{"product_id":"john-crichton-copper-and-tile-mosaic-bowl-1950s","title":"John Crichton Copper and Tile Mosaic Bowl 1950s","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eThis is a John Crichton Copper and Tile Mosaic Bowl, circa 1950s.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eJohn Crichton was born in Bombay in 1917 and moved to England as a child. He studied at Birmingham College of Art and served as an official war photographer during WW11.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eHe moved to NZ and established John Crichton Ltd in 1951 offering interior design services. He designed and sold furniture, lighting and ceramics and was an artist working in mosaics, pen, ink and watercolour.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eHe was able to promote his designs beyond NZ feasting chairs and lamps in the British journal Decorative Art.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eCrichton died in NZ on 7 Jan 1993 and examples of his work are held in the collections of Te Papa.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Crichton Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50504487960745,"sku":null,"price":200.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2622\/5321\/files\/IMG-3049.jpg?v=1790900693","url":"https:\/\/industryvintage.co.nz\/products\/john-crichton-copper-and-tile-mosaic-bowl-1950s","provider":"Industry Vintage","version":"1.0","type":"link"}