RADFORD, A MODERN DESIGN CLASSIC
Choose cutlery wisely and it will stand the test of time, bringing as much elegance and style to your dining table in 50 years as it does today. An investment in quality and beauty.
Radford cutlery is a modern English design classic, often described as “perfection in the hand”. With an extensive range of over 70 individual pieces, including useful everyday pieces such as the latest addition of Drink Stirrers.
THE HISTORY OF A DESIGN CLASSIC
Radford is an evolution of Premier, a pattern originally designed in 1984 by Robert Radford Welch (1929-2000). It offers a modern ‘take’ on the shape and weight of the elegant Georgian cutlery that inspires it.
During the 1970s the workshop had often been asked to hand-make replacement knives. Ivory handles and carbon steel blades were replaced with silver handles and stainless-steel blades to fit closely and sympathetically with customers’ existing Georgian spoons and forks.
So frequent were the requests for replacement, this led to the design of a new pattern. Premier was made in Sheffield and available in solid silver, silver plate and stainless steel.
Radford - restyled, renamed and re-launched in memory of Robert in 2003 (it takes his middle name) - remains a classical English design. It owes its origins to the contours and balance of traditional 18th century cutlery, a heritage imbued with timeless appeal.
Radford cutlery is a perfect example, a modern classic, often thought of as “perfection in the hand”, with an extensive selection of over 70 individual pieces.
Available in a variety of multiples, there are a large variety of additional pieces to choose from and several of these come as oak gift boxed sets, such as the Cheese Knives and the Carving Set. Other additions such as a grapefruit spoons, oyster forks, a lobster pick, and snail tongs enhance the dining experience and add to the exclusivity of this timeless collection.
Our commitment is to creating collections that last a lifetime - timeless design you’ll want to pass down for future generations to enjoy.
“I think it is abundantly clear that any major departure from traditional forms in cutlery usually produces unhappy results that will not stand the test of time, but within the limitations of established forms the designer must strive to express his individuality in subtleties of proportion and fine detail.”
From a 1963 lecture given on Cutlery Design History by Robert Welch MBE, RDI
So frequent were the requests for replacement, this led to the design of a new pattern. Premier was made in Sheffield and available in solid silver, silver plate and stainless steel.
Radford - restyled, renamed and re-launched in memory of Robert in 2003 (it takes his middle name) - remains a classical English design. It owes its origins to the contours and balance of traditional 18th century cutlery, a heritage imbued with timeless appeal.
Radford cutlery is a perfect example, a modern classic, often thought of as “perfection in the hand”, with an extensive selection of over 70 individual pieces.
Available in a variety of multiples, there are a large variety of additional pieces to choose from and several of these come as oak gift boxed sets, such as the Cheese Knives and the Carving Set. Other additions such as a grapefruit spoons, oyster forks, a lobster pick, and snail tongs enhance the dining experience and add to the exclusivity of this timeless collection.
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