Red House
Red House is a landmark of the Arts and Crafts movement, built as the family home of William Morris and his wife, Jane. Co-designed in 1859 by Philip Webb and Morris, construction wrapped up in 1860, making it one of the era’s defining experiments in craft-led living. The house sits on Red House Lane, a short hop from central London, and its design embodies Morris’s belief in craftsmanship as a way of life, not just decoration. Inside, Morris and his friends—most famously the Pre-Raphaelites Edward Burne-Jones and Dante Gabriel Rossetti—visited to help decorate, and you can trace their influence in the wallpapers and wall murals that survive today. The building’s ethos helped launch Morris, Marshall, Faulkner & Co., Morris’s early venture into design and manufacturing. Jenny and May, Morris’s daughters, were born here, deepening the house’s intimate family story. …
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