1940 On 21st March Morris & Co. appoints a Receiver. Sanderson, being the largest creditor, acquires 1995 1871 Morris & Co. for £400. Sanderson register the Morris & Co. trade mark Morris and Rossetti share a lease on Kelmscott Manor, Oxfordshire, providing a constant source 1877 of inspiration for Morris - his ‘heaven on earth’. Morris & Co. opens its first retail shop at 1965 449 Oxford Street, selling stained glass, embroideries, wallpapers, metalwork, Sanderson’s Fabric Division adapts 1970s 1857 tapestries, furniture, jewellery, carvings, five Morris & Co. wallpaper patterns fabric, glass, rugs, tiles and murals. 1900s into textiles. Golden Lily first issued Sanderson adapts Morris designs Whilst at Oxford William Jerey & Co. discontinued the use of as a textile in 1965 was selected by into co-ordinating and matching Morris designed his first arsenic green on its wallpapers. Morris & Co. issued six machine London’s first Rock-Chick shop, wallpapers and fabrics within its 1996 2016 embroidered wool, printed wallpapers Carnation, Granny Takes a Trip. hugely popular TRIAD Collection 1883 which could be found ‘in every “Si je puis” - “If I can.” Merton, Oaktree, Tomtit, Sanderson launch the first First Pure Morris style of Interior – from palaces to Anemone and Thistle. This branded, corporate Morris & Co. collection launches. Whilst at Kelmscott Manor, would have been much to suburban semis.’ collection 56 years after acquiring William Morris created his Morris’ chagrin, ‘the rattle of the business in 1940. “A separate Strawberry Thief pattern. 1891 1957 the steam-engine will take company once more” the place of the whistle of Morris’ desire for his own Sanderson issues its first the curly-headed ploughboy’ printing press became his collection of Morris & Co (Wm Morris, November 1888) 1861 new preoccupation, block printed wallpapers. 1873 provoked by vehement Morris, Marshall, dissatisfaction with book 1834 design. During the five 1926 Faulkner & Co. founded Morris penned his and opened for classic, poetic years of its existence, The William Morris, born 24th business with oces, morality play, Love Kelmscott Press produced All manufacturing of Jerey & Co. March at Elm House, 2018 showrooms and is Enough – over 50 hand-printed wallpapers, including those of Walthamstow, Epping Forest workshops at 8 Red reimagined 140 works, most with typeface Morris & Co., are transferred to into a prosperous, middle 158 years of trading. Lion Square, London. years later for and ornament designed by Sanderson’s factory in Chiswick. class family, being one of Collaboration with H&M, interior decoration. Morris and Burne-Jones. six boys and four sisters. classic designs reimagined. 1853 1881 1896 1927 1966 2011 Entered Exeter College, Oxford to On 7th June William Morris acquires On 3rd October William Morris Morris & Co. granted Granny Takes a Trip on the “Morris & Co. a revolution in decoration” study classics and theology. Publisher, 1864 the Merton Abbey Works. died at Kelmscott House, the Royal Warrant by King’s Road creates clothing book together with The Archive Collection translator, environmentalist, designer, William Morris created his first designs Hammersmith – his con was King George V. featuring iconic Morris & Co. celebrates the 150th anniversary of the socialist, poet, writer and scholar. for wallpaper - Trellis, Daisy and Fruit - transported by private train to designs purchased by George founding of M.M.F. & Co. printed by Jerey & Co. who created a Kelmscott in Oxfordshire and Harrison and Swinging Sixties studio specifically for all Morris & Co. buried in St. George’s rock stars. block printed wallpapers churchyard. His protégé John Henry Dearle upholds the creative legacy for Morris & Co. 1984 1859 1887 “we are only the trustees for those who come after us.” 1913 Sanderson launches the first Red House designed by Philip Webb. Whilst walking besides the machine printed co-ordinated Became the blueprint for Arts & Craft Thames at Kelmscott Manor Morris & Co. issue their first wallpaper and fabric houses and gardens. William Morris and his plain wallpaper collection. collection of sub-branded youngest daughter, May, were The plain wallpapers were 1961 Morris & Co. designs. 1875 inspired by the weeping willow oered in 53 Heritage trees being the foundation of colours with matching Sanderson Wallpaper Division’s ‘Our The co-operative business of Morris, Willow Boughs wallpaper. The block printed borders. Man’ campaign introduces the Morris Marshall, Faulkner & Co. is dissolved. The fabric was not issued until 1895. collection of hand block printed new business of Morris & Co. is registered wallpapers promoted through their 2017 as a company, William Morris and Edward Berners Street Showrooms. Morris & Co meets punk – Burne-Jones being the principals. Photo by BILL ZYGMANT/Rex Features GEORGE HARRISON 1968 - GEORGE HARRISON collaboration with Loewe. POP BEATLES STAR FASHION..