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Field

Design
1971 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Nigel Quiney, of Nigel Quiney Designs, created a highly desirable range of wrapping paper and printed ephemera epitomising vibrant pop art from the era of Swinging London. Quiney is credited with making gift wrap fashionable and producing the first paper tote bags to be sold in the UK retail market. Quiney's use of psychedelia as well as art nouveau and art deco influences printed in different colourways became an instant commercial success selling across Europe and the USA. Such was his success that his designs featured in major publications on style and fashion, Mary Quant adopted his bags as window dressing in her flagship store, Bazaar, on the King's Road and many celebrities, including Princess Margaret and Lord Snowdon, used his wrapping paper as decoration in their home.

Object details

Category
Object type
TitleField (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
paper, pencil and felt-tip pen.
Brief description
Design, artwork for wrapping paper entitled Field, Nigel Quiney Design, London, 1971
Credit line
Given by Nigel Quiney
Summary
Nigel Quiney, of Nigel Quiney Designs, created a highly desirable range of wrapping paper and printed ephemera epitomising vibrant pop art from the era of Swinging London. Quiney is credited with making gift wrap fashionable and producing the first paper tote bags to be sold in the UK retail market. Quiney's use of psychedelia as well as art nouveau and art deco influences printed in different colourways became an instant commercial success selling across Europe and the USA. Such was his success that his designs featured in major publications on style and fashion, Mary Quant adopted his bags as window dressing in her flagship store, Bazaar, on the King's Road and many celebrities, including Princess Margaret and Lord Snowdon, used his wrapping paper as decoration in their home.
Bibliographic references
  • Quiney, Nigel, More Cock-Eyed Optimism: A Second Memoir - 'The Sixties', London, 2008
  • Quiney, Nigel, Confessions of a Cock-Eyed Optimist: A Third Memoir - 'The Seventies', London, 2011
Collection
Accession number
E.531-2019

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Record createdApril 16, 2019
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