1. Marianne Straub was one of the leading commercial designers of textiles in Britain in the period from the 1940s to 1960s.
16 Facts About Marianne Straub
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Marianne Straub believed that if more designers tried out their ideas first, there would be fewer bad results.
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Marianne Straub was born in the village of Amriswil, Switzerland, the second of four daughters of the textile merchant Carl Straub and his wife Cecile Kappeler.
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Marianne Straub had tuberculosis as a young child and spent over four years in a hospital ward, returning home at the age of eight.
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Marianne Straub's tutor was Heinz Otto Hurlimann, who had studied at Bauhaus.
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Marianne Straub moved to Bradford, England, arriving in 1932 and undertaking a year's study at Bradford Technical College.
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In 1953, Marianne Straub moved to the north-west Essex village of Great Bardfield, and remains associated with the artists' community that developed there.
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Marianne Straub's neighbours included John Aldridge RA, Edward Bawden and Audrey Cruddas and Straub became friends with most of them and an integral part of the community.
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Marianne Straub was among the designers used to create the livery for moquette upholstery on London Transport buses and trains.
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Marianne Straub's work was already well respected by 1952, when she spoke at the international craft conference held at Dartington Hall and argued for the preservation of knowledge among the crafts community.
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Marianne Straub became an influential textile teacher, combining work with Warner with teaching at Central School of Art, London from 1956.
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Marianne Straub taught at Hornsey College of Art and the Royal College of Art.
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Marianne Straub was on the advisory council for the School of Art at Goldsmiths' College.
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Marianne Straub continued to maintain her interest in cloth and weaving in retirement.
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Marianne Straub was made a Royal Designer for Industry in 1972.
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Marianne Straub was a member of the Red Rose Guild and a Fellow of the Society of Industrial Artists and Designers and was appointed an OBE for services to textile weaving.