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Ali Pretty

"Designed three winning bands for Notting Hill Carnival in 1998, 1999 and 2004". "Ali founded Kinetika in 1997 after an established career in carnival arts and a growing commitment to community en...

Person, Art, Community / Clubs, Craft / Design

Henry Prince

The NPG has some information about this engineer/founder: Born c. 1817. Died April/March 1875. He maintained a foundry in the Grove, Great Guildford Street, Southwark for much of his life. He began...

Person, Craft / Design

Printing

Media, Commerce, Craft / Design, Industry, Journalism / Publishing

Jack Pritchard

Furniture designer. In 1929 he founded the firm of Wells Coates and Partners, with the name changing to Isokon in 1931. The name was derived from Isometric Unit Construction.

Person, Craft / Design

James Purdey the younger

Gunmaker, built premises in 1880 to house his new showrooms and workshops, James Purdey & Sons Ltd. The Picture Source website has a short on-line history and also informs about a book on the s...

Person, Commerce, Craft / Design

Dame Mary Quant

Fashion designer. Born Barbara Mary Quant in Blackheath. She and her husband Alexander Plunkett Greene opened their first shop called Bazaar in the Kings Road, Chelsea, selling clothes designed to ...

Person, Craft / Design, Seriously Famous

Lincoln Rahamut

Carnival designer. Arrived from Trinidad in 1970.  "Lincoln Rahamut is often described as the best carnival artistic director in Europe. As the former Artistic director of Masquerade 2000, Lincoln’...

Person, Community / Clubs, Craft / Design, Caribbean Islands

Jesse Ramsden

Mathematician, astronomical and scientific instrument maker. His reputation was built on the engraving and design of dividing engines which allowed high accuracy measurements of angles and lengths ...

Person, Craft / Design, Science

Omar Ramsden

Silversmith.  Born Sheffield but spent some of his childhood in America.  Had studios in Chelsea and then Fulham, with a staff of up to 20.  He was a designer and businessman.  There's a suggestion...

Person, Craft / Design, Sculpture, USA

William Bainbridge Reynolds

Art metal worker and an architect. Born Chelsea.  He became very successful and his metalwork features in many cathedrals and churches. His patrons included almost every important architect of the ...

Person, Architecture, Craft / Design