DESIGN
always being carted back and forth to London in a car
full of pots and pans.”
After training as a product designer at Kingston
University, Corin worked for London architects YRM
before joining his father at the family company in
1989. Following his father’s retirement in 2005, Corin
took over as creative director and his role is still firmly
rooted in the design side of the business.
His style is very of his father’s mould. Smooth,
clean lines lend a minimalist look to many of the
designs and the emphasis remains on function over
form. It’s an influence garnered from an early age.
“I grew up surrounded by my father’s shapes and
design. You know, I eat with them and they’re part of
your life and I think you just absorb that style or that
way of designing and then you bring your own little
bit to it,” says Corin. “And yes, I suppose the products
are still coming out in a similar vein, a similar style,
but design is all part of a fashion and a circle and it’s
about rethinking how to redo something.”
At the crux of David Mellor Design is “the idea that
a well designed product can last a life time”.
Craftsmanship is central to all of the designs and
David felt it his mission to improve design standards
over a broad spectrum. It’s this approach to design
and manufacturing that has made David Mellor so
respected within the business and one that is
celebrated at the David Mellor Design Museum in
Derbyshire.
Designed by Sir Michael Hopkins, the museum
opened in 2006 and offers an insight in to the
Above: David Mellor with three
year old Corin, at the opening of
the Sloane Square shop in October
1969
Left: Salt and Pepper Mills
designed by Corin Mellor
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