A modern vision of textile designs of William Morris (1834 –1896)‎ and Arabic calligraphy aesthetics as a source of inspiration for fashionable textile printing designs

الملخص EN

William Morris (1834–1896) England artist and designer who was the most successful textile designer and manufacturer of his day Morris's different designs were derived with a similar concept to those of Islamic arts that make his art a rich source of inspiration for textile designers to rediscover his works with contemporary vision the research question: How to achieve a modern vision for designs derived from works of William Morris by the integration with Arabic calligraphy aesthetics as a source of inspiration for fashionable scarfs printing designs? The research aims to Shed light within analytical study on a group of Morris works and his affected by Islamic art, Aesthetic of Arabic calligraphy as a plastic motif in textile design, creating some modern textile printing designs inspired from Morris designs and Arabic calligraphy for fashionable printed scarfs.

Research methodology Artistic analytical study of some design of Morris showing the impact of Islamic art in terms of: (concept of ion- symmetrical repetition - securitization (Al tawriq) and linear rhythm.

An application study: by achieving a group of designs inspired from Morris designs and Arabic calligraphy.

A questionnaire to measure the extent to which these designs are accepted to users and their preference
research results show the importance of rediscovering the work of the pioneering designers in the field of textile design with a modern vision by merging with Arabic calligraph as one of the rich sources for textile designers to inspire contemporary designs.

Key words: Islamic arts- altawriq- art and craft movement- Arabic calligraph