The Flare Journal

Botanical

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Flare illustration of Art Nouveau lilies with whiplash stems under a curving arch

Styles2 min read

Art Nouveau: whiplash curves, nature and the designers behind the style

Around 1890, designers across Europe turned their backs on copying the past and looked to nature instead. This is the story of Art Nouveau.

By Joseph van LockeFounder, designer and maker
Flare illustration of a plaster bust of William Morris with trellis leaves and a garden bird

Architects & designers1 min read

William Morris and the Arts & Crafts movement: beauty in everyday things

The designer, poet and campaigner who believed ordinary objects should be made well and made beautifully, and why his ideas matter to anyone who loves handmade things.

By Joseph van LockeFounder, designer and maker

Bring a chapter of design history home.

Every piece is cast by hand to order in Shrewsbury.

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