Jonathan Bell has written for Wallpaper* magazine since 1999, covering everything from architecture and transport design to books, tech and graphic design. He is now the magazine’s Transport and Technology Editor. Jonathan has written and edited 15 books, including Concept Car Design, 21st Century House, and The New Modern House.
The genuine heroes of modern design are few and far between. Sir Kenneth Grange certainly qualifies. Now well into his nineties, Grange is a British industrial designer whose work and influence spans genres and generations, helping define the modern high street as well as the profession itself.
The Cub 3 sewing machine, with its fold-out surfaces and a front segment also doubling as storage for accessories. Five biographical chapters are followed by a chronicle of Grange’s designs that ‘shaped the modern world,’ together with sketches, prototypes and personal insights into their development.has contributed a foreword that further cements Grange’s reputation within the industry. Ive writes that Grange’s approach to design as a form of public service made a vivid impact on him, as well as on British visual culture in general.
A scale model crafted by Grange’s team in his workshop at Pentagram, highlighting the streamlined bodywork. Grange spent endless hours working on a new solution for the for-hire sign that could be seen more easily in sunlight
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