1990 (made)
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Proof design for a cardboard poster tube in the shape of an architectural column, used in the National Gallery shop. Stamped with the designers' mark.
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| Brief description | Proof design by Ashted Dastor for a poster tube. Great Britain, 1990. |
| Physical description | Proof design for a cardboard poster tube in the shape of an architectural column, used in the National Gallery shop. Stamped with the designers' mark. |
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| Production type | Proof |
| Object history | Dastor was commissioned by the National Gallery to design a protective tube for posters sold in their shop. In the year following their launch, the new tubes proved so popular that the National Gallery shop sold over 20,000 of them as stand alone products , considerably more than the number sold as protective tubes for posters. In 1990 the Poster Tube was nominated for a Silver award in the Design & Art Direction (D&AD) Annual awards. In 1993 the Poster Tube was included in Booth-Clibborn, E. (1993). British packaging now, London: Internos Books. |
| Associated object | E.1592-1991 (Design) |
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| Accession number | E.1593-1991 |
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| Record created | March 2, 2009 |
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