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Greetings Card

1993 (designed), 1993 (printed)
Artist/Maker
Ashted Dastor Associates (designers)
Ronel Lehmann (commissioners)
Lloyd, Karl (illustrator)
Place of origin
Britain (made)

Many companies, especially those in the communications sector or creative industries, commission their own Christmas cards to greet clients, raise their profile and promote their values. This witty example is one of several designed by Ashted Dastor Associates for the public relations firm Ronel Lehmann in the 1990s.

Object details

Categories
Christmas
Advertising
Greeting Cards
Object type
Greetings card
Materials and techniques
lithography on paper and card
Paper
Card
Ink
Lithography
Brief description
Corporate Christmas card, by Ashted Dastor Associates for Ronel Lehman, 1993.
Physical description
Folded card with printed montage of mobile phone adverts, overlaid with folded sheet of translucent paper with illustration of old-fashioned telephone decorated with holly and musical notes on the front, client greeting and contact details on the back
Dimensions
  • Height: 21cm
  • Closed width: 14.8cm
  • Open width: 29.2cm
Production typeLimited edition
Marks and inscriptions
  • RONEL LEHMANN / JOAN ROBERTSON / KAREN OGILVIE-WHITE / ADELE YARON / GERALD RICHARDS / ANDREW THOMSON / ROBIN PARKER / PAUL LAMPLUGH / JOSEPH ALLEN (Names and signatures of Ronel Lehmann and staff printed in black, inside front)
  • A / MERRY / CHRISTMAS / AND A / HAPPY / NEW YEAR / 1994 / ronel Lehmann (Inside back, printed in black)
  • DURING THIS REVOLUTION / IN COMMUNICATIONS, YOU WILL / REMEMBER OUR PUBLIC RELATIONS FIRM / WHICHEVER TELEPHONE YOU USE (On the back, centre, outer sheet, printed in black letters on orange ground)
  • 19 WOODFIELD ROAD / LONDON W9 2BA / TEL: 071 266 3020 / FAX: 071 266 3060 (On the back, bottom, outer sheet, printed in black letters on orange ground)
  • DESIGN: ASHTED DASTOR ASSOCIATES. ILLUSTRATION: KARL LLOYD (On the back, right hand side, outer sheet, printed in black)
Credit line
Given by Ashted Dastor
Production
Reason For Production: Commission
Subjects depicted
Communication
Telephones
Holly
Musical Notation
Summary
Many companies, especially those in the communications sector or creative industries, commission their own Christmas cards to greet clients, raise their profile and promote their values. This witty example is one of several designed by Ashted Dastor Associates for the public relations firm Ronel Lehmann in the 1990s.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.50-2000

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Record createdApril 16, 2002
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O64793/greetings-card-lloyd-karl/
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