Charles Voysey

Charles Francis Annesley Woxy (May 28, 1857 - February 12, 1941) was an English architect and designer of furniture and textiles. Voysi's early work was a designer of wallpaper, fabrics and furniture in the simple Art and Craft style, but he is known as the architect of several country houses. He was one of the first to understand and appreciate the importance of industrial design. He is considered one of the pioneers of modern architecture, an idea that he rejected. Its English internal architecture relies heavily on traditional rather than academic traditions, influenced by the ideas of Herbert Tudor Buckland (1869-1951) and August Pugin (1812-1852). The Sanderson Wallpaper Factory (1901) he created in Chiswick was called the House of Woixie in his memory. Born at Kingston College in Hessle, Yorkshire, May 28, 1857. He was the eldest son of Rev. Charles Voycey, a priest of the Church of England who was deprived of his life in 1871 due to his unorthodox views. The family moved to London, where his father founded the Theological Church. Voysey was educated from his father, then briefly at Dalwich College.