This collaboration leans harder into authenticity than their previous effort, as Zara Home has reunited with Morris & Co., the storied British design house founded by William Morris in 1861. The new collection launches on January 26th in select stores and online at zarahome.com. It preserves the original designs of Morris’s iconic prints while softening their palette to suit contemporary interiors.
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| 🗓️ Launch date: January 26th,2026 🏛️ Heritage brand: Morris & Co., founded in 1861 🎨 Color palette: muted mustard, dusty sage, pale blue, ecru 🧵 Materials: jacquard, linen, cotton, satin, hemp 🛋️ Key pieces: cushions, bedding, throws, pet accessories 📸 Campaign setting: contemporary London home 📍 Availability: select stores and ZaraHome.com |
Morris & Co. remains a pillar of the Arts & Crafts movement, recognized for its wallpapers and textiles that transformed nature into patterns. Founded during an era when industrial production was overtaking handcraft, the company championed artisanal techniques and organic motifs. Morris – a political theorist, poet, ecological activist, and designer—believed that beautiful objects should be accessible, functional, and made with integrity. The firm became synonymous with intricate florals and rich colors that defined Victorian interiors before merging with Sanderson & Sons in 1940. Today, the Sanderson Design Group stewards that legacy, drawing from archives filled with original woodblocks, fabric samples, and design registers.
This latest partnership marks something of a course correction. Rather than reimagining Morris’s work through an interpretive lens, the two design teams collaborated to honor the original patterns while adjusting their chromatic intensity. The result is more restrained and less insistent.
“We wanted to preserve the identity of Morris & Co. and create something sincere and immediately recognizable,” a member of the creative team explained. “The prints remain in their original design, but we’ve reinterpreted them through color.“
The palette centers on three desaturated tones: a muted mustard yellow, a dusty sage green, and a pale blue with subtle greenish-yellow undertones. Ecru is used throughout, lending balance and breathing room. This chromatic shift required close collaboration between the two creative teams, who developed custom colorways through dedicated study. The softened hues integrate more easily into Zara Home’s aesthetic vocabulary while maintaining the structural complexity of Morris’s patterns.
Textiles anchor the collection, with particular attention to texture. Jacquard and quilted fabrics are primarily used for cushions and are paired with natural fibers like cotton and linen. Bedding is made of satin, while bedspreads are made of linen. Cushions combine linen and cotton for warmth. A standout piece is a hemp throw with leather strap details, demonstrating the kind of considered craftsmanship Morris championed. It is paired with an oversized cushion.
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Pet accessories also make an appearance, including baskets and blankets that extend the collection’s reach into another corner of domestic life.
For the campaign, the collection was photographed inside a contemporary London home rather than a period setting. This choice highlights the intention to showcase Morris & Co.’s designs in modern contexts, demonstrating that they can coexist with contemporary styles without evoking nostalgia. This approach highlights the durability of patterns conceived in the 19th century when applied with restraint.
The Morris & Co. archives continue to attract designers and consumers alike. The original woodblocks and fabric samples are not just historical artifacts, but also blueprints for objects that transform spaces with drama and precision. The patterns evoke natural grandeur without literalism—a quality that remains compelling.
Whether this collaboration signals broader commercial viability for heritage design houses partnering with fast-fashion retailers remains unclear. What is clear is that Morris’s vision – beauty rooted in nature and executed with care – remains relevant when adapted thoughtfully. Zara Home and Morris & Co. seem to have found common ground in their appreciation of craftsmanship and materials, even though their business models operate on vastly different scales.
The collection will be available starting January 26.