Printed Ephemera — 1977
Diary
This diary dates from the period following the closure of the famous Biba department store. The trade mark was sold on to a company who continued to produce branded merchandise, and who tried unsucessfully to relaunch the shop from premises in Conduit Street, Mayfair.
The front cover features the distinctive black and gold Biba logo created by John McConnell, who designed the famous Biba graphics from 1965-1972. The sinuous, curved decoration picks up on the Art Nouveau revival of the 1960s. For this logo McConnell used a period typeface called Arnold Bocklin, which has a Celtic feel. The logo was applied to all kinds of Biba products, marketing and packaging.
- Category:
- Printed Ephemera
- Object ID:
- 86.338/17
- Object name:
- diary
- Object type:
- Artist/Maker:
- Biba, Hulanicki, Barbara
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- Production date:
- 1977
- Material:
card, plastic, paper, metal
- Measurements/duration:
- H 109 mm, W 130 mm, D 15 mm (overall)
- Part of:
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- On display:
- —
- Record quality:
- 100%
- Part of this object:
- —
- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
- Copyright holder:
digital image © London Museum
- Image credit:
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- Creative commons usage:
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