Platform shelters at Manchester Oxford Road station in 2018

Max Clendinning (26 September 1924[1] in County Armagh, Northern Ireland – 4 June 2020) was an architect and interior designer.[2]

Clendinning is best known for his 1965 design of the "slot-together but sturdy looking" Maxima chair, inspired in part by computer lettering.[3] This design was featured in an exhibit at the Victoria & Albert Museum in 2012.[3] He also created designs for Christian Dior and Liberty & Co[2] and, for London Midland Region of British Railways, the laminated wooden roofs at Manchester Oxford Road railway station (1960).[4][5]

He lived in Islington with partner Ralph Adron for forty years.[3]

References

  1. ^ Telegraph Obituaries (20 August 2020). "Max Clendinning, architect and designer of 1960s minimalist furniture – obituary". The Telegraph. Retrieved 20 August 2020 – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
  2. ^ a b "Max Clendinning: Avant Craft". Chelsea Space. Retrieved 15 November 2012.
  3. ^ a b c Williams, Holly (8 April 2012). "Mix and max". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on 12 May 2022. Retrieved 15 November 2012.
  4. ^ Lawrence, David (2016). British Rail Designed 1948-97. Hersham: Ian Allan. pp. 78–9. ISBN 978-0-7110-3837-0.
  5. ^ 1960s railway structures given listed status The Railway Magazine issue 1138 February 1996 page 11
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