Business card
Business Card
ca. 1998 (designed)
ca. 1998 (designed)
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Pharmacy, a restaurant in Notting Hill, was open from 1998 to 2003, and was for a time the most fashionable eaterie in London. Artist Damien Hirst designed the interiors, mainly inspired by pharmaceutical products. Hirst has often used a pharmaceutical or medical theme in his works. Pharmacy restaurant was a venture in which art became business and complex visual ideas became branding.
This business card for Pharmacy was designed by Barnbrook Design, a well-established London design studio, founded in 1990. Their collaboration with Damien Hirst included designs for Hirst’s books, limited edition prints and Pharmacy restaurant.
This business card for Pharmacy was designed by Barnbrook Design, a well-established London design studio, founded in 1990. Their collaboration with Damien Hirst included designs for Hirst’s books, limited edition prints and Pharmacy restaurant.
Object details
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| Title | Business card (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Offset half-tone print on card |
| Brief description | Business card for Pharmacy restaurant, by Barnbrook Design, ca. 1998 |
| Physical description | A business card with contact details on one side and an image of blood vials on the other. The technique is offset half-tone printing, but it could be lithographic or relief process. |
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| Summary | Pharmacy, a restaurant in Notting Hill, was open from 1998 to 2003, and was for a time the most fashionable eaterie in London. Artist Damien Hirst designed the interiors, mainly inspired by pharmaceutical products. Hirst has often used a pharmaceutical or medical theme in his works. Pharmacy restaurant was a venture in which art became business and complex visual ideas became branding. This business card for Pharmacy was designed by Barnbrook Design, a well-established London design studio, founded in 1990. Their collaboration with Damien Hirst included designs for Hirst’s books, limited edition prints and Pharmacy restaurant. |
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| Accession number | E.287-2005 |
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| Record created | June 14, 2005 |
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