Come join us at The Art Workers' Guild as part of London Craft Week.
Annika Bosanquet, Creative Director of byLegacy® highlights the challenges of De Morgan’s depiction of the nature in VIctorian England compared to the challenges of 21st century sustainable production.
Spotlighting a few of William De Morgan's Victorian Flora and Fauna representations and the production challenges he overcame in 1890-1900 compared to 21st century methods of sustainable printing on various materials in a commercial and ESG sensitive supply chain.
About the Event
Launching this May, is a collection of luxury items including 100% Silk loungewear, 14KT gold jewellery and home interior Artisan stationery & accessories inspired by the artworks of William De Morgan. This celebrates the launch of our partnership between byLegacy®and the De Morgan Foundation. Launching this May, is a collection of luxury items including 100% Silk loungewear, 14KT gold jewellery and home interior Artisan stationery & accessories inspired by the artworks of William De Morgan.
William De Morgan (b. Bloomsbury, London 1839 – 1917), was the leading ceramist of the English Arts and Crafts movement (c.1870 – 1910) and his work is seen across tiles and “hollowware”. As a good friend of William Morris, he depicted many animal species and plants, and these are represented in this limited and exclusive collection.
The vibrant colours and materials used in this licensed range, captures the essence of De Morgan’s revival of the ancient art of lustre glazing. This innovation produced an iridescent metallic sheen to his ceramic surfaces, thereby adding glitz to the smog of Victorian London. Meanwhile, his plants and flowers became more fantastical and imaginative as De Morgan’s style became more developed.
Each of these pieces tell a story, for their role in nature and design and we invite you to come and explore these further.
