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Things Made Well (2025)

Produced and edited by Iron and Glass Commissioned by William Morris Gallery "Nothing should be made by man's labour which is not worth making; or which must be made by labour degrading to the makers." William Morris, Art and Socialism, 1884 The idea of ‘joy in labour’ was at the heart of William Morris’s philosophy. Influenced by the art critic John Ruskin (1819–1900) who railed against the poorly paid, repetitive and unskilled labour of Victorian industrial production, Morris believed that everyone had the right to satisfaction and dignity in their work. In 1881, Morris established his own factory in Merton Abbey, London, where over 100 workers were employed to make printed cotton, carpets, tapestry and stained glass. He set out his ideas in the essay 'A Factory as it Might Be (1884)', arguing that one should ‘work for livelihood and pleasure and not for profit’. In our own age of computer-driven design, mechanised production and global sales platforms, manufacturers compete to make products as cheaply as possible. However, it is still possible to find makers and consumers who recognise the value of skilled labour, along with a sense of pride in making something well. With thanks to: Ian McIntyre Gods Own Junkyard Pawel Grzybowski Axminster Carpets Tinker & Tallulah Premya by Manishii Brompton Liberty Crawford Henderson Channel 4