Morris & Co. Reimagines Iconic Designs With Riotous Colors and Pattern Combos

Old-School Cool

A Utah Forever-Fave

“Have nothing in your house that you do not know to be useful or believe to be beautiful.” —William Morris

Is it any wonder that Utah designers and style setters crush on Morris & Co. fabrics and wallpapers? Morris & Co. was founded by William Morris in 1861 and became a central figure in the Arts & Crafts Movement. This movement aligns with craftsmanship and simplicity, values that are deeply rooted in our State’s history and pioneer heritage. 

Morris & Co.’s work exemplified the movement’s ideals of beauty, utility and artisanship, significantly influencing interior design and decorative arts during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The same is true today. Reimagined offerings and exciting collabs—including a recent partnership with Utah-based Studio McGee—have helped make Morris & Co. as fashion-forward and relevant now as it has ever been. 

PATTERN PLAY

With names like Miami Strip, Sunset Boulevard and Serotonin Pink, fearless colors electrify the Bedford Park Collection’s heritage patterns. So does savvy pattern pairing. Alan Francis Viger’s classic Yew & Aril’s is a small-scale design that’s a versatile grounding pattern. But when overlaid with Alan Francis Vigers’s vigorous 1901 floral design, it becomes the lively background of the new Monkshood pattern celebrated for its layered dimension and countless decorating possibilities.