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David Mellor

David Mellor Design Ltd
The Round Building
Hathersage
Sheffield

S32 1BA

Derbyshire & Yorkshire

Work: 01433 650 220

Fax: 01433 650 944

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About this designer / maker

Biography

The company was set up by David Mellor CBE, Royal Designer for Industry.  Mellor set up his first silversmithing workshop in Sheffield in 1954 and rapidly established himself as one of the leading metalworkers of his generation.  His world famous silver cutlery is now made at our own purpose-built factory, The Round Building, at Hathersage, designed by Sir Michael Hopkins.  Now under the stewardship of his son, versatile product designer Corin Mellor, the company’s award-winning silver cutlery and other silver pieces continue to be handmade by our team of specialist craftsmen, most of whom have been trained by and have worked with David Mellor for many years.  We continue to undertake special silver commissions and have an international reputation for excellence in the field with our commissions being included in many public and private collections world wide.  The expertise we have developed over the decades ensures we always utilise the perfect combination of traditional craft techniques with the very latest in computer-aided design.

Price Guide

Silver stock items from £50 to £10000

Specialist Techniques

We have our own award-winning factory with a team of highly-skilled specialist craftsmen and silversmiths who employ traditional Sheffield cutlery making techniques when making our cutlery.  For special silver commissions we are able to provide clients with a unique combination of traditional craftsmanship and the very latest in computer-aided design and technology. 

Training College

David Mellor: Sheffield College of Art, Sheffield; Royal College of Art, London; British School at Rome, Italy.

Corin Mellor: Kingston University; YRM Architects, London; and more than 20 years under his father’s tutelage.

Exhibitions

2011 Aram Gallery, London, England
2009 Yorkshire Sculpture Park, England
1998 Retrospective Exhibition, The Design Museum, London, England
1998 Mappin Art Gallery, Sheffield, England
1979 Design Museum, London, England
1972 National Museum of Wales, Cardiff, Wales
Permanent exhibition at the David Mellor Design Museum, Hathersage, England

Publications

- David Mellor Design, Antique Collectors Club, 2009
- David Mellor Master Metalworker, Sheffield Galleries & Museums Trust, 1998

Public Collections

The Victoria & Albert Museum, London, England
The Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths, London, England
The Company of Cutlers in Hallamshire, Sheffield, England
The Museum of Modern Art, New York, USA
The Lowry Gallery, Salford, England
The Design Museum, London, England
Chatsworth House, Derbyshire, England
Darwin College, Cambridge, England
The Millennium Galleries and Winter Garden, Sheffield, England
The Metropolitan Cathedral, Liverpool, England
Sheffield City Hall, Sheffield, England
Southwell Minister, England
University of East Anglia, England
Worshipful Company of Coachmakers, Cambridgeshire, England
Holy Cross Church, Spotswood Mount, Sheffield, England
Lady Margaret School, Parsons Green, London, England
Shell Centre, London, England
Pusey House Chapel, Berkshire, England
University College of St. Martin, Lancaster, England
The British Embassy, Warsaw, Poland
The British Embassy, Mexico City, Mexico
Sheffield Cathedral, Sheffield, England

Awards

2006 V & A/Homes & Gardens Lifetime Achievement Award ‘for significant and enduring contribution to domestic product design in Britain’.

2001 Appointed CBE

1999 Hon. Dr. Royal College of Art

1994 Finalist of European Commission Design Prize

1988 Chartered Society of Designers Medal

1986 Hon D.Litt. University of Sheffield

1982 to 1984 Chairman of Crafts Council

1981 to 1983 Chairman of Design Council Committee of inquiry into standards of design in Consumer Goods in Britain

1981 Royal Society of Arts Presidential Award for Design Management

1981 Freeman of Cutlers’ Company

1981 Liveryman of Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths

1981 Appointed OBE

1977 Design Centre Award for Chinese Ivory cutlery

1975 Design Centre Award for Abacus 700 Outdoor Seating

1967 Ambassador Award for Achievement

1966 Hon. Fellow of Royal College of Art

1966 Design Centre Award for Thrift cutlery

1965 Design Centre Award for Embassy cutlery

1964 Fellow of Society of Industrial Artists and Designers

1962 Royal Designer for Industry

1957 First Design Centre Award for Pride cutlery
1954 Royal College of Art Silver Medal

Galleries

 David Mellor Sloane Square David Mellor Country Shop