1953 Pride cutlery - Silver plateDesigned when David Mellor was still a student at the Royal College of Art, London. Included in the first Design Centre Awards in 1957 and in production ever since.1959 Bus shelter - Galvanised steelUsed nationally from 1959. David Mellor was responsible for the first modern street furniture in Britain.1963 Embassy teapot - SilverPart of a large scale government commission to Mellor for handmade silver tableware for British embassies.
1965 Thrift cutlery - Stainless steelGovernment commissioned as the standard cutlery for office canteens, hospitals, prisons, British Rail etc. Mellor cut down the traditional 11-piece setting to a basic 5-piece set.
1966 National traffic light systemCommissioned by the Department of the Environment. Mellor's design is still in use throughout the UK1966 Square pillar box - Cast ironCommissioned by the Post Office. The design aroused controversy as a departure from the traditional pillar box.1968 Bronze fountain University Botanic Garden, CambridgeThroughout the 1960s Mellor combined special one-off commissions in silver and other metals with street furniture and industrial design.
1969 Disposable cutlery - White plasticDesigned for Cross Paperware and made in millions.
1977 Chinese Ivory - Stainless steel with acetal resin handlesAn iconic design of the period. Design Council Award, 1977.1986 Cutlery for people with a physical disabilityErgonomically designed as part of the Helen Hamlyn Foundation's campaign to improve living standards for elderly people.1993 Paris cutlery - Stainless steelDesigned by David Mellor and manufactured at the Round Building, using a high degree of hand finishing.
1998 City cutlery - Stainless steelOne of David Mellor's most spectacular designs which exploits the latest technological advances to arrive at its unique sculptural form.
1999 Transit folding trolley - Chromed steelDesigned for the Italian manufacturer, Magis.2002 Kitchen knives - Stainless steelA professional collection of kitchen knives that were manufactured in the Round Building at Hathersage, near Sheffield.2003 Minimal cutlery - Stainless steelProbably David Mellor's most innovative cutlery. This is a basic place set - 1 knife, 1 fork, 3 spoons - superbly well made in luxury materials.
2005 Pride - Stainless steel David Mellor's earliest and most famous cutlery is now available in hand- finished, mirror polished stainless steel.
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