William Morris was a man of prolific talents and herculean energy.  He was by turns an artist, a poet, a manufacturer, a conservationist and a revolutionary socialist, and he was also a designer of stained glass, interior decoration, embroideries, furniture, illustrated books and painted tiles.  But it is as a designer of repeating patterns that Morris is probably best remembered today. He was a one-man pattern-making phenomenon, creating over 50 wallpapers and 60 printed and woven textiles in just 25 years.  Many of these designs exemplify his celebrated injunction to “have nothing in your house that you do not know to be useful or believe to be beautiful” and illustrate his insistence on skilled craftsmanship and high-quality materials. This lecture examines the history and production of Morris’s wallpapers and textiles and some of the different ways in which they were used.  It also considers why they continue to have such an impact on designers today.