Radford Bright cutlery has a contemporary yet classic design that draws inspiration from the shape and balance of traditional eighteenth-century English cutlery. This heritage gives it a timeless charm that transcends generations.

Originally created in 1984 by Robert Radford Welch, the pattern evolved from the Premier collection, which was designed to mirror the weight and shape of Georgian cutlery. In 2003, it was given a new look and name in honor of Welch's memory, and since then, new pieces have been added to expand the range, making it our most comprehensive collection.

Set Inclusions

• 8 x Table Knife
• 8 x Table Fork
• 8 x Soup Spoon
• 8 x Side Knife
• 8 x Side Fork
• 8 x Dessert Spoon
• 8 x English Teaspoon

Material

• Radford Bright spoons and forks are made using the highest quality 18/10 stainless steel.
• Forged from specially hardened stainless steel to provide the finest possible cutting edge.

About Robert Welch

When Robert Welch left the Royal College of Art in 1955, he set up with just his drawing board and a camp bed in a little rented room in a disused workshop in the 18th century Silk Mill at Chipping Campden in the English Cotswold Hills.

It was an inauspicious start for a man whose strong design principles would make him an MBE and a Royal Designer for Industry.

From the start, Robert was passionately driven to design highly functional, affordable products which possessed a timeless elegant beauty. He demonstrated this with his first major success - pioneering the introduction of stainless steel cutlery to the UK.

He steadily gained a reputation for excellence in both design and manufacture which lead to a constant stream of commissions - both commercial and privately from celebrities and royalty.

In the decades that followed, he was joined by designers, prototype makers and craftsmen. Together this small loyal team were responsible for many iconic designs still enjoyed today. This success allowed Robert Welch to expand the business across the whole top floor of the Mill and also establish a studio shop just around the corner.

In the decades that followed, he was joined by designers, prototype makers and craftsmen. Together this small loyal team were responsible for many iconic designs still enjoyed today. This success allowed Robert Welch to expand the business across the whole top floor of the Mill and also establish a studio shop just around the corner.

In the early 1990s, Robert Welch invited his daughter Alice and son Rupert to join his small team and help drive the company onwards.

Growing up in a world of design and creativity proved an invaluable experience and after Robert’s death in 2000, Alice and Rupert became their father’s natural successors, steering the company’s future direction.

Over 20 years later, Alice Welch and Rupert Welch still manage Robert Welch Designs, working with a small team of in-house designers to produce a growing collection of award-winning products. Remaining true to their father’s design legacy brings a sense of continuity to the modern company.

Today’s Robert Welch team are fortunate enough to still be working in the same building where it all began 60 years ago. Robert Welch’s passion to create beautiful, functional, timeless products remains rooted in the company’s design DNA, ensuring his memory lives on and that every new product continues to be ‘Designed the Robert Welch way’.

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