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Le Bosquet

Furnishing Fabric
(made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

From 1960 Shirley Craven (b.1934) worked as a design and colour consultant for the avant-garde textile manufacturers, Hull Traders Ltd and in 1963 became a director of the firm. She is noted for her strong, abstract designs several of which, including this example, received Council of Industrial Design Awards in the 1960s. She taught textile design at Goldsmiths College from the early 1960s until 1994.

Hull Traders Ltd of Trawden, Colne, Lancashire, was founded in 1957 by Tristram Hull to produce short runs of screen-printed furnishing fabrics. In 1980 the company became part of Badehome Ltd which was dissolved in 1982.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleLe Bosquet (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Printed cotton satin
Brief description
Furnishing fabric 'Le Bosquet' of printed cotton satin, designed by Shirley Craven, made by Hull Traders Ltd., Great Britain, 1959
Physical description
Furnishing fabric of printed cotton satin in blue and black. Originally produced in 6 colourways.
Dimensions
  • Length: 111in
  • Width: 50in
Credit line
Given by the Council of Industrial Design
Object history
Won Design Council award in 1960.
Summary
From 1960 Shirley Craven (b.1934) worked as a design and colour consultant for the avant-garde textile manufacturers, Hull Traders Ltd and in 1963 became a director of the firm. She is noted for her strong, abstract designs several of which, including this example, received Council of Industrial Design Awards in the 1960s. She taught textile design at Goldsmiths College from the early 1960s until 1994.

Hull Traders Ltd of Trawden, Colne, Lancashire, was founded in 1957 by Tristram Hull to produce short runs of screen-printed furnishing fabrics. In 1980 the company became part of Badehome Ltd which was dissolved in 1982.
Collection
Accession number
CIRC.460-1963

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Record createdMay 8, 2008
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