Super National Benzole Petrol – Hand-painted boarding / Great Britain
Graphis Annual 60/61
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FHK Henrion (1919–1990) was born in Germany and studied in Paris with poster and theater designer Paul Colin. Relocating to Britain in 1939, Henrion worked for the Ministry of Information and the US Office of War Information. In 1951 he established his own design firm. His work covered a broad spectrum, corporate identity, product, exhibition and graphic design. A prominent figure in British design, he also assumed the role of educator and was active in numerous professional design organizations.
Olivetti portable typewriters – Showroom poster / Great Britain
Graphis Annual 61/62
Keep Britain Tidy – Exhibition poster / Great Britain
Gebrauchsgraphik No. 4, 1966
Publication of prize-winning English ads of 1962 – Poster + book cover / Great Britain
Gebrauchsgraphik No. 4, 1966
Penguin Science Survey B 1964 – Book cover / Great Britain
Gebrauchsgraphik No. 4, 1966
Logic and Sexual Morality – Pelican book cover / Great Britain
Gebrauchsgraphik No. 4, 1966
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>> FHK Henrion flickr set
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Further reading:
– FHK Henrion – Rennies Seaside Modern
– FHK Henrion – Alliance Graphique Internationale (AGI)
– FHK Henrion Archive and Research Library – University of Brighton
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Sandi Vincent grew up in the bay area of California surrounded by mid-century modern architecture and other influences responsible for her affinity for the period and its pop style, including her early exposure to The Monkees, The Avengers and Gerald McBoing-Boing. Sandi now resides in Portland and is a board member of a local nonprofit preservation group, the Mid-Century Modern League. In her day job at a community foundation, she sports the web/social media/print materials coordinator title.
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