Background
Grey trained as an architect at the London Architectural Association School of Architecture. After graduating in 1977, he set up a design studio and furniture workshop. He wrote a manifesto on design and began to explore a new way of designing kitchens after a chance encounter with a client who wanted a Gothic "punk" kitchen.
His ideas have influenced the world of design, demonstrating both his practical vision and his skills as observer and thinker. His aunt was Elizabeth David, the doyen of British food writers who had a big influence of his interest in kitchens.
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