Magis - Transit trolley

David Mellor was one of the greatest exponents of British design, known above all for his extraordinary cutlery sets, but he also worked on various different kinds of
projects over the long course of his career. One of these objects is Transit folding trolley for Magis, with its chromed steel frame, injection-moulded polypropylene shelves and glossy die-cast aluminium handle, which enrich even such a humble, practical item with splendid design value.

David Mellor

David Mellor (1930-2009), Royal Designer for Industry, was one of the best-known designers in the UK. He was unusual in combining the activities of designer, manufacturer and retailer. His great professional expertise was in metalwork, working over a broad spectrum and designing products on both a large and a small scale. His designs ranged from street lighting and the UK national traffic signal system to one-off pieces of handmade silver and the modern stainless steel cutlery he manufactured in his own purpose-built factory. He trained in silversmithing at the Royal College of Art in London, winning a scholarship for further study at the British Academy in Rome.
In 1969 he opened the first of his well-known kitchenware and tableware shops in Sloane Square, London. In 1973 he set up his first production workshops for cutlery in Sheffield. Then, in 1990, he built his new factory in the Peak District National Park in Derbyshire, a rural area of outstanding natural beauty, in collaboration with the architect Sir Michael Hopkins. This factory has been described as a ‘minor masterpiece’ of modern architecture. David Mellor’s own designs won numerous international awards, and in 1996 he received the accolade of a retrospective at the Design Museum, London.
In 2001 he was awarded the CBE by Her Majesty the Queen.

Magis

A story of ideas, creativity and experimentation. Since 1976. This is the know-how that Magis brings to the world of design.
Established in Northern Italy as a family business, thanks to the ingenuity of visionary Eugenio Perazza it has become a major design laboratory for home, outdoor, office and contract and a global player in design field. Magis is a Latin word meaning “more“. And this is precisely the origin of the propulsive drive for experimentation. To be and do more.
Magis has always believed in young and emerging talents, and over the years, the company has grown and experimented alongside many of them, now famous on the international scene. Jasper Morrison, Konstantin Grcic, Philippe Starck, Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec and Jerszy Seymour are just some of the designers who are part of the Magis family.An eclectic, versatile design that take up homes, public spaces and stands out in the permanent exhibitions of more than 35 museums around the world, and has won close to a hundred of the most prestigious awards including five Compasso d’Oro awards, the oldest and most authoritative worldwide design award.