About this Event
The distinctive lettering of the Workshop is celebrated worldwide. Founded by David Kindersley in the 1930s the workshop continues to thrive today. Lida and Roxanne Kindersley discuss handing on knowledge through traditional apprenticeship and keeping the craft alive for future generations.
David Kindersley, lettercutter, sculptor and inventor, started his workshop near Cambridge having been apprenticed to Eric Gill. He was joined in 1976 by Lida Lopes Cardozo, beginning a partnership which lasted until David’s death in 1995. The workshop is now run by Lida, his widow, with her husband Graham Beck, and it consists usually of two lettercutters and three apprentices. Teaching is a vital part of workshop life. Lida is dedicated to the increase of good lettering in the world. She carves letters in stone and other media; designs typefaces; trains apprentices in lettercutting by hand, each usually staying for three years; and writes and publishes books on all these subjects.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
The Art Workers' Guild, 6 Queen Square, London, United Kingdom
GBP 5.00