c.1964
Margaret Calvert and Jock Kinneir become business partners, continuing their practice from 3 Old Barrack Yard, London. Company stationery suggests that this is a step from Kinneir Associates which had an additional staff of four: Claire Theobold, Martin Fairfax-Jones, John Jamieson, and David Jones.
Junior designer Andrew Haig joins Kinneir Calvert Associates. Here he describes Jock’s thinking, day-to-day studio life and working with the team.
After being asked to develop signage for Gatwick Airport, Jock asks his graduating Chelsea student Margaret Calvert to be his assistant.
Soon after graduating, 1969 RCA graduate David Tuhill joined the firm.
After seeing their work for Gatwick, Colin Anderson of P&O asks Jock to develop a suite of labels to be read by people of different languages and levels of literacy around the world.
Exhibition of 37 designers organised by publisher Lund Humphries.