morris - the red house

One of the most important houses in the 19th century England, the Red House, an experimental paint box developed by the arts and craft movement, was opened to the public in 140 years after being privately owned. The painter Dante Gabriel Rossetti said it is an ideal prospect realized by William Morris of "Victorian writer, designer, and political activist" rather than "home poetry". It is a spectacular reflection of the ideals of those who claim that nothing should be included in the house. Is beautiful.

When I was young, Morris hired a friend of architect, Philip Weber, and designed and built him and his new wife. Morris used this project as an opportunity to experiment with the idea of ​​a craft-based community where his circle of friends collaborates and handmade almost every piece of furniture in the house. He and his friends established an interior design company. I decided to prove that the company has a high possibility of using the traditional craftsmanship to produce well-designed items for the middle class. The problem lies in the high quality products manufactured by craftsmen. If it is paid fairly, it will be more expensive than mass-produced products produced at the factory. How do people pay for them?

Red House (1859), home of Morris in Bexley Heath, Kent, is the beginning of sports. Morris asked his friend, Architect Philippe Weber to delegate himself and his bride. The red brick house (hence the name), its free flowing design, the lack of a nice looking facade, the sensitivity to structure and local materials, the specialness of traditional building methods and places is the resurgence of the country. Milestone in Victorian architecture (1840-1900). Morris designed the garden himself, and the interior was decorated and decorated by Weber, Morris, Rossetti, Bern-Jones, so Rossetti said "It's more like a poem than a house." Indeed, it is the earliest example of the concept of "gemstkunstwerk", which is not only the core of art and craft philosophy, it is also the center of many other movements including Art Nouveau, Bauhaus and Art Deco.