Archibald Knox

Archibald Knox was a Manx designer of Scottish descent who lived from 9 April 1864 to 22 February 1933. He is best known as Liberty and Co's primary designer at the height of the firm's influence on British and international design, and his work bridged the Arts and Crafts movement, the Celtic Revival, Art Nouveau and Modernism, making him a leading figure of what is known as the Modern Style. Knox produced hundreds of designs for Liberty, most for the pewter Tudric range and the precious-metal Cymric range, though because Liberty kept its designers anonymous his style became widely recognized while his name did not; he also designed the gravestone of Liberty's founder, Arthur Lasenby Liberty. His output ranged across ornamental and utilitarian objects, including silverware, pewterware, jewellery, inkwells, boxes, gravestones, watercolours, graphic designs, calligraphy, a house design, typefaces and bank cheques, and some sources estimate he produced around 5,000 designs in all.