Silver Studio

The Silver Studio was one of the most influential <a href="/facts/Textile/PJrVeM5S">textile</a> design studios in the <a href="/facts/United_Kingdom/kuPAILt2">UK</a> from its formation in 1880 until the middle of the twentieth century.
The studio, founded by <a href="/facts/Arthur_Silver/9bkg9Ylk">Arthur Silver</a> (1853–1896) designed some of the most famous fabric, <a href="/facts/Wallpaper/3JW0R0lC">wallpaper</a>, carpet and metalwork designs for companies such as <a href="/facts/Liberty_(department_store)/yaN3DTFg">Liberty's</a>, Turnbull and Stockdale, <a href="/facts/Arthur_Sanderson_%26_Sons/tneRv0h6">Sanderson</a> and <a href="/facts/Warner_%26_Sons/rXvxIl2L">Warner and Sons Ltd</a>, all of which used the Silver Studio's designs for their own ranges of wallpapers and textile.
At its most productive, the studio created more than 800 designs per year. The studio was renowned for its distinctive <a href="/facts/Art_Nouveau/e2Ahfp05">Art Nouveau</a> style, although over the years they produced a wide variety of different designs and styles, including many of the famous <a href="/facts/Liberty_style/W8pPXGIr">Liberty style</a>.
The significance of the Silver Studio as a design practice was acknowledged in 1981 with the awarding of an <a href="/facts/English_Heritage/rDKouWmj">English Heritage</a> <a href="/facts/Blue_plaque/8VXfKyW9">blue plaque</a> to <a href="/facts/84_Brook_Green/kPS6nLjC">84 Brook Green</a>, Hammersmith, the building that was both the Studio and the Silver family home.

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