Greetings Card
2008 (designed)
| Artist/Maker |
British designer, retailer and entrepreneur Sir Terence Conran designed this Christmas card in 2008 and sent it to his friend Sir John Ritblat. In keeping with Conran's mission to apply the principles of modernism to familiar domestic objects, a suprematist red square of card forms the base for an industrial design-inspired sylised 'Christmas tree' in etched steel.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Etched steel and handwriting on card |
| Brief description | Christmas card by Terence Conran, 2008. |
| Physical description | Ziggurat or pyramid-shaped stainless steel spring or 'slinky' with etched or engraved lettering, mounted on a square of red card with a handwritten greeting. |
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| Credit line | Given by Lady Ritblat |
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| Summary | British designer, retailer and entrepreneur Sir Terence Conran designed this Christmas card in 2008 and sent it to his friend Sir John Ritblat. In keeping with Conran's mission to apply the principles of modernism to familiar domestic objects, a suprematist red square of card forms the base for an industrial design-inspired sylised 'Christmas tree' in etched steel. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.259-2009 |
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| Record created | September 10, 2010 |
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