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Artwork for dwelling city makers by dickens ink.

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Timeless vintage patterns by william morris, a 19th-century english celebrated designer, craftsman, and poet. Morris papers started to be advisable in many domestic recommendation manuals and design books, including the affordable art at house sequence (1876-83). He warned in his essay 'the lesser arts' (1877) against the likes of "Sham-real boughs and flowers", and suggested those designing wallpapers "To avoid falling into the entice of making an attempt to make your paper look as if it have been painted by hand". Morris based the kelmscott press in 1891, which produced a masterpiece of book design - an illustrated edition of the works of geoffrey chaucer. His father made a fortune as a stockbroker, allowing morris to experiment with various careers before selecting to pursue three: poet, designer, and political thinker and activist. Different designers and producers began to produce cheaper papers in 'the morris style', attempting to recr...