Type 75 Mini wall light with cable, M. Howell Ed., yellow ochre

Sir Kenneth Grange is one of Britain’s best-known industrial designers and one of the founders of the design practice Pentagram. With a career spanning more than half a century, Grange has designed a wide range of products from everyday objects to lamps and cameras and from InterCity trains to BlackTaxis in London. Since 2003, he has been the Design Director of the British lighting company Anglepoise. During his career, Grange has been granted numerous recognitions, including two Prince Philip Designers Prizes, ten Design Council Awards, and a Gold Medal from the Chartered Society of Designers. Grange is also an honorary doctor at several different universities, and in 2013 he received a knighthood for his services to design.

Margaret Howell is a renowned British fashion designer who has worked in the fashion world for over five decades. Howell studied fine arts at Goldsmiths’ College in London and began her career making her own jewellery and accessories, which were spotted by the fashion magazine Vogue. In 1976, Howell and Joseph Ettedgui founded a menswear shop in London, and her first independently owned shop opened in 1980. Today, Howell’s clothes are sold around the world, and the brand has flagship stores in London, Paris, Florence and Tokyo. In 2007, Howell was awarded the title of Royal Designer for Industry, and in 2010 she received an honorary doctorate from the University of the Arts, London.