A Suitable Stone

Dr Steve Garrett is a fellow of the Geological Society, London, wo graduated in geology at the University of Bristol in 1980 and in geophysics from Birmingham University in 1981. His first job was in Antarctic research. He then worked in diverse settings across other continents as part of the global energy industry for thirty years in Earth science, technology development and career management. Since 2018 he has focused on music as a guitarist, currently working on links between Earth science and the creative arts.

Dr Lida Lopes Cardozo Kindersley MBE is an Honorary Fellow and Magdalene College, Cambridge. She studied graphic design at the Royal Academy in the Hague before joining David Kindersley in 1976 as an apprentice in his Workshop. She became partner in David Kindersley's Workshop in 1981 and joined him in designing and cutting letters, as well as training apprentices. After David's death in 1995 she continued the running of the Workshop with her second husband, Graham Beck, until 2023 when she handed over to Roxanne and Vincent Kindersley.