The UK has produced some of the world’s most iconic design work of the 20th Century and The Royal Mail are planning to issue a set of first class stamps in January next year, commemorating ten icons of British design. From the distinctive lines of RJ Mitchell’s Supermarine Spitfire fighter and the stylish chic of Mary Quant’s daring mini skirt to the practicality of Robin Day’s Polypropylene chair.

The series will also includes Sir Giles Gilbert Scott’s K2 Telephone Kiosk, George Carwardine’s Angelpoise lamp, Sir Alec Issigonis's Mini, Harry Beck’s map of the London Underground network, Aérospatiale-BAC's Concorde, Edward Young’s designs for Penguin Books and the Routemaster Bus designed by a team led by AAM Durrant.

The stamps will be issued on the 13th January 2009. A “prestige stamp book”, issued alongside the stamps, will provide a more extensive background and history of the designs and will be available from The Royal Mail website.