David Mellor
Industrial designer, Deceased Person
1930 – 2009
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Who was David Mellor?
David Rogerson Mellor,CBE, FCSD, RDI, was an English designer, manufacturer, craftsman and retailer.
Regarded as one of the best-known designers in Britain, Mellor specialised in metalwork and especially cutlery, to such an extent that he was often referred to as "the cutlery king". He also produced many other designs throughout his career, including the designs for bus shelters and the traffic light system in use across the UK. Sir Terence Conran has described him as 'Britain's greatest post-war product designer'.
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- Born
- Oct 5, 1930
Sheffield - Spouses
- Fiona MacCarthy
(1966 - )
- Fiona MacCarthy
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Profession
- Education
- Royal College of Art
- Lived in
- Sheffield
- Died
- May 7, 2009
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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