Jane Priestman

Jane Priestman OBE (7 April 1930 – 25 January 2021) was a British designer who worked in design and architecture. She was appointed an OBE in 1991

Early life and education Jane Herbert was the daughter of electrical engineer Reuben Stanley Herbert and Mary Elizabeth Ramply. She was educated at Northwood College and Liverpool College of Art. She qualified as an interior designer.

Career

Priestman ran her own design practice in the mid-1950s for about 20 years. She set it up shortly after graduating from university.

She became general manager in architecture and design for the British Airport Authority in 1975 At British Rail, she commissioned work from Norman Foster, and worked with Nicholas Grimshaw on Waterloo International railway station.

She was shortlisted for the Jane Drew Prize in 1998, for inclusiveness in architecture.

Personal life and death

She married Arthur Priestman in 1954. They had two children.