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Known for his eye-catching tiles and gleaming lustre pots, William De Morgan (1839 – 1917) was one of the most innovative and imaginative designers of the 19th century. Influenced by Middle Eastern motifs and the natural world, he produced art pottery in a distinctive style that added beauty and colour to Victorian homes.

One of the 19th century's most famous names, William Morris is still renowned today as the designer of patterns such as 'Willow Bough' and 'Strawberry Thief'. But his wallpapers and textiles are only part of the story. Through developing many other products and working on interiors schemes (including one for the V&A's own café), Morris also mastered many other areas of design – as well as finding time to be a social activist and celebrated author. 

William Henry Fox Talbot was credited as the British inventor of photography. In 1834 he discovered how to make and fix images through the action of light and chemistry on paper. These 'negatives' could be used to make multiple prints and this process revolutionised image making. His interests in photography went well beyond this initial discovery as he also pioneered photographically illustrated books and photomechanical reproduction methods, ushering in the 'age of the image'.

Inspired by the reformist passion of figures such as William Morris and John Ruskin, the Arts and Crafts…

Italian Renaissance, Dutch and English wall tiles, as well as British 19th-century tiles by the likes of William…

Embroidery designs by William Morris are represented alongside exquisite examples of medieval opus anglicanum…

by Derek Jarman, costumes by David Hockney, music scores by George Frederick Handel, and cartoons by William…

through to 18th-century flock designs, Chinese hand-painted papers, architectural papers, designs by William…

Friends of the V&A, The Selz Foundation, Würth Group, The Wolfson Foundation, Dr Genevieve Davies, William…

Aspects of this history include the employment of major artists as illustrators by art-world publishers, William…