Kenneth Grange

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Born in 1929

Founder of Kenneth Grange Design Ltd.
Co-founder and long-standing partner of Pentagram.

Kenneth Grange was born in London in 1929. After his education at the Willesden School of Arts and Crafts, he worked as an engineering draughtsman with the Royal Engineers, followed by working as an architectural assistant for a number of years.



In 1958, he founded Kenneth Grange Design Ltd. He was a co-founder and partner of Pentagram from 1972 to 1999. Grange specialises in product design and corporate identity. Among his projects are for example the National High Speed Train, the Kodak Instamatic Camera, Wilkinson shavers and Parker fountain pens. On top of that, there have been many jobs for Japanese customers, more than 100 products for Kenwood and the design of the last London taxi.
Kenneth Grange has received a number of important awards, among which are the Duke of Edinburgh's Prize for Elegant Design, the Design Council Award and the Master of Faculty of Royal Designers for Industry.



Among others, he obtained honorary doctorates from the Royal College of Art (1985), DeMontfort University (1998) and through the Prince Philip Designers' Prize (2001). In 1984, Kenneth Grange was appointed Commander of the British Empire.