David Mellor (Design) (Design Series) - Hardcover

Lloyd-Jones, Teleri

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1851496033 ISBN 13: 9781851496037

Publisher: ACC Art Books, 2009

Synopsis

"David Mellor: Design" is an introduction to the designer, his works and his importance within the British design landscape, post 1950. The wider world knows him for his cutlery, which although exquisite and important, is the tip of the iceberg. To see Mellor as 'just' a cutlery designer is to miss his depth: his love of public projects, street furniture or Church commissions. But then to see Mellor as 'just' a designer is to miss his influence as a patron of architecture, or his passion for retailing and promoting British crafts. He may be the 'King of cutlery' but that is just the beginning. David Mellor began his career at the RCA, developing sophisticated yet simple aesthetics which he displayed through his silver smithing. His cutlery continued in the Sheffield tradition whilst using some technologically advanced manufacturing methods and radically modern designs. He also designed public street furniture in the 50s and 60s which pulled Britain's streets into the modern era. During the late 1960s he opened a shop in Sloane Square, London. His work as a retailer helped introduce the highest professional design standards into our equipment for cooking with and eating with. It followed the trail led by Elizabeth David, introducing continental cuisine to the country, a development that today seems so natural. Beautifully and comprehensively illustrated, this book opens up the wonderful work of David Mellor to a wider audience. The "Design" series is the winner of the Brand/Series Identity Category at the British Book Design and Production Awards 2009, judges said: 'A series of books about design, they had to be good and these are. The branding is consistent, there is a good use of typography and the covers are superb.'

About this title

Product Description

Best known for what are now classic cutlery designs, David Mellor (1930-2009) referred to himself as an 'instinctive modernist' and his work - particularly public commissions such as the Abacus bus shelters and street lighting, helped modernize the post-war British landscape.

This book, part of the award-winning Design series of introductions to some of the great names in British book design, illustration and typography, presents a concise and exceptionally well-illustrated essay on all aspects of Mellor's design career.

About the Author

Teleri Lloyd-Jones is editorial assistant at Crafts Magazine and an independent scholar.

About this edition

• Publisher: ACC Art Books
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1851496033
• ISBN 13: 9781851496037
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 96