EDEN
SMITH: TORONTO'S ARTS AND CRAFTS ARCHITECT
www.artsandcraftstoronto.com/the-book
WMSC member and author W. Douglas Brown has kindly provided his book available for free download in PDF format.
The book was first published in 2003.
CHARLES RUPERT
DESIGNS LIMITED
www.charles-rupert.com
A Canadian company dedicated to stocking hard-to-find historic wallpaper, tiles,
fabric, small furniture, accessories and reference books for people who are trying to
restore heritage or character homes, or for people who simply like traditional style. From
their first black and white two page catalogue with cuttings of wallpaper tucked in it,
they have grown to being a major supplier of William Morris and Arts
and Crafts wallpapers and fabrics. They now have an on-line catalogue with full sample cutting service for
all wallpapers and fabrics.
THE ARTS & CRAFTS
HOME
www.achome.co.uk
The Arts & Crafts Home
provides a complete home furnishing service, from a fork to a dining table
to a whole house. They specialize in
the finest replicas of the greatest designers of this period and supply
Gothic Revival and Aesthetic designs also. They also
manufacture and supply the designs of William Morris, Voysey, Mackintosh,
Dresser, Godwin, Pugin, De Morgan and Knox. You can also sign up to
receive their email newsletter.
THE ZSOLNAY TILE MUSEUM
www.drawrm.com/ztilemus.htm
Displays the complex range of artistic tile production of the Zsolnay factory, a leader in
industrial ceramics production throughout the Austro-Hungarian Empire. The tiles make
great desktop images (for PC's using Windows 95 and a graphical browser such as Netscape
or Internet Explorer, right-click on any of the tiles shown, choose 'Set As Wallpaper' --
if your image is not centered right-click on the desktop, choose 'Properties' and under
'Wallpaper, Display' choose 'Center' to adjust the position of the image).
J.R. BURROWS & COMPANY HISTORICAL-DESIGN
MERCHANTS
http://www.burrows.com/
Visit the site of the carpet supplier for Kelmscott Manor (the Oxfordshire
country home of William Morris) and view images of some of the Morris & Co. patterns
still in production, as well as those by Candace Wheeler and C.F.A.Voysey. Based in
Massachusetts, this specialist decorative furnishings supplier offers Arts & Crafts
wallpaper, fabric, and traditional loomed carpeting through mail order. Work your way
through the extensive site to the Victorian
Events Calendar for information on Morris, balls and vintage dance programmes,
concerts, exhibits, lectures, symposiums, summer schools, and tours. The Founders of the Arts & Crafts Movement 1870 -
1900 link provides a compilation of writings on interior design by Morris and his
contemporaries, including lectures and book chapters from the 19th century that are not
widely available today. This anthology, intended for students and people interested in a
more in-depth understanding of Morris and his contemporaries, also provides information
about the early years of the Arts & Crafts Movement in England and America.
PENDLETON WOODWORKS
www.pendletonwoodworks.com/index.html
Furniture and lighting created in the Arts and Crafts style.
VICTORIANA: RESOURCES FOR VICTORIAN LIVING
www.victoriana.com/index.html
There are dozens of sites within this website, such as articles from the
19th-century major American weekly periodical, Harper's Bazar Magazine
(which proclaimed to combine "the useful with the beautiful").
THE JOURNAL OF PRE-RAPHAELITE STUDIES
www.yorku.ca/jprs
The Journal of Pre-Raphaelite Studies publishes
semi-annually in the Spring and Fall studies of Pre-Raphaelite, Aesthetic, and Decadent
art, culture, and literature of the nineteenth century.
THE PRE-RAPHAELITE CRITIC: Contemporary Criticism of the Pre-Raphaelites From
1849-1900
www.engl.duq.edu/servus/PR_Critic/
Focuses on the critical reaction to the Pre-Raphaelites themselves.
WILLIAM MORRIS GALLERY WEBSITE
www.lbwf.gov.uk/wmg
Visit this site for information on the history and collections of this important
gallery in London, England.
THE WILLIAM MORRIS SOCIETY WEBSITE
www.morrissociety.org
This very comprehensive site, maintained by the William Morris Society (US), is
the official website for both US and UK societies. It lists past and upcoming US events,
UK events, and other worldwide announcements. (For events in Canada
be sure to check the listing on this Website)!
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