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A new Peter Blake book is designed to celebrate the artist’s “DNA and essence”
Peter Blake: Collage incorporates around 30 typefaces – many bespoke or customised – in an attempt to create a playful approach to the artist’s work. June 10, 2021 5:01 pm
London design studio Praline has revealed a new book dedicated to British pop artist Peter Blake’s collage work, incorporating an eclectic variety of typefaces and graphics.
Produced in collaboration with paper company Fedrigoni and London’s Waddington Custot gallery, Peter Blake: Collage launches alongside a retrospective of the artist’s work at the gallery.
Blake is perhaps best known for co-creating the cover of the Beatles’ album Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Bank and Band Aid’s Do They Know It’s Christmas? single. As well as designing covers for bands including Oasis and The Who, Blake has created kits for Chelsea FC and numerous fine art installations.
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Kelly Hoppen’s relationship with Eastern design began in a shop on Portobello Road, west London. “There was this old Chinese trunk – it was a deep oxblood red and I fell in love with it,” Hoppen recalls. “So I spent every penny in my pocket and bought it.”
This sparked the designer’s interest in her signature East-meets-West style. Hoppen explains how she pored over books on China in her local library, keen to understand the country. From there, her intrigue spread to Japan, Thailand and Asian design in general. “The minimalist serenity and linear lines brought a harmony and peace that resonated with me,” Hoppen says. “In the years that followed, I travelled to Asia often and felt that tranquillity and calmness with every visit.”