Patrick Rylands (born in Hull, 1943) is an English designer.
After graduating in ceramics from the
Royal College of Art
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in London in 1966 began to work as a freelancer with a number of iconic toy companies (
Creative Playthings,
Naef, Ambi Toys).
In 1970 he became the youngest designer to be awarded the prestigious
Prince Philip Designers Prize
The Prince Philip Designers Prize is an annual design recognition given by the Chartered Society of Designers and originally awarded by Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (1921–2021).
It is the longest running design award in the United Kingdom, ...
for a group of
ABS plastic
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toys designed for the British company Trendon Toys (former producer of
Sasha dolls).
From 1976 up until 2002 he worked as in-house designer for the historic Dutch toy company, Ambi Toys. In 1999 he was awarded the title of
Royal Designer for Industry.
His toy designs are part of the permanent collection at the
Victoria and Albert Museum of Childhood in London and have been exhibited in the Olympic Games of London 2012.
'British Design 1948-2012' exhibition: Innovation in the Modern Age
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1943 births
Date of birth missing (living people)
People from Kingston upon Hull
Living people
English designers
Toy inventors
People associated with the Royal College of Art