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Greetings Card

2006 (made)
Artist/Maker
Central Saint Martins (publisher)
Holmes, Laura (designer)
Place of origin
London (designed)
London (published)

This 2006 card, designed by fashion student Laura Holmes for Central Saint Martin's College of Art & Design in the idiom of an artist's multiple, is an inventive example of the 'corporate' Christmas greeting adopted by creative practitioners and cultural institutions to advertise their talents and communicate their values.

Object details

Categories
Christmas
Greeting Cards
Artists' Multiples
Object type
Greetings card
Materials and techniques
Lithography on card, metal wire, gunpowder, gold paint, metallic confetti, and polythene
Brief description
Christmas card/artist's multiple designed by Laura Holmes for Central Saint Martin's College of Art & Design, 2006.
Physical description
Grip seal polythene bag containing business card-sized card with rounded corners and lithographically printed on the front with image of hand wearing lace cuff and dress ring scattering gold stars against pale blue background and caption lettered in black within the image; on the back, gold stars on pale blue background and greeting, credits and safety instructions lettered in black. White border on both sides of the card printed to resemble blind embossing. Bag also contains small 'sparkler' firework with gold star-shaped head and holographic and gold star-shaped confetti.
Dimensions
  • Bag height: 9cm
  • Bag width: 13cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • A wave of stars from / Central Saint Martins! (On the front, lettered in black within the image)
  • Season's greetings / from / Professor Margaret Buck, Head of College / Central Saint Martins College of Art & Design, / The London Institute / Handheld sparklers suitable for indoor use. Use only with adult supervision. / Keep away from eyes and skin. Keep away from clothing etc. Not to be given to / children under 5 years of age. Sparklers remain very hot when spent. Hold the / handle at arms length and light with match or lighter. Hold over heat proof / surface. / Designed by Laura Holmes. 2nd year BA (Honours) Fashion, CSM (Lettered on the back in black)
  • Margaret (Signature handwritten in gold ink on the back)
Credit line
Given by Lady Ritblat
Subjects depicted
Hands
Cuffs
Stars
Summary
This 2006 card, designed by fashion student Laura Holmes for Central Saint Martin's College of Art & Design in the idiom of an artist's multiple, is an inventive example of the 'corporate' Christmas greeting adopted by creative practitioners and cultural institutions to advertise their talents and communicate their values.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.3296-2007

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Record createdMarch 26, 2008
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O148244/greetings-card-holmes-laura/
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