Design Classics - Production & Contact Info

Design Classics (1987–1990)
TV Series | 30 min | Documentary

Design Classics (1987–1990)

TV Series | 30 min | Documentary

1980s documentary series looking at revolutionary pieces of design.

Seasons

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Directors

Robin Bextor | James Marsh | Nicholas Rossiter

Producers

Roger Last (producer) | Keith Cheetham (producer) | Alexander Marengo (producer) (as Alex Marengo) | Mark Urban (producer) | Andrew Eaton (producer)

Cinematographers

John McGlashan (photography) | John Goodyer (photography) | Ian Kennedy (photography) | Chris Seager (photography) | David South (photography)

Editors

John Barnes | Mark Day | Grant Muter | Mark Sangster (video tape) & 3 more

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Updated Jun 1, 1987

Release date (First episode)

Jun 1, 1987 (United Kingdom)

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26 cast members

Name	Episodes	Known for
Jancis Robinson Self - Narrator (voice) Self - Narrator (voice) See fewer	6	Food & Drink (1982)
Alex Cox Self - Narrator (voice) Self - Narrator (voice) See fewer	5	Repo Man (1984)
Christopher Frayling Self Self See fewer	2	Nightmare: The Birth of Victorian Horror (1996)
Milton Glaser Self - Graphic Designer Self - Graphic Designer See fewer	2	Sleepless in Seattle (1993)
Alan Bennett Self Self See fewer	1	The Lady in the Van (2015)
Peter Blake Self Self See fewer	1	For the Sake of Appearance (1973)
David Ogilvy Self Self See fewer	1	Eye on New York (1956)
Stephen Bayley Self Self See fewer	1	Sensitive Skin (2005)
Roy Strong Self (as Sir Roy Strong) Self (as Sir Roy Strong) See fewer	1	Spirit of the Age (1975)
Carl Hahn Self (as Dr. Carl Hahn) Self (as Dr. Carl Hahn) See fewer	1	Superstructures: Engineering Marvels (2019)
Lady Harrod Self Self See fewer	1	Reputations (1994)
Fred Perry Self Self See fewer	1	Le plombier amoureux (1932)
Stuart Cosgrove Self Self See fewer	1	Walk on the Wild Side (1994)
Gavin Stamp Self Self See fewer	1	Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown (1987)
René Lacoste Self Self See fewer	1	The Soul of France (1928)
Stephen Calloway Self Self See fewer	1	The Portrait of a Lady (1996)
Kenneth Grange Self Self See fewer	1	Trainspotting Live (2016)
Penny Sparke Self Self See fewer	1	Shopgirls: The True Story of Life Behind the Counter (2014)
Richard Seymour Self Self See fewer	1	The Genius of Design (2010)
Gert Dumbar Self - Professor of Graphic Design, Royal College of Art Self - Professor of Graphic Design, Royal College of Art See fewer	1	Design Classics (1987)
Dick Powell Self Self See fewer	1	The Genius of Design (2010)
Ken Garland Self - Graphic Designer Self - Graphic Designer See fewer	1	Bad Step... Whatever (2021)
Arthur Drexler Self Self See fewer	1	Mies (1986)
Adrian Forty Self - Design Historian Self - Design Historian See fewer	1	Design Classics (1987)
Harry Beck Self - Engineering Draughtsman and Underground Map Designer (archive footage) Self - Engineering Draughtsman and Underground Map Designer (archive footage) See fewer	1
Paul E. Garbutt Self - Graphic Designer Self - Graphic Designer See fewer	1	Design Classics (1987)