Design for V&A members week bag
Design
2012 (made)
2012 (made)
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V&A Members’ Week began in 2011 as a week-long celebration of all that the V&A Membership has to offer. In 2012 a free tote bag giveaway was introduced and as Zandra Rhodes was the weeks’ key evening speaker, she was approached to design a motif for the bag. A total of 2000 bags were produced to be given away free to members.
Rhodes was given a very concise brief for the design stipulating that it should include her name along with the words ‘Members’ Week.’ It also had to fit into the dimensions of a 245 x 275mm box, with the V&A Logo incorporated into one of the corners.
Zandra Rhodes (b. 1940) is an English fashion and textile designer, well known for her dramatic, glamorous and extrovert style. She has designed clothes for Diana, Princess of Wales, Elizabeth Taylor and Freddie Mercury. Since 2000 Rhodes has been designing sets and costumes for opera. Additionally she set up the Fashion and Textile Museum in Bermondsey, London, which opened in 2003.
Rhodes was given a very concise brief for the design stipulating that it should include her name along with the words ‘Members’ Week.’ It also had to fit into the dimensions of a 245 x 275mm box, with the V&A Logo incorporated into one of the corners.
Zandra Rhodes (b. 1940) is an English fashion and textile designer, well known for her dramatic, glamorous and extrovert style. She has designed clothes for Diana, Princess of Wales, Elizabeth Taylor and Freddie Mercury. Since 2000 Rhodes has been designing sets and costumes for opera. Additionally she set up the Fashion and Textile Museum in Bermondsey, London, which opened in 2003.
Object details
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| Title | Design for V&A members week bag (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Drawn, hand-coloured, painted and written on paper. |
| Brief description | Zandra Rhodes; alternative design for members week bag, 2012 |
| Physical description | Sheet of paper with bold abstract design in black, red, blue and yellow. Near the top of the sheet there is a 'wave' shaped line decorated with polka dots, between this and the top of the sheet the paper has been filled in with red gouache and 5 stars. Underneath this and filling most of the page two large stars/ explosions have been drawn, also decoated with polka dots. |
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| Production type | Design |
| Marks and inscriptions | Exclusively designed by Zandra Rhodes for V&A Members Week
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| Credit line | Given by Zandra Rhodes |
| Object history | Alternative designs for the 'Members Week' tote bag produced by Zandra Rhodes, she was key note speaker for the Members Week events progamme in 2012. |
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| Summary | V&A Members’ Week began in 2011 as a week-long celebration of all that the V&A Membership has to offer. In 2012 a free tote bag giveaway was introduced and as Zandra Rhodes was the weeks’ key evening speaker, she was approached to design a motif for the bag. A total of 2000 bags were produced to be given away free to members. Rhodes was given a very concise brief for the design stipulating that it should include her name along with the words ‘Members’ Week.’ It also had to fit into the dimensions of a 245 x 275mm box, with the V&A Logo incorporated into one of the corners. Zandra Rhodes (b. 1940) is an English fashion and textile designer, well known for her dramatic, glamorous and extrovert style. She has designed clothes for Diana, Princess of Wales, Elizabeth Taylor and Freddie Mercury. Since 2000 Rhodes has been designing sets and costumes for opera. Additionally she set up the Fashion and Textile Museum in Bermondsey, London, which opened in 2003. |
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| Accession number | E.506-2015 |
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| Record created | October 8, 2015 |
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