SEL text: Selling text: C.F.A. Voysey, one of the foremost Arts & Crafts designers and architects of his generation, blends his architectural and decorative training in this, The Savaric. Featuring flocks of birds gracing branches below the high canopy of trees, The Savaric, originally from 1896, bears the unmistakable signature bird motif indicative of Voysey`s style. In Garden Green and Cirrus, we`ve retained the authentic Arts & Crafts colour stories.

At first meeting, enchanted. Understood, "You're a flying buttress." . Frame your home, the garden, create rooms, mystery, with little effort. Little input, big impact, what's not to like? . Cathedrale Notre Dame de Paris has fly buttresses, shouldn't your home? . Not a Garden Whisperer? Don't see, below, a flying buttress? . It's the evergreen hedge, scalloped higher at its end. . Same flying buttress, below, inside view, vanishing threshold. Another layer of interest, and function, below, in the garden. Another 'ideal' to achieve, above, See it without me mentioning it? . Garden only. No 'stuff'. Ubiquitous USA plastic hose carriage on wheels tethered to a faucet, blessedly absent. Common USA resin sign, "Welcome", blessedly absent. Fluttering nylon flag in garish colors "Seasons Greetings"..... . Arcadia created. And, lived. No signs, flags, intentions. Intellect engaged, action steps taken, lives well lived amongst chaos given to all. . Garden & Be Well, XO Tara . Pics from Pentreath-Hall. . This is a Voysey house. Discovered Voysey by accident, researching an old hall tree I bought in the mid-80's. It's a Voysey ! Second antique I ever purchased, go me!

Made in SwedenCollection: VOYSEY'S GARDENColour: Off White & Ether StripeHanging Method: Paste the wallPrint Method: Digital3m (9'10'') WallpaperRoll dimensions: W 180cm x H 300cm (W 5'9'' x H 9'10'')A single roll is comprised of 4 x 3m lengths, each 45cm wide (4 x 9'10'' panels, each 1'5'' wide). Wall coverage per roll is 5.4m2 (58 sq. ft.).2m (6'6'') WallpaperRoll dimensions: W 180cm x H 200cm (W 5'9'' x H 6'6'')A single roll is comprised of 4 x 2m lengths, each 45cm wide (4 x 6'6'' panels, each 1'5'' wide). Wall coverage per roll is 3.6m2. (38.7 sq. ft.).SKU: 1-WA-VOY-DI-W&S-XXX

Broad Leys designed by Charles F.A. Voysey.

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A Voysey masterpiece on Lake Windermere

We don’t often go this far back for house finds, but we make exceptions when the houses are as impressive as this Charles Voysey-designed property in

Last night I delivered the mother-of-my-children up to the welcoming arms of the Women's Institute in Earl Shilton, Leicestershire, whilst her gamekeeper and I went in search of sustenance. I know, I said, and we ended-up in what is probably the only pub designed by Charles Voysey, the Wentworth Arms in Elmesthorpe. Built for Lord Lovelace in 1895, it is now completely knackered as far as the Voysey Look is concerned, as all the interior rooms with green tiled fireplaces and other details were ripped out in the 1970s. We did however have very decent bangers and mash and pints of Doom Bar, so we looked more kindly at the outside which still sports a typical Voysey catslide roof in Swithland slate. Much more to our liking was the row of cottages, also designed by CV, just over the railway bridge next door to the pub. Wortley Cottages, designed for Lovelace in the following year, are much better preserved with intact porches, rendering and big fat corner buttresses. The family in one of them were sitting down to a barbeque in the back garden so I was able to ask to trample over the lawn with ease. "I'll have mustard with mine" I said, and was met (yet again) with blank stares. But the main bloke was very kind and pointed out that they were once thatched, now replaced by superbly size-graded Swithland slates. Here's how they would've looked: He also pointed out the Very Voysey original door hinges and superbly lettered name plaque on the far left cottage. And all this goes to show that hidden treasures can continually pop up into one's consciousness. The west side of Leicestershire is so easily written-off as ugly and not a patch on High Leicestershire to the east. This is partly the result of indiscriminate Victorian development that served the extensive hosiery industry, so that when the socks and stockings had run off left a very sad neglected feel. I hadn't been over here for some time, but I'm pleased that there is now a much brighter atmosphere. Particularly when one sees cottages like these after some Doom Bar.

A home designed by Charles F. A. Voysey

C.F.A. Voysey, one of the foremost Arts & Crafts designers and architects of his generation, blends his architectural and decorative training in this, The Savaric. Featuring flocks of birds gracing branches below the high canopy of trees, The Savaric, originally a wallpaper design from 1896, bears the unmistakable signature bird motif indicative of Voysey's style. In Garden Green and Cirrus, we've retained the authentic Arts & Crafts colour stories.Available in two colourways: Garden Green, Cirrus The Bedford Park collection brings together an inner circle of towering creative talents; heroes of British design. The work of William Morris, C.F.A. Voysey, Allan Francis Vigers and J.H. Dearle sets the visual scene for this collection of fabrics and wallpapers. Recoloured in shades of punk and flower power, this is a colour-rich Morris & Co. as you’ve never seen it before. PRODUCT INFORMATION Composition: 100% Cotton Width: 138 cm Horizontal Repeat: 23 cm Vertical Repeat: 25.5 cm Weight: 230 gsm Pattern Match: Straight Match Domestic Usage: Upholstery, Curtains and Blinds, Cushions Contract Usage: Suitable for contract curtains, blinds and cushions Design Code - 227218 *Please note that fabric cannot be returned *Sold in 1-metre increments ABOUT MORRIS & CO. As a political theorist, publisher, environmental campaigner, poet, as well as an outstanding designer, William Morris (1834–1896) was one of the single most influential figures of the nineteenth century. Under his direction Morris & Co. grew to the status of Arts & Crafts icon that it remains to this day. Morris, Marshall, Faulkner & Co. (1861–1875) was a furnishings and decorative arts manufacturer and retailer founded by the artist and designer William Morris with friends from the Pre-Raphaelites. With its successor Morris & Co. (1875–1940) the firm's medieval-inspired aesthetic and respect for hand-craftsmanship and traditional textile arts had a profound influence on the decoration of churches and houses into the early 20th century. Although its most influential period was during the flourishing of the Arts and Crafts Movement in the 1880s and 1890s, Morris & Co. remained in operation in a limited fashion from World War I until its closure in 1940. The firm's designs are still sold today under licences given to Sanderson & Sons.

Bird & Tulip Reproduction print C.F.A. Voysey is one extremely influential pattern designer you may not know. Voysey (1857-1941) "Never look at an ugly thing twice. It is fatally easy to get accustomed to corrupting influences." C.F.A. Voysey I agree, but what about that hat? Voysey was very clever and very opinionated. I love his work and his writing about design. He was an informal successor to William Morris, a next generation designer who took Morris tradition well into the twentieth century. My next Arts & Crafts reproduction line, in shops in October, features seven Voysey prints. The Poppy Garden by CFA Voysey Like Morris, Voysey found inspiration in his English garden. His Bookplate He also had special affection for birds. Metalwork by Voysey Because he was "modern" he often pared down the bird image to its basics and used the same abstracted bird in many different ways. Pyracantha Reproduction Print Saladin Reproduction Print There's a pair of birds (doves?) hiding in the greenery. He loved to play nature against a flat surface in wallpapers, rugs and textile design. While modernism dictated simple geometries, Voysey balanced likeness and abstraction. Birds & Berries Reproduction Print He often paired his birds. Hearts are another recurring motif. See my virtual booth for last month's Quilt Market where Mr. Voysey looks a lot like the above bird: http://barbarabrackman.blogspot.com/2013/05/quilt-market-virtual-booth.html This collection won't be in shops until the fall but you can see a preview at Moda>Fabrics>Future Groups>October: http://www.unitednotions.com/fcc_morris-modernized.pdf London's Victoria & Albert Museum has an extensive collection of Voysey design. Click here and type Voysey into the search box. http://collections.vam.ac.uk/ I'll show you more and tell you more about Voysey as the yardage is ready to ship in the fall. I've been working on quilts large and small, pieced and applique.

Bowness-on-Windermere A Charles F. A. Voysey house

Furnishing fabric of printed cotton, designed by C. F. A. Voysey for Wardle & Co., Great Britain, ca. 1902