Richard Kindersley is a British typeface designer, stone letter carver
and sculptor

The Flora Humm Rooms

  • The Flora Humm Rooms

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    Richard Kindersley
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    Portland stone with naturally broken edges. An unusual foundation stone which demonstrates that they do not need to be the usual machine made rectangle. Note the lettering which follows the outline of the stone, providing a foil for the main, central inscription and which lends structure to something which could easily have been formless.

  • Cranleigh Arts Centre

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    Richard Kindersley
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    Carved Yorkstone panel set into the stonework of an old School House converted into an Arts Centre. The work has the dual message of being a building title while at the same time expressing through design and execution the activity within the building. The panel has a carved moulding to the edge. The lettering is…

  • The Pump: Brick Carving

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    Richard Kindersley
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    Foliage brick carving for a youth centre in Birmingham. This highly decorative panel above the main entranceway alludes to a large and old tree which unfortunately had to be removed for the building of the centre. Thus, in addition to being an attractive feature on the building, it also has the subsidiary function almost of…

  • Two Rivers Staines: Brick Carving

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    Richard Kindersley
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    Brick carving with decorative border in a contrasting colour. This brick carving is descriptive of the confluence of two rivers, the Wraysbury and the River Colne. Part of a retail complex in central Staines.

  • Sandstone Gargoyles

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    Richard Kindersley
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    Each carved from a ¾ ton block of St Bees Sandstone. The design is based on ancient Egyptian examples found near the Step Pyramid. The cobra or uraeus was both a god and a symbol of protection.

  • Egyptian Carvings, Kensington

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    Richard Kindersley
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    Carving on the side of a retail development in West London. The relief carving shows a pantheon of ten ancient Egyptian Gods 29 metres long by 6.5 metres high. The stone is Lepine Limestone especially imported from France because of its high quality and fine carving potential. The names of the Gods are carved beneath…

  • Night and Day, Grosvenor Street London

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    Richard Kindersley
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    3m tall Portland stone carvings, Broadbent House, Grosvenor Street. These two carvings were inspired by the “May Fair” which was held there in the 18th century and from which the area takes its name. Mayday festivities started as pagan fertility rites and these carvings tap into that spirit, heralding the coming of summer and of…

  • Royal Arms, Home Office Gatwick

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    Richard Kindersley
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    Large carving in Bathstone for a Home Office building near Gatwick Airport. Vigorous relief carving placed high on a modern building.

  • British Embassy Algiers

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    Richard Kindersley
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    The studio was asked to design and carve the title lettering for the new British Embassy building in Algiers. The lettering was designed and drawn out in the studio: an expanded letterform was created which allowed the lettering to stretch the entire length of the curved entrance wall, approximately 7m. The carving was carried out…

  • Lindisfarne Museum

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    Richard Kindersley
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    Priory Museum. Title carved directly in the red Doddington Sandstone. The letterform is based loosely on 7th century manuscripts for which the Holy Island in renowned. Art in Architecture Award.