Born in Sheffield, 5 October 1930

Educated at Sheffield College of Art; the Royal College of Art; the British School at Rome.

1954 Set up silversmithing workshop in Sheffield; early commissions included a range of silver tableware for use in British Embassies.

Opened industrial design office. Consultant to Department of Environment on design of traffic signals 1965-70, still in use.

1957 - ‘Pride' cutlery in silverplate included in first of the Design Centre Awards.

1960 - Commissioned first studio-workshop in Sheffield.

1969 - Opened first London shop, David Mellor, Sloane Square.

1973 - Set up workshops for specialist cutlery production in Broom Hall, Sheffield.

1990 - Completed a new purpose designed cutlery factory, in collaboration with the architects Sir Michael Hopkins & Partners, at Hathersage in the Peak National Park.

1998 - Major retrospective exhibition at the Design Museum, London and Sheffield City Art Galleries.

2006 - Opening of Visitor Centre at Hathersage, designed by Sir Michael Hopkins, and incorporating the new David Mellor Design Museum.

Opening of Visitor Centre at Hathersage, designed by Sir Michael Hopkins, and incorporating the new David Mellor Design Museum.

Telephone: 01433 650220
Website: davidmellor@davidmellordesign.co.uk

Address:
The Round Building
Hathersage
Sheffield
S32 1BA