Shirley Craven and Hull Traders
Subtitle: revolutionary fabrics and furniture 1957-1980
By: Lesley Jackson
Contributors: Ferens Art Gallery
Publisher: Antique Collectors' Club
Published: 2009
Place of publication: [Woodbridge, England?]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 223
ISBN-13: 9781851496082
Subjects: Furniture design; Textile design; Hull Traders; Nineteen sixties
Description: This work records the screen-printed textiles of leading British 1960s designer Shirley Craven and her unique creative partnership with Hull Traders. The book also uncovers their iconic tomotom paper furniture.
Notes: Published in association with the Ferens Art Gallery, Hull Museums.

"Hull Traders was a visionary post-war textile company spearheaded by award-winning designer Shirley Craven. Her big bold abstracts in eye-popping colours capture all the exuberance of the swinging sixties.  A ground-breaking touring exhibition organised by the Ferens Art Gallery in Hull - Craven's native city - celebrates her remarkable creative partnership with Hull Traders. Running from 3 October 2009 onwards, the exhibition is curated by leading design historian Lesley Jackson, author of a major new book 'Shirley Craven and Hull Traders - Revolutionary Fabrics and Furniture 1957-1980"--http://www.hulltraders.co.uk web site.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.