David Kindersley

The British Library entrance gate and shadow

David Guy Barnabas Kindersley MBE[1] (11 June 1915 – 2 February 1995) was a British stone letter-carver and typeface designer, and the founder of the Kindersley Workshop (later the Cardozo Kindersley Workshop). His carved plaques and inscriptions in stone and slate can be seen on many churches and public buildings in the United Kingdom. Kindersley was a designer of the Octavian font for Monotype Imaging in 1961, and he and his third wife Lida Lopes Cardozo designed the main gates for the British Library.[2]

  1. ^ Hoare, Lottie; Barber, Ncholas (4 February 1995). "Obituaries: David Kindersley". The Independent. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
  2. ^ "The designers behind the British Library gates". British Library. 16 June 2021. Retrieved 31 March 2022.