by Gthomas | Jan 17, 2024 | Creators
Albert Swindells Albert Swindells was born in Macclesfield, Cheshire in 1902 and began work as an apprentice at Brocklehurst Mills, one of the most important silk mills in the town, at the age of 14. He came from a family with various links to the textile industry;...
by Gthomas | Jan 17, 2024 | Creators
Graham Sutherland 1903-1980. A painter and designer. He studied at Goldsmiths College of Art, London from 1921 to 1926. He taught at Kingston school of Art and at Chelsea School of Art. He was a member of the Society of Industrial Artists from about 1932. And was...
by Gthomas | Jan 17, 2024 | Creators
Marianne Straub, RDI Marianne Straub was a woven textile designer active during the 1930s through to the 1970s. Straub was born in Amriswill, Switzerland in 1909 and spent much of her childhood in hospital, where she taught herself simple handcraft techniques. She...
by Gthomas | Jan 17, 2024 | Creators
A. E. Stenlake Textile Designer. Awarded a prize by Warner & Sons in the Royal Society of Arts competition in 1930. Return to The...
by Gthomas | Jan 17, 2024 | Creators
Eddie Squires Born 1940. He studied at Grimsby School of Art from 1956 to 1959 and at the Central School of Art from 1959 – 1962. He worked as a freelance textile and interior designer until he joined Warner & Sons in 1963. He also designed furniture in the...
