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The London Underground Map – Design Icon

On: January 13, 2022

Tagged: britain, British, city, design classic, Design Icon, england, english, europe, famous, line, london, poster, sign, symbol, travel, united kingdom, yellow

The London Underground is the world’s oldest subway, most people know it colloquially as the Tube. An engineering marvel and just as almost as famous is the map. The Tube map is instantly recognisable all over the world. It is a simple and elegant diagram of the 400-kilometre subway network. It is considered by many as one of the great images of the 20th century.Read More →

William Caxton (1422 – 1491) Father of English Printing

On: January 1, 2022

Tagged: Book, British, British Design, British Designers 🇬🇧, england, english, press, print

William Caxton learned about the mystery of printing in the Low Countries, and it was in Bruges that he translated a French work, ” The Tales of Troy, ” through his printing press.Read More →

Webb Corbett British glassware manufacturer

On: February 19, 2021

Tagged: Art, Art deco, Blue, crystal, decor, Design, designed, Designer, england, geometric, geometrical, glass, glassware, Glassware Designer, manufacturer, mid-century, Paris, vase, vases, wine

Webb Corbett is a British glassware manufacturer, located in Stourbridge.Irene Stevens joined Webb Corbett as a designer in 1946. L. Green designed its 1958 Bouquet range of cut glass. David Marquess of Queensberry was retained as a consultant designer in the early 1960s.Read More →

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