William Morris (1834-1896), one of the most celebrated practitioners of the Arts and Crafts movement, created woven and printed textile designs using the ancient technique of hand woodblock printing. As seen on this Paperblanks Morris Windrush softcover Flexi notebook, his evocations of the natural world, with their depth of tone and magical gradation of tints, have become design classics.

This Windrush pattern comes from a pencil and watercolour sketch that William Morris worked on in 1881-1883. Designed for block-printed cotton, Windrush highlights the creative approach Morris took to revealing elements from the natural world in his decorative furnishing fabrics. Original Art: William Morris pencil and watercolour sketch. Era: 1881. Region: Surrey, England.