Maquette
circa 2000 (made)
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Sam Buxton was one of the four designers short-listed for the Design Museum's Designer of the Year award in 2004. His three-dimensional business cards and fold-up sculptures are made with an acid etching process. His practice explores the notion of print-making as a three-dimensional process and offers interesting comparisons with the numerous prints and plates in the V&A's collections.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Card |
| Brief description | Maquette for desk card, by Sam Buxton, London, ca. 2000. |
| Physical description | Card maquette, folded from a single piece of card, for a business card sculpture of a man sitting on a wheeled chair, at a desk with a laptop and a desk lamp. |
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| Credit line | Given by the designer |
| Summary | Sam Buxton was one of the four designers short-listed for the Design Museum's Designer of the Year award in 2004. His three-dimensional business cards and fold-up sculptures are made with an acid etching process. His practice explores the notion of print-making as a three-dimensional process and offers interesting comparisons with the numerous prints and plates in the V&A's collections. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.110-2009 |
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| Record created | March 31, 2010 |
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