First class design

A set of first class stamps are to be issued in January 2009 commemorating ten icons of British design. The Royal Mail’s new series offers a nostaligic look at some great British Design Classics.

Among the series are; Sir Giles Gilbert Scott’s telephone box, Robin Day’s polypropylene chair, George Carwardine’s angelpoise lamp, Edward Young’s designs for Penguin and Concorde.

{Via: CR Blog}