Carroll Shelby
American car designer, racing driver and entrepreneur. Born Texas. Suffered with a heart condition all his life.  Worked with AC Cars Limited to produce the AC Cobra, which he imported into the Sta...
Thomas Sheraton
Furniture designer. Born Stockton-on-Tees, co. Durham. Moved to London in 1790 and published furniture design books. Returned to co. Durham in 1799 and became a Baptist minister. His second peri...
Arthur Silver
Textile designer. Father of Rex and Harry. Born in Reading, the son of James and Emma Silver née Burnham. His father was an upholsterer and in 1861 they were living at 12 Duke Street, Reading and...
Harry Burnham Silver
Textile designer. Born Islington, son of Arthur Silver. In 1908 he married Josephine Muriel Abbott in Brighton, Sussex and in April 1911 they were living with his wife's widowed sister, Beatrice Id...
Rex Silver
Textile designer. Â Born Reginald in Islington, the son of Arthur. In 1914 he was living at 1 Haarlem Road, Hammersmith. Â In 1922 he married Sybil L. Peerless in Hendon, Middlesex. Â At the time of h...
Silver Studio
Influential textile design studio. Founded by Arthur Silver it was taken over by his son Rex who ran it until 1963. Renowned for its art nouveau designs it supplied major outlets such as Liberty's ...
