Chadwick, Herbert Leslie Hulme 1910 - 1977

Herbert Leslie Hulme Chadwick [commonly known as Hulme Chadwick] was born in Manchester, Lancashire, England, on 12 October 1910 and studied at Manchester School of Art (1925-26 and 1929-30) and the Royal College of Art in London, under Sir William Rothenstein (1930-34). He subsequently worked as an architectural assistant in Manchester and London until 1938 when he was recruited to form the British Air Ministry's camouflage department, eventually becoming Chief Camouflage Officer. During his six years with the camouflage department he designed ten dummy aircraft factories which were heavily bombed.  He was also assigned the task of concealing radar stations. In 1945 he set up in private practice and subsequently worked as design consultant for  British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) and designed the interiors of several passenger aircraft such as the Dakota, Avro Tudor I and Tudor II, the Sandringham Flying-boat (a conversion of the Sunderland Flying-boat) and the Avro York (a converted military plane). He also worked as an exhibition designer for Shell Chemicals, the British Industries Fair 1949 and the Festival of Britain 1951, and designed interiors for ‘The Daily Mirror’ building in London, Liberty & Co., the Lotus Shoes stores, and the Finnish Ambassador's residence in London.  His work as an industrial designer included the design of a range of gardening tools for Wilkinson Sword.  

Chadwick was elected a Fellow of the Society of Industrial Artists and Designers (FSIAD) and an Associate of the Royal Institute of British Architects (ARIBA). In 1974 he was made a Royal Designer for Industry (RDI) by the Royal Society of Arts.  Chadwick died on 15 January 1977. His address at the time of his death was Parkside Studio House, Church Street, Sunbury on Thames, Middlesex.