Poster — The London Poster Project, Britain, 2009
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
2009
Poster in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (museum number E.383-2011), made in Britain, dated 2009. The museum's brief description reads: Poster by Henrik Kubel at A2/SW/HK, depicting a heart, a pigeon and the logo for the London Underground, commissioned for the 2009 London Design Festival. Great Britain, 2009.. Museum description: Poster depicting a red heart above a simplified stencil of a pigeon in black, followed by the London Underground logo in black. Lettered with designer's names, date and commissioning details. Stamped with the London Design Festival logo in red and white. The museum records it as Printed poster, measuring Height 91 cm; Width 64 cm. These details come from the museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
Counts describe this entry’s documentation, not authenticity, rarity or completeness. Photographs may show one specimen; check each caption and licence.
Historical context
As part of the 2009 London Design Festival, Domenic Lippa at Pentagram worked with the Festival's Chairman, Sir John Sorrell in curating the London Poster Project. This exhibition was formed of twenty posters created by the UK's most renowned graphic designers. Each artist was asked to produce a poster that 'celebrates London as the creative capital of the world'. They were restricted to a palette of red and black and each silkscreened poster was produced in a limited edition of 100. The exhibition drew on the notion that the poster is one of the oldest and still one of the most powerful forms of graphic communication. The posters were displayed at the V&A during the London Design Festival in 2009.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- paper
- Dimensions
- Height 91 cm; Width 64 cm
Technical characteristics
- Technique
- Printed poster
- Place recorded
- Britain
Design
- Inscriptions recorded
- Designed by Henrik Kubel at A2/SW/HK. One of a series of twenty limited edition designs commissioned for the 2009 London Design Festival. © A2/SW/HK 2009.
Identification
- Museum object name
- Poster
- Museum object number
- E.383-2011
- Museum system number
- O1260450
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
- Research required: confirm the wider type, maker and catalogue references against a specialist reference.