Ascraft Fabrics

Corporate Entry

History

Location: Australia (Sydney, NSW)

Function: Textile Wholesaler

Ascraft Fabrics imported fabrics and commissioned prints from Australian designers which it had printed overseas. Ascraft was established in Sydney, opened an office in Melbourne and had agents throughout Australia. Ascraft Fabrics sold through decorating shops and interior designers.

Imported product included Indian handloomed fabrics. In 1982 Ascraft Fabrics commissioned internationally acclaimed flower painter Paul Jones to create six wildflower designs for fabrics specifically for use in Australian interiors.

Ascraft Fabrics established the Ascraft Prize for Australian fabric prints.

To submit more information about this entry click on Contact in the menu above.

History

The 'Paul Jones Collection' was printed in Britain by Bakers, on two cotton fabrics and four glazed cotton chintzes. Jones created the designs in consultation with decorator Lesley Walford. Motifs included flannel flowers, gum nuts, gum blossom (the only design available in two colourways) and wattle. Fabrics from this collection were used in the rooms of the Hotel Intercontinental, Sydney and in vice regal residencies internationally. In September 1985 Ascraft launched a second range, 'Paul Jones II', slightly modified to keep costs down.

Structure based on ISAAR(CPF) - click here for an explanation of the fields.

Published by Frances Burke Textile Resource Centre on AustehcWeb, 2000.
Project funded by Department of Industry, Science and Resources (DISR).
Comments or corrections to cyberfibres@rmit.edu.au
Updated 1 April 2003. Prepared by: Acknowledgments
Copyright © 2000 RMIT University.

cyberfibres home | top of page