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| Tulip and Willow designed by William Morris, 1873 |
I am a big fan of the decorative colors and patterns from the Arts and Crafts period - swirling vines and twisting leaves of sage green and prussian blue, stylized flowers, birds, and fruits. So when Vienna's Museum of Applied Arts - the MAK - opened an exhibit on English textiles from the period, it was only a matter of time before I was there.
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| Wandle designed by William Morris, 1884 |
The exhibit is down in the MAK's basement, where the pieces are protected by glass and low light. The rows of fabric panels are breathtaking. Each piece hypnotizing.
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| Decorative fabric by Silver Studio, 1898 |
What an extensive variety of English textiles the MAK has collected! Most of the pieces were acquired during the very period in which they were produced, the late 19th century. Back then the MAK was called the Imperial Royal Austrian Museum of Art and Industry (or die k. k. Österreichischen Museums für Kunst und Industrie).
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| Decorative fabric, unknown |
The MAK's textile exhibit is open until October 13, 2013. If you love textiles and are in Vienna this year, I encourage you to visit the MAK.
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| Exhibit entrance |
See you soon!
I adore the prints by William Morris. There is a house-now a museum- of artist Derek Hill in Donegal,Ireland.We visited it a few months ago. He had covered the walls of some rooms with William Morris wall paper.Lots of character- absolutely beautiful !
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