Bernard Schottlander

He opened a studio in North London with his assistant George Nash, who had himself learned his craft in the Royal Air Force’s workshops.

Their work at this stage was essentially artistic in nature, seeking to explore new forms and each piece was handmade in strictly limited editions.

In 1963 he decided to concentrate solely on sculpture and from 1965 he taught metalwork at St Martins School.

Sculpture is the art of silence, of objects that must speak for themselvesAn admirer of Alexander Calder, in 1951 Schottlander created the "Mantis" series of lamp.

As Victoria Worsley has demonstrated, Schottlander was concerned with similar formal problems in his sculptures and designs.