fabric designer, artist, writer, and socialist. He was born in Walthamstow in East London.

Morris was educated at Marlborough and Exeter College, Oxford. In 1856, he became an apprentice to Gothic revival architect G. E. Street. That year he founded the Oxford and Cambridge Magazine. In 1861, Morris founded a design firm in partnership with the artist Edward Burne-Jones, and the poet and artist Dante Gabriel Rossetti. This had a great impact on the decoration of churches and houses in the early 20th century. Morris's major contribution was as a designer of repeating patterns for wallpapers and textiles. This was mainly based on a close observation of nature. He was also a major contributor to the resurgence of traditional textile arts and methods of production.

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