In the early 1980s he chaired the wide - ranging Design Council Committee of Inquiry into standards of design in Consumer Goods in Britain .
Mellor was the youngest Royal Designer for Industry , elected in 1962 at the age of 32 .
In the early 1980s Mellor chaired the wide - ranging Design Council Committee of Inquiry into standards of design in Consumer Goods in Britain .
Mellor was the youngest Royal Designer for Industry , elected in 1962 at the age of 32 .