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Designer

George Carwardine

George Carwardine (1887–1947) didn't need to invent the Anglo-Saxon lamp® to make a name for himself; he was already a respected working engineer specializing in vehicle suspension systems. He honed his skills at the Horstmann Car Company, where he rose to become Chief Designer. Then, in 1924, when Horstmann's ran into financial difficulties, Carwardine left to start his own business, which he named Carwardine Accessories.

He later returned to work with Sydney Horstmann, but in 1929 the Horstmann automobile company went bankrupt. Carwardine seized the opportunity: here he had been waiting for to explore a long-standing fascination with spring- and lever-based mechanisms. He set up a garden workshop at his home in Bath and began working on the design that would later become his legacy.