Primavera
Other Business Names:
- Rothschild, Henry W
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, Cambridgeshire, East of England, England
- London, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
Sectors:
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Distribution - retailing
Domestic ceramic & glass products retailing
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Distribution - retailing
Furniture, carpets, home furnishings, etc, retailing
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Distribution - retailing
Jewellery, silverware & similar luxury goods retailing
Notes:
Established by Henry W Rothschild, b1913, an emigre from Germany, who in 1946 opened a shop in Sloane Street to sell good quality design products by leading individual producers of furniture, textiles, glass and especially ceramics. Commissioned designs. Emerged as a leading retailer of such craft goods. Supplied to individuals, businesses, colleges, schools, etc. To facilitate the latter opened a Cambridge branch, 1959-80, and established Primavera (Contracts) Ltd. Cambridge branch developed in a commercial art gallery. London branch closed 1970
Publications:
- Primavera. Pioneering craft and design, 1945-1995 by Greg, Andrew (ed)
- 'The Primevera story, 1946-67' in C Breward, F Fisher & G Wood (eds), British Design. Tradition and modernity after 1948 by Barker, Janine, & Cheryl Buckley
- Typed Reminiscences by Rothschild, Henry
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Rothschild, Henry W
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, Cambridgeshire, East of England, England
- London, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
Sectors:
- Distribution - retailing Domestic ceramic & glass products retailing
- Distribution - retailing Furniture, carpets, home furnishings, etc, retailing
- Distribution - retailing Jewellery, silverware & similar luxury goods retailing
Notes:
Established by Henry W Rothschild, b1913, an emigre from Germany, who in 1946 opened a shop in Sloane Street to sell good quality design products by leading individual producers of furniture, textiles, glass and especially ceramics. Commissioned designs. Emerged as a leading retailer of such craft goods. Supplied to individuals, businesses, colleges, schools, etc. To facilitate the latter opened a Cambridge branch, 1959-80, and established Primavera (Contracts) Ltd. Cambridge branch developed in a commercial art gallery. London branch closed 1970Publications:
- Primavera. Pioneering craft and design, 1945-1995 by Greg, Andrew (ed)
- 'The Primevera story, 1946-67' in C Breward, F Fisher & G Wood (eds), British Design. Tradition and modernity after 1948 by Barker, Janine, & Cheryl Buckley
- Typed Reminiscences by Rothschild, Henry