William Morris - 1000pc Jigsaw Puzzle by Pomegranate

Ceiling wallpaper, c. 1877 William Morris brought artisanal appeal back into homes around the world with the Arts and Crafts movement. A response to the industrial designs and manufacturing of the Machine Age, his wallpapers and fabrics boasted natural, floral motifs and handmade craftmanship. Add a bit of pastoral charm to your day with this 1000-piece puzzle featuring one of Morris’s classic wallpaper designs.

A leader of the Arts and Crafts movement—which valued handicrafts over mass-produced goods—William Morris (English, 1834–1896) was also a writer, a founder of England’s socialist movement, and a designer of typefaces, fabrics, and wallpapers. He believed that decoration, in its finest form, gives pleasure to those who use it, as well as to those who make it. So after training as an architect, he cofounded a decorating company to produce glasswork, metalwork, and countless other crafts, including many textiles he designed himself. His genius shone brightly in the design of complex, intricately repetitive patterns. His work defines the best of Victorian fashion and was important to the development of Art Nouveau. Morris’s designs are as elegant today as when they came off his drawing board.

Pomegranate is proud to produce jigsaw puzzles with thoughtfully conceived, engagingly intricate, and aesthetically appealing images on a solid interlocking format. The sturdy construction combined with the wide image selection and vibrant color reproduction will delight everyone from experts to first-time puzzlers.