Max Clendinning

Max Clendinning (26 September 1924[1] in County Armagh, Northern Ireland – 4 June 2020) was an architect and interior designer.[2]

Platform shelters at Manchester Oxford Road station in 2018

Clendinning is best known for his 1965 design of the "slot-together but sturdy looking" Maxima chair, inspired in part by computer lettering.[3] This design was featured in an exhibit at the Victoria & Albert Museum in 2012.[3] He also created designs for Christian Dior and Liberty & Co[2] and, for London Midland Region of British Railways, the laminated wooden roofs at Manchester Oxford Road railway station (1960).[4][5]

He has lived in Islington with partner Ralph Adron for forty years.[3]

References

1. Telegraph Obituaries (20 August 2020). "Max Clendinning, architect and designer of 1960s minimalist furniture – obituary". Retrieved 20 August 2020 – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
2. "Max Clendinning: Avant Craft". Chelsea Space. Retrieved 15 November 2012.
3. Williams, Holly (8 April 2012). "Mix and max". The Independent. London. Retrieved 15 November 2012.
4. Lawrence, David (2016). British Rail Designed 1948-97. Hersham: Ian Allan. pp. 78–9. ISBN 978-0-7110-3837-0.
5. 1960s railway structures given listed status The Railway Magazine issue 1138 February 1996 page 11