{"product_id":"the-art-of-building-william-morris","title":"The Art of Building, William Morris","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"product-container\"\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"product-detail\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-detail__description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-detail-description-text\"\u003e‘Simplicity of life is not a ­misery, but the very foundation of refinement : a sanded floor and whitewashed walls, and the green trees ; or a grimy palace amid the smoke with a regiment of house­maids always working ; which, think you, is the most refined?’\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eWilliam Morris\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e1834\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003e–\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e1896\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewas a poet, designer and political activist. He campaigned against the human and environmental costs of industrial mass production and viewed the arts as central to creating a better society. In these essays, Morris develops his philosophy of simplicity, equality and care for nature in relation to architecture, displaying the integrated vision of culture which has led to Morris being viewed as a forerunner to both the Bauhaus and today’s environmental movements.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e‘By forcing home with untiring zest the principle that art matters only ‘if all can share it’, Morris laid the foundation of the Modern Movement.’ Nikolaus Pevsner\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"edition-single--book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublished by Zegris\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSoftcover\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e126 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e120 x 200 mm \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eISBN \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e9781838282134\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Zegris","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55863592026443,"sku":null,"price":18.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2538\/3478\/files\/ZB_BOOK-INSTA_2507_001A_1296x_0bf75820-71e2-49e8-8d3f-840aa016b57d.webp?v=1762620346","url":"https:\/\/www.thelibraryproject.ie\/da\/products\/the-art-of-building-william-morris","provider":"The Library Project","version":"1.0","type":"link"}