Lida Lopes Cardozo Kindersley MBE | |
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Born | 1954 (age 69–70) Leiden, Netherlands |
Education | Royal Academy of Art, The Hague |
Known for | Letter cutting |
Spouses | |
Children | 3 |
Website | https://www.kindersleyworkshop.co.uk/ |
Lida Lopes Cardozo Kindersley MBE[1] (born 1954), also known as Lida Lopes Cardozo and Lida Cardozo Kindersley, is a letter-cutter, typeface designer, author and publisher and runs the Cardozo Kindersley Workshop in Cambridge.[2] She is considered the foremost letter-cutter currently working in the United Kingdom[3][4][5] and is "dedicated to the increase of good lettering in the world".[2] Her work in slate, stone and other media includes carved memorials, plaques, inscriptions and sundials which can be seen at many public locations in the United Kingdom and beyond. Her works include the ledger stone for the grave of William Blake at Bunhill Fields. With her first husband David Kindersley she also designed the main gates for the British Library.[6]