Kenneth Grange knighted for services to design
Kenneth Grange – the designer of the InterCity 125 train, the UK’s first parking meter and hundreds of other everyday household items – has been knighted for services to design in the New Year Honours list.
Grange, who was a founding member of design studio Pentagram, is considered one of Britain's foremost industrial designers and is highly regarded for his simple yet iconic designs, which include the Kodak Instamatic camera, food mixers for Kenwood and the London TX1 black cab.
His career spanning more than half a century was the subject of a major exhibition at the Design Museum in London in 2011.
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