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The Emery Walker House: The Last Arts & Crafts Interior

Fiona Rose

The Emery Walker House: The Last Arts & Crafts Interior

7 Hammersmith Terrace, London, is the former home of Emery Walker, printer and antiquary, and dear friend and mentor to William Morris...

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John Henry Dearle: A Life at Morris & Co.

Fiona Rose

John Henry Dearle: A Life at Morris & Co.

He worked for 54 years at Morris & Co, culminating - after the death of William Morris - in being the company's chief designer responsible for creating the famous Golden Lily, Compton and Iris designs, yet few have heard of John Henry Dearle (1860 - 1932)...

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The Thakeham Seat: A Little Piece of Lutyens

Fiona Rose

The Thakeham Seat: A Little Piece of Lutyens

Owning one of the magnificent country houses built by English architect Sir Edwin Lutyens is unfortunately beyond the means of most of us. However, I do own a little piece of Lutyens in my garden, his famous "Lutyens Bench"...

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Trying to Understand Janey: Much More Than Just A Muse

Fiona Rose

Trying to Understand Janey: Much More Than Just A Muse

The Collected Letters of Jane Morris edited by Frank C Sharp and Jan Marsh (Boydell, 2013) offers a new perspective on the character and achievements of a woman often portrayed as "just" the wife of William Morris and muse to Dante Gabriel Rossetti...

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Elbert Hubbard - Founder of the Roycroft & Grandfather of Modern Marketing

Fiona Rose

Elbert Hubbard - Founder of the Roycroft & Grandfather of Modern Marketing

Elbert Hubbard was the founder of the Roycroft Arts & Crafts Community and the grandfather of modern marketing...

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