Kenneth Grange: Designing the Modern World
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Kenneth Grange: Designing the Modern World is a monograph on one of Britain's most influential industrial designers, for design students, product designers, and readers interested in postwar British design. Written by Lucy Johnston, with a foreword by Jonathan Ive, and published by Thames & Hudson in 2024, the 320-page English-language hardback draws on in-depth conversations with Grange and access to his archive. It follows his work on products such as the InterCity 125 train, the TX1 taxi, and appliances for Kenwood, and places it in its social and creative context.
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For coursework, the book offers a detailed case study in sustained product design practice across several decades. Sketches, letters, scale models, and product photographs show how ideas developed into manufactured objects and how designers work with clients and engineers. Students can use it to study the relationship between form, production, and public use, and to see how a career in consultancy evolved. On a university reading list, it works as a precedent for discussions of ergonomics, brand collaboration, and the everyday objects that shape modern life.
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