Shirley Craven and Hull Traders
Revolutionary Post-War Fabrics and Furniture
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'.
Find out more about 'Shirley Craven and Hull Traders - Revolutionary Fabrics and Furniture 1957 - 1980'
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Hand screen-printed furnishing fabrics were Hull Traders’ speciality, including designs by artists such as Eduardo Paolozzi and Ivon Hitchens. Many gifted young designers collaborated with Hull Traders - forty in total - including Doreen Dyall, Peter McCulloch, Cliff Holden and Althea NcNish.
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Featuring eighty high-velocity fabrics, the exhibition presents a feast of post-war pattern and colour. Bernard Holdaway’s revolutionary 'tomotom' furniture made of giant cardboard tubes - launched by Hull Traders in 1966 - adds another dimension to the show.
Have you visited the exhibition? Please give us your feedback by taking our online survey - you could win a copy of the book that accompanies the exhibition!
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The touring Hull Traders exhibition has been organised by Ferens Art Gallery,
Hull City Council, and supported by Arts Council England.
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