by Gthomas | Jan 5, 2024 | Creators
Lewis Jones Born in 1894 in Watford, Hertfordshire. Educated at Callow Land Boys School, Watford, and School of Science and Art, Watford c.1908 – 1910. Worked as a textile and wallpaper designer at the Silver Studio from 1910 – 1953, apart from during both world wars....
by Gthomas | Jan 5, 2024 | Creators
Alec Hunter Born in Haslemere, Surrey in 1899. Son of Edmund Hunter, founder of the St Edmundsbury Silk Weaving Works. He studied at St George’s, Harpenden and at Byam Shaw School of Art, London. He worked for his father’s firm in Letchworth from c.1920 – 1927. He...
by Gthomas | Jan 4, 2024 | Creators
Frank Ernest Howard 1888-1934. An ecclesiastical architect, born in 1888. Designed an altar cross and candlesticks for Chester Cathedral, which were manufactured by the Warham Guild in 1926. Return to The...
by Gthomas | Jan 4, 2024 | Creators
Haward Studios Sidney Haward (1858-1924) born in Lambeth, London, the son of a slate merchant founded Haward Studio in the 1880s and was a printed and woven textile designer. He had trained at the Silver Studio and later went on to set up his own in Kensington. Haward...
by Gthomas | Jan 4, 2024 | Creators
George Charles Haite A painter and designer of textiles and wallpapers, born in 1855. Son of George Haite, Paisley textile designer. Studied at Croydon School of Art. He was the President of the Royal Society of Designers. Return to The...
