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Natasha Kroll (1914–2004) was a display and production designer born in , who moved to Germany with her family in 1922. Most widely known for her production design at the BBC in the late 1950s and early 1960s, Kroll went on to design several feature films.

Her archive is held at the University of Brighton Design Archives. Natasha Kroll Archive - University of Brighton Design Archives


Education
Kroll attended the renowned in Berlin specialising in display design, and joined the staff as an assistant teacher when the school moved to in 1936.Suga, Yasuko, The Reimann School, Artmonsky Arts, 2013,


Career

Shop display
Kroll established her career as a window display designer. Some of her early commissions included Rowntree's department stores in and Scarborough.

In 1942 Kroll was appointed to the position of display manager for the large retail store Simpson (Piccadilly) Ltd. Her pioneering approach and her display philosophy, with its roots in European modernism, complemented the innovative new premises designed by . Natasha Kroll Archive - University of Brighton Design Archives Kroll stayed at Simpsons twelve years, working her way up from the role of display manager to taking full responsibility for all the store's design, publicity and display work. During this time she recruited illustrator André François and gave his first display commission.Artmonsky, Ruth, Showing Off: Fifty Years of London Store Publicity and Display, Artmonsky Arts, 2013,

Kroll was also involved in the design of the interior of the restaurant "Sugar and Spice", which opened in in 1966, and was owned by J Lyons & Co. Natasha Kroll on The Archives Hub


Exhibition design
Natasha Kroll was also involved in the display design of the following exhibitions:Barman, Christian, 'Presentation of RDI Diplomas and the Bicentenary Medal for 1966, Together with an Oration', Journal of the Royal Society of Arts, Vol. 115, No. 5132, July 1967, pp. 604-614
  • Lion and Unicorn Pavilion at The Festival of Britain, 1951
  • Finmar Exhibition at the Tea Centre, 1960
  • Milan Triennale, 1964


Production design
In 1956 Kroll joined the production design department of the . As a member of the design department under Richard Levin, Kroll devised innovative settings for factual programmes and talks. As with her window displays, ideas originating from European modernism and contemporary design were given popular exposure.Breakell, Sue and Whitworth, Lesley, Émigré Designers in the University of Brighton Design Archives, Journal of Design History, 2013 Of particular note is the studio design she devised for 's ground-breaking arts programme Monitor. Obituary - The Stage, May 10, 2004

Kroll left the BBC to go freelance in 1966, specialising in period dramas. These included Mary Queen of Scots (1969) and Love's Labour's Lost (1975).

Kroll gained several feature film credits as a production designer, including:

  • Macbeth (1970)
  • The Music Lovers (1971)
  • (1973)
  • Age of Innocence (1977)
  • Absolution (1978) (producer and production designer)


Bibliography
  • The Princess and the Pea, Collins, 1944, OCLC: 179198949
  • Window Display, Studio Publications, 1954, ASIN: B0006D85XA


Awards
Natasha Kroll was elected to the Faculty of Royal Designers for Industry in 1966. This award from the Royal Society of Arts recognized both spheres of Kroll's work. RSA - past Royal designers

In 1974 Kroll won the for Best Art Direction for (1973). BAFTA - Film/ Art Direction, 1974


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