Lida Lopes Cardozo Kindersley

Lida Lopes Cardozo Kindersley
MBE
Born1954 (age 69–70)
Leiden, Netherlands
EducationRoyal Academy of Art, The Hague
Known forLetter cutting
Spouses
(m. 1986; died 1995)
Graham Beck
(m. 1998)
Children3
Websitehttps://www.kindersleyworkshop.co.uk/
Ledger stone at William Blake's grave, Bunhill Fields, 2018.

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]

  1. ^ "National Honours". heritagecrafts.org.uk. 23 January 2016. Archived from the original on 14 May 2019. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Lida Lopes Cardozo Kindersley". The Art Workers' Guild. Archived from the original on 1 June 2019. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
  3. ^ McCue, Jim (28 April 2012). "Line from the shore gives shells new life". The Times. Archived from the original on 1 June 2019. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
  4. ^ "Final resting place of William Blake honoured at last". www.friendsofcoleridge.com. 2018. Archived from the original on 8 February 2024. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
  5. ^ Marking Time (Radio broadcast). BBC Radio 4. 17 December 2018. Archived from the original on 15 April 2019. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  6. ^ "The designers behind the British Library gates". British Library. 16 June 2021. Archived from the original on 5 December 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2021.