T he influence of Islamic art on the designer William Morris seems so obvious that once you see it, you can’t unsee it. Though Morris’s designs are synonymous with Britishness – his leafy ...

designs and patterns. Non-figurative close non-figurativeContaining no people, animals or real things. art is found in a lot but not all art from the Islamic world. Plant-like decorations are also ...

Their patterns are so apt for Morris’s designs. Many of them are rather ... Again and again his patterns owe debts to Islamic art, examples of which were known, even owned, by Morris himself.

Curator Evelyne Possémé considers the impact impressionist and geometric artworks had on the Cartier aesthetic, examining how Islamic art’s influence was translated into intricate and vibrant ...