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Morris & Co Anniversary
Morris & Co Anniversary.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \n\n\n\n\n\nRNS Number : 1435C Walker Greenbank PLC 02 March 2011 \n \n\n\n\n\n\nFor immediate release\n\n\n2 March 2011\n\n\n\n\n \nRNS REACH\n \nWALKER GREENBANK PLC\n(\"Walker Greenbank\" or \"the Company\")\n \nMorris & Co's 150th Anniversary\n \nWalker Greenbank PLC (AIM: WGB), the luxury interior furnishings group whose brands include Sanderson, Morris & Co, Harlequin and Zoffany, is pleased to announce product launches, exhibitions and a new book to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Morris & Co, the highly influential furnishings brand founded by the pioneer of the Arts & Crafts movement, William Morris.\nThe exhibitions will take place at National Trust houses that have a close association with William Morris and Morris & Co. The first will open today at Wightwick Manor, Wolverhampton, which features many original wallpapers, fabrics and furnishings by William Morris. An exhibition will also take place at Standen, West Sussex, in June and July and products will be showcased at Red House, Kent, in April.\nTo coincide with the exhibition at Wightwick Manor, Morris & Co is launching a beautifully illustrated book, A Revolution in Decoration, which catalogues the achievements and lasting legacy of Morris & Co, which was managed by William Morris for 35 years. The book will be available directly from Morris & Co, from most Morris & Co stockists and from some National Trust shops.\nMorris & Co is also launching four new collections which have been designed specifically to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the brand by representing the broadest selection of furnishing fabrics and wallpapers offered over several decades. The four collections - Archive Prints, Archive Wallpapers, Archive Weaves and Archive Embroideries - revisit some of the most celebrated William Morris designs and take inspiration from the Morris Archive and other source material. \nWalker Greenbank acquired Morris & Co in 2003. The acquisition included the Morris Archive, comprising an extensive collection of William Morris's original printing blocks and other artefacts.\nThe four new collections can be viewed at www.william-morris.co.uk.\nJohn Sach, Walker Greenbank's Chief Executive, said:\"We are delighted to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Morris & Co and are h...