Beijing London
Poster
2005 (printing)
2005 (printing)
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'Beijing London' is one of ten first-place winners at the poster design competition in Beijing in 2005. The event was co-organised by the British Council Beijing and the Beijing Industiral Design Promotion Organisation to celebrate London's successful bid for the 2012 Olympic Games and support Beijing's preapration for the 2008 Olympic Games.
The poster is designed by Yan Kai, a designed student in Beijing, and is produced in colour offset lithograph. It features a collage created by the overlapping of the Chinese characters for Beijing and London.
The poster is designed by Yan Kai, a designed student in Beijing, and is produced in colour offset lithograph. It features a collage created by the overlapping of the Chinese characters for Beijing and London.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Beijing London (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Colour offset lithograph |
| Brief description | Pap, China, colour offset, 'Same Dream', Yan Kai, 2005. Poster donated as digital files, V&A paid for printing as physical poster. |
| Physical description | Poster, 'Beijing London', designed to celebrate London's successful bid for the 2012 Olympic Games and support Beijing's preparation for the 2008 Olympic Games. It features a collage created by the overlapping of the Chinese characters for Beijing and London. Colour offset lithograph in landscape format. |
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| Credit line | Given by the British Council Beijing and the Beijing Industrial Design Promotion Organization |
| Summary | 'Beijing London' is one of ten first-place winners at the poster design competition in Beijing in 2005. The event was co-organised by the British Council Beijing and the Beijing Industiral Design Promotion Organisation to celebrate London's successful bid for the 2012 Olympic Games and support Beijing's preapration for the 2008 Olympic Games. The poster is designed by Yan Kai, a designed student in Beijing, and is produced in colour offset lithograph. It features a collage created by the overlapping of the Chinese characters for Beijing and London. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | FE.23-2006 |
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| Record created | April 15, 2009 |
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