C. F. A. Voysey
Charles Francis Annesley Voysey FRIBA RDI (28 May 1857 – 12 February 1941) was an English architect and furniture and textile designer. Voysey's early work was as a designer of wallpapers, fabrics and furnishings in a Arts and Crafts style and he made important contribution to the Modern Style (British Art Nouveau style), and was recognized by the seminal The Studio magazine. He is renowned as the architect of several country houses.
Charles Francis Annesley Voysey | |
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Voysey in 1901 | |
| Born | 28 May 1857 Hessle, Yorkshire, England |
| Died | 12 February 1941 (aged 83) Winchester, England |
| Nationality | English |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Awards | RSA Royal Designers for Industry, 1938 RIBA Gold Medal, 1940 |
| Buildings | Broad Leys, Windermere, Cumbria (1898) Norney Grange, nr Shackleford, Surrey (1897) Perrycroft, Colwall, Malvern (1893–94) The Whitwood Institute, Whitwood, Castleford (1904) |
| Design | designer of textiles and furniture |
He was one of the first people to understand and appreciate the significance of industrial design. He has been considered one of the pioneers of Modern Architecture, a notion which he rejected. His English domestic architecture draws heavily on vernacular rather than academic tradition, influenced by the ideas of Herbert Tudor Buckland (1869–1951) and Augustus Pugin (1812–1852).
The Sanderson wallpaper factory (1901) in Chiswick, which he designed, is named Voysey House in his memory.