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Five

Furnishing Fabric
1967 (made)
Artist/Maker
Hull Traders Ltd. (maker)
Shirley Craven (designer)
Place of origin
Great Britain (made)

Shirley Craven was chief designer and a director of the forward looking company Hull Traders. The firm took advantage of the flexibility offered by screen-printing and manufactured a constantly expanding range of bright modern designs. It won the Council of Industrial Design Award for printed textiles on a regular basis, including an award in 1968 for this design. Shirley Craven worked directly from sketches, developing several related designs simultaneously, always achieving freshness and spontaneity.

Object details

Categories
Textiles
Interiors
Object type
Furnishing fabric
TitleFive (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Screen-printed linen and cotton
Linen
Cotton
Screen Printing
Brief description
Furnishing fabric 'Five' of hand screen-printed linen and cotton, designed by Shirley Craven, made by Hull Traders Ltd., Lancashire, 1967
Physical description
Furnishing fabric of hand screen-printed linen and cotton. With an abstract design in bold colours. Originally produced in 4 colourways.
Dimensions
  • Width: 285cm
  • Height: 130cm
  • Height: 50in
  • Width: 108in
Gallery label
Shirley Craven was chief designer and a director of the forward looking company Hull Traders. The firm took advantage of the flexibility offered by screen-printing and manufactured a constantly expanding range of bright modern designs. It won the Council of Industrial Design Award for printed textiles on a regular basis, including an award in 1968 for this design. Shirley Craven worked directly from sketches, developing several related designs simultaneously, always achieving freshness and spontaneity.
Credit line
Given by the Council of Industrial Design
Object history
Historical significance: Winner of Design Centre Award in 1968.
Production
Hull Traders Ltd were established in 1958
Summary
Shirley Craven was chief designer and a director of the forward looking company Hull Traders. The firm took advantage of the flexibility offered by screen-printing and manufactured a constantly expanding range of bright modern designs. It won the Council of Industrial Design Award for printed textiles on a regular basis, including an award in 1968 for this design. Shirley Craven worked directly from sketches, developing several related designs simultaneously, always achieving freshness and spontaneity.
Collection
Textiles and Fashion Collection
Accession number
CIRC.792-1968

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Record createdDecember 15, 1999
Record URL
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