Teapot with warmer by Christopher Dresser
2021-09-22
He developed a variety of every day goods for silverware manufactures in London and Birmingham between 1865 and 1885.Read More →
Sinclair Microcomputer – Design Object
2021-09-22
Sinclair ZX80 microcomputer, personal computer, plastic/metal / electrical components, made by Sinclair Computer Ltd, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, 1980. Sinclair ZX80 personal computer, or home computer, is a white plastic unit encasing a single printed circuit board. A small black keypad is located on the front of the unit. A QWERTY keyboard is formed by a black sheet of plastic printed in grey and red, with each key having various purposes.Read More →
David Gentleman (b.1930) British graphic artist & designer
2021-09-22
His subjects are paintings of landscapes, environmental posters and sketches of street life, and protest signs. He has written and illustrated several books, most of them are about countries and cities. He also produced several commemorative postage stamps for the United Kingdom.Read More →
Milner Gray (1899 – 1997) British Industrial & Graphic Designer
2021-09-20
Gray was a fellow student and friend of artist-designer Graham Sutherland at Goldsmiths College School of Art, London University, where he studied painting and design. He served in the Royal Engineers during WWI when he was involved in camouflage work like other famous artists and designers from both wars. Read More →
Sebastian Bergne (b. 1966) – English / Italian industrial designer
2021-08-29
The phrase ‘less is more’ perfectly encapsulates the core of these works, the quality of which can only be attained by a proper understanding of form.Read More →
What was the Society of Industrial Artists in Britain?
2021-08-11
The origins of the CSD lay in the creation in 1930 of the Society of Industrial Artists (SIA) in Britain, when the public debate was concerned with the nature and definition of both the designer and the design profession. Read More →
Christopher Dresser – British Industrial Designer
2021-08-03
Dresser was a one-of-a-kind designer in the nineteenth century. He is regarded as a forerunner of modern industrial design, creating simple, practical things for mass production when colleagues like William Morris and John Ruskin advocated a return to craft production based on the mediaeval guild model.Read More →
Abram Games (1914 – 1996) British graphic and industrial designer
2021-07-03
In acknowledging his power as a propagandist, he claimed, “I wind the spring and the public, in looking at the poster, will have that spring released in its mind.” Read More →
Design Classic – Kodax ‘Brownie’ 44a Camera 1960
2021-06-29
In the early 1960s, this camera was made. It was simple to load and hold and relatively light, and it was exceptionally well constructed for such a low-cost item. Read More →
Harold Stabler (1872 – 1945) British ceramicist, enameller, jeweller and silversmith
2021-06-22
Harold Stabler’s lengthy, illustrious career began in the Arts and Crafts movement and extended into the modernist era. Over the 50 years or so he devoted to the arts, he created an astounding diversity of highly regarded pieces, both unique and mass-produced, in various mediums and styles. Read More →
Iittala Raami 12-Ounce Glass Bowl, Sea Blue, by Jasper Morrison
2021-05-31
Raami, designed by Jasper Morrison, adds a touch of effortless beauty to any space. Simple, adaptable, and high-quality tableware is framed by careful design that allows the room to take on its own personality. Breakfast, desserts, and cold meals go well in this sea blue Raami bowl. Finland-made pressed glass.Read More →
Royal Designer for Industry
2021-05-30
The British Royal Society of Arts (RSA) established the Royal Designer for Industry designation in 1936 to encourage high-quality industrial design and elevate the reputation of designers. It is given to persons who have demonstrated “consistent excellence in beautiful and efficient industrial design.”Read More →
Alec Issigonis (1906 – 1988) British vehicle designer
2021-05-19
It was the Mini Minor, which debuted in 1959, that cemented Issigonis’ place in automotive history. The need to minimise fuel consumption became a primary concern for the automobile industry after the 1956 Suez oil crisis. The Mini was explicitly built to be fuel-efficient.Read More →
Nigel Coates (1949 – ) English architect and designer
2021-05-18
He co-founded Branson Coates Architecture with Doug Branson in 1985 before opening his architecture and design studio in 2006. He was a partner in the Branson Coates architecture and design studio and the founder of the radical NATO (Narrative Architecture Today, established in London in 1983) design group (established in 1985).Read More →
Perry King (1938 – ) British industrial, graphic and product designer
2021-05-09
He worked at Olivetti, where he designed office machinery, starting in 1956. He collaborated with Hans Von Klier on C. Castelli’s corporate design program. He was designing dictating machines for Süd-Atlas Werke in Monaco and electronic apparatus and control systems for Praxis in Milan.Read More →