Art Nouveau & More

Art Nouveau & More Art historians tend to interpret the Art Nouveau movement as a natural reaction to the Industrial Revolution.

Creating art in the new style required a high level of craftsmanship. Our page will feature some of the more prominent pieces. See our Instagram posts at https://www.instagram.com/foxwoodpillows/

A Designer Worth Rediscovering: Harry NapperEveryone knows William Morris. But one of the joys of working with historic ...
08/23/2026

A Designer Worth Rediscovering: Harry Napper

Everyone knows William Morris. But one of the joys of working with historic Arts & Crafts designs is discovering the remarkable artists who followed in his footsteps.

Harry Napper was part of the next generation of British designers working as the Arts & Crafts Movement began to mingle with the flowing new forms of Art Nouveau.

And his work is gorgeous.

Napper had a wonderful ability to take familiar flowers and plants and transform them into richly patterned decorative art. His Water Lily design is a favorite of ours—the flowers seem to float through a beautifully ordered garden of leaves and stems, with just enough structure to make the pattern feel perfectly at home in a Craftsman interior.

What I especially love is that you can see two design worlds meeting in his work: the love of nature and craftsmanship we associate with William Morris, and the more graceful, flowing lines that were emerging with Art Nouveau.

More than a century later, it still feels remarkably fresh.
We love bringing these sometimes-overlooked historic designers back into the home. Morris may have opened the door, but there were so many talented artists who carried the Arts & Crafts tradition forward in their own distinctive ways.

Harry Napper is certainly one worth remembering.

David & Alesandra
Foxwood Pillows

One of the most striking teapots of the Victorian era looks as though it could have been designed a century later.Create...
08/02/2026

One of the most striking teapots of the Victorian era looks as though it could have been designed a century later.

Created around 1879 by visionary designer **Christopher Dresser** and produced by **James Dixon & Sons** of Sheffield, England, this remarkable silver teapot challenged conventional ideas of beauty and function. Its bold geometric form and clean, architectural lines earned Dresser a reputation as one of the earliest pioneers of modern industrial design.

Interestingly, while Dresser championed practical, efficient manufacturing, this particular design was unusually complex and costly to produce—making it something of an exception to his own design philosophy.

Today, this extraordinary piece is part of the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, where it continues to inspire designers and admirers of Arts & Crafts, Modernism, and industrial design alike.

What do you think—timeless masterpiece or simply too far ahead of its time?

Long before he became one of Scotland's most celebrated architects, Charles Rennie Mackintosh transformed a simple rose ...
07/17/2026

Long before he became one of Scotland's most celebrated architects, Charles Rennie Mackintosh transformed a simple rose into an enduring symbol of beauty. His iconic Glasgow Rose—gracefully geometric yet softly organic—captured the spirit of the Arts & Crafts and Art Nouveau movements, proving that elegance often lies in simplicity.

Our Mackintosh-inspired pillows bring that timeless design into today's home, celebrating an artist whose work continues to bloom more than a century later.

🌹 Bring a touch of Glasgow's artistic heritage to your favorite reading chair, sofa, or cozy nook.

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Did you know this little owl is more than 100 years old?Not the bird itself—but the design.English architect and designe...
07/15/2026

Did you know this little owl is more than 100 years old?

Not the bird itself—but the design.

English architect and designer C. F. A. Voysey (1857–1941) believed our homes should reflect the beauty of the natural world. While many Victorian designers filled rooms with heavy ornament, Voysey chose something quieter: birds perched in trees, owls watching from branches, curling vines, and simple forms inspired by the English countryside.

The owl became one of his favorite subjects—not as a symbol of mystery, but of peace, wisdom, and harmony with nature.

More than a century later, his work still feels remarkably fresh. There's a timeless comfort in designs that remind us to slow down and notice the beauty just outside our windows.

We've woven one of Voysey's beloved owl patterns into a cozy cotton blanket that celebrates both his artistry and the enduring spirit of the Arts & Crafts movement.

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Do you have a favorite Arts & Crafts artist—William Morris, C. F. A. Voysey, Charles Rennie Mackintosh, or someone else? We'd love to hear in the comments.

07/07/2026

One of my favorite details about James McNeill Whistler is that his creativity extended far beyond the canvas.

In 1876, he designed the elegant Peacock Lamp as part of his vision for the famous Peacock Room. With its graceful curves and shimmering peacock motifs, the lamp reflects Whistler's belief that art shouldn't stop at paintings—it should surround us in the objects we live with every day.

More than 150 years later, it's still a beautiful reminder that great design can bring a little wonder into ordinary life.

07/06/2026

Jacob & Josef Kohn of Vienna (1912)

Some designs never go out of style.This woven blanket is inspired by *Marina*, a beautiful early twentieth-century texti...
07/06/2026

Some designs never go out of style.

This woven blanket is inspired by *Marina*, a beautiful early twentieth-century textile created by Austrian designer Dagobert Peche for the Wiener Werkstätte. More than a century later, its flowing botanical forms and warm earth-tone palette still feel remarkably fresh and inviting.

Woven from 100% cotton, the design is created through the weave itself rather than printed onto the surface, giving the blanket rich texture, depth, and heirloom character. Whether draped across a sofa, layered at the foot of a bed, or wrapped around your shoulders with a favorite book, it brings warmth and artistry to everyday moments.

For those who love Arts & Crafts, Art Nouveau, Craftsman interiors, and historic design, this is a piece that celebrates both beauty and craftsmanship.

What draws you most to historic textiles—the patterns, the colors, or the stories behind them?

1902 Table Design by Charles Rennie Mackintosh - Glasgow, ScotlandIncorporating 10 slender legs and the stark white pale...
07/04/2026

1902 Table Design by Charles Rennie Mackintosh - Glasgow, Scotland

Incorporating 10 slender legs and the stark white palette that so shocked Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s modern Viennese counterparts, this table is one of only two of this design produced. This table was made for the exhibition Architecture and Craft of the New Style, held in Moscow in 1903. International exhibitions were crucial to the promotion and dissemination of ideas among modern designers in the United Kingdom and continental Europe. The other table, now lost, was made for the music room of Fritz Waerndorfer, the patron and cofounder (along with Josef Hoffmann and Koloman Moser) of the Wiener Werkstätte - ArtIC

07/03/2026

Charles Rennie Mackintosh - Enchanting Right?

07/01/2026

A Family of Owls... and a Designer Who Saw the Poetry in Nature

One of the most charming details in C.F.A. Voysey's beloved Owl pattern is easy to miss at first glance. Look closely, and you'll discover not just stately parent owls, but tiny owlets nestled safely beside them.

Voysey believed that nature was more than decoration—it was a source of comfort, wonder, and quiet joy. His designs celebrated the rhythms of the natural world, and this delightful family of owls reminds us that love, protection, and home are timeless themes.
Created in the late 19th century, the pattern's clean lines and gentle forms feel just as fresh today as they did over a century ago. Perhaps that's because the story it tells—a watchful parent keeping close to its young—is one that never grows old.

Sometimes the most meaningful art isn't loud. It's the kind that quietly reminds us of the beauty already surrounding us.

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