Icsid Celebrates Sir Misha Black's Contribution to Design Industry
July 28, 2010 | Levent OZLER
In celebration of the 100th birthday of Sir Misha Black (1910-1977), Icsid honours his contribution to the industrial design industry.
Born in Baku, Azerbaijan, Sir Misha came to England when he was two years old.
He began designing posters at the age of 17, having had little formal training in design.
In 1928, he designed the stand for the Rio Tinto Company at the Seville Exhibition in Spain.
On his return, he gained some formal art training during a few months in Paris.
In 1933, he joined Charles and Henry Bassett and Milner Gray in forming the forerunner of the Industrial Design Partnership in London.
Sir Misha Black believed passionately in good design and was an able promoter of its benefits.
He was a vocal member of every organisation or committee dealing with design.
His interests were wide ranging, extending from work in product design, writing articles on exhibition design among other subjects, to designing the Kardomah cafes in London and Manchester.
In 1943, with Milner Gray, they would found the Design Research Unit, one of the first design consultancies in Britain.
more: icsid.org/news/year/2010_news/articles1144.htm (109)
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