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Mid-century prints from the Conran archives – now available through Surface View
In celebration of his 80th birthday this year, the grand-daddy of British Design, Sir Terence Conran, has made available to Surface View, a range of stunning mid-century prints, from the Conran archives.
Kept under lock and key at the V&A since the 1970’s, sixteen of the 52 prints from the 1950s and 60s, are available as wallpaper, prints and canvases. These include a selection designed by Sir Terence Conran himself. Having originally trained as a fabric designer at Central St Martins, Sir Terence established two manufacturing companies in the 1950s; Conran Fabrics and Conran Furniture, with the aim to make attractive, affordable design available to everyone. Although Conran Fabrics ceased trading in the 70s, the designs were held at the V&A for posterity.
Surface View’s Creative Director, Lucy Woodward says, ‘We were honoured to be offered unique access to the V&A’s archive and to rediscover these beautiful Conran fabrics – which will now enjoy a new lease of life. It’s always a treat to unearth something really special, even more so when it’s a collaboration between a design titan, a renowned museum of art and design and a manufacturing great,’
Surface View is a whole new world of bespoke interior graphics. Their extensive and uniquely beautiful image collections offer a huge range of possibilities to create bespoke wall murals, canvases, blinds, posters and specialist products.
All of Surface View's imagery is lovingly digitally re-mastered from its original sources, and care is taken to respect the character and ‘age-worn’ beauty of the original image. Their expertise within their field has led Surface View to work with a number of prestigious galleries, museums and artists which includes collections from the V&A, the National Gallery, the Natural History Museum, the National Maritime Museum as well as works from Rana Salam, photographer Nic Miller, Ella Doran, Marvel Comics, Getty Image Gallery, Rattle Cat, Haynes Manuals, Wayne Hemingway's Land of Lost Content images and Surface View's Ephemera Collection of antique etchings and period engravings.
Prices from £72 per sqm.
For more information on Surface View and their collections visit www.surfaceview.co.uk
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