Shirley Ritts (October 28, 1920 – February 24, 2008) was an American interior designer whose company helped to popularize rattan furniture in the United States during the 1950s and 1960s.
[1] The Ritts Company benefited from the popularity of rattan furniture during the post-World War II era.
[1] Herb Ritts acted as the company's furniture designer, and Shirley was in charge of sales and marketing.
[1] Ritts often traveled extensively once her company introduced a line of high-end Lucite furniture.
[1] In the first installment of Lethal Weapon film series, the Ritts Co. store can be seen from a rooftop where Mel Gibson's character Martin Riggs is trying to subdue a suspect.