Can a function follow form?
Poster
1989 (made)
1989 (made)
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An invitation, in the form of a limited edition poster, to the opening of the Design Museum at Butlers Wharf, London, 4 July 1989. The design of the poster incorporates the image of the Lexicon 80 typewriter designed by Marcello Nizzolli for Olivetti in 1948. On the back is a map of the Design Museum's location.
Object details
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| Title | Can a function follow form? (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Offset lithograph in laminated melinex |
| Brief description | Poster by Marcus Vinton and Bartle Bogle Hegarty Ltd., 'Can a function follow form?', an invitation to the opening of the Design Museum, offset lithograph in laminated melinex, Great Britain, 1989 |
| Physical description | An invitation, in the form of a limited edition poster, to the opening of the Design Museum at Butlers Wharf, London, 4 July 1989. The design of the poster incorporates the image of the Lexicon 80 typewriter designed by Marcello Nizzolli for Olivetti in 1948. On the back is a map of the Design Museum's location. |
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| Production | Art Director is Marcus Vinton |
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| Bibliographic reference | Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints, Drawings and Paintings Accession Register for 1991 |
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| Accession number | E.190-1991 |
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| Record created | March 2, 2009 |
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