All-Time Classic Designs

    From an elegant jet plane to a strikingly unusual map, these icons of classic design are recognized across the world.
    By MSN Contributor Hugh Wilson
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    Image Broker/Rex FeaturesA British Airways Concorde Jet Pictured On Its Approach Into London Heathrow Airport On The Day The Aircraft Was Retired From The British Airways Fleet.Image Broker/Rex FeaturesWillys JeepAndre Seale/SplashdownDirect/Rex FeaturesSwiss Army KnifeRichard Gardner/Rex FeaturesHistoric, new and original Vespas
    Image Source/Rex FeaturesA 1934 map of unknown author. These fascinating maps show the evolution of the London Underground map - from early diagrams to modern interpretations. They are an incredible record not only of the expanding tube system beneath the capital's streets, but also the transformation in how the railway was depicted. The major change came in 1933 when engineer Harry Beck drew his own map as a diagrammatic representation of the subterranean system. He realised that commuters did not need to know the exact route the trains took, just the order of the stops. His design is the one we are familiar with today and has inspired underground network maps across the world.Image Broker/Rex FeaturesMonopoly Electronic BankingImage Broker/Rex FeaturesParker Fountain PenPaul Brown/Rex FeaturesRoutemaster bus for auction by Christies. An original Routemaster bus from 1966 features in Christie's The London Sale, a landmark exhibition and auction in celebration of London
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