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He may be the &#8216;King of cutlery&#8217; but that is just the beginning. \n<\/div>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\nDavid Mellor (1930-2009) 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&#8217;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. \n<\/div>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<div>Also avaliable: \n<\/div>\n<div><i><a href=\"http:\/\/www.accdistribution.com\/uk\/store\/productdatasheet\/9781851496631\">Claud Lovat Fraser<\/a><\/i> ISBN: 9781851496631 <i><a href=\"http:\/\/www.accdistribution.com\/uk\/store\/productdatasheet\/9781851495962\">GPO<\/a><\/i> ISBN: 9781851495962 <i><a href=\"http:\/\/www.accdistribution.com\/uk\/store\/productdatasheet\/9781851496181\">Peter Blake<\/a><\/i> ISBN: 9781851496181 <i><a href=\"http:\/\/www.accdistribution.com\/uk\/store\/productdatasheet\/9781851496327\">FHK Henrion<\/a><\/i> ISBN: 9781851496327 <i><a href=\"http:\/\/www.accdistribution.com\/uk\/store\/productdatasheet\/9781851495955\">David Gentleman<\/a><\/i> ISBN: 9781851495955 <i><a href=\"http:\/\/www.accdistribution.com\/uk\/store\/productdatasheet\/9781851495207\">E.McKnight Kauffer<\/a><\/i> ISBN: 9781851495207 <i><a href=\"http:\/\/www.accdistribution.com\/uk\/store\/productdatasheet\/9781851495009\">Edward Bawden and Eric Ravilious<\/a><\/i> ISBN: 9781851495009 <i><a href=\"http:\/\/www.accdistribution.com\/uk\/store\/productdatasheet\/9781851496198\">El Lissitzky<\/a><\/i> ISBN: 9781851496198 <i><a href=\"http:\/\/www.accdistribution.com\/uk\/store\/productdatasheet\/9781851495337\">Festival of Britain 1951<\/a><\/i> ISBN: 9781851495337 <i><a href=\"http:\/\/www.accdistribution.com\/uk\/store\/productdatasheet\/9781851495719\">Harold Curwen &amp; Oliver Simon: Curwen Press<\/a><\/i> ISBN: 9781851495719 <i><a href=\"http:\/\/www.accdistribution.com\/uk\/store\/productdatasheet\/9781851495665\">Jan Le Witt and George Him<\/a><\/i> ISBN: 9781851495665 <i><a href=\"http:\/\/www.accdistribution.com\/uk\/store\/productdatasheet\/9781851495191\">Paul Nash and John Nash<\/a><\/i> ISBN: 9781851495191 <i><a href=\"http:\/\/www.accdistribution.com\/uk\/store\/productdatasheet\/9781851495917\">Rodchenko<\/a><\/i> ISBN: 9781851495917 <i><a href=\"http:\/\/www.accdistribution.com\/uk\/store\/productdatasheet\/9781851496778\">Abram Games<\/a><\/i> ISBN: 9781851496778<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Introductory biography of the designer, David Mellor, considering his practice but also his work as a patron and retailer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":126,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":""},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[5554],"product_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-125","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-design","7":"author-by-author-teleri-lloyd-jones","8":"publisher-acc-art-books","9":"series-design-series","11":"first","12":"instock","13":"shipping-taxable","14":"purchasable","15":"product-type-simple"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.0 - 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