Remember the 1960s London map we featured a while back? Well, the same Herb Lester Associates have produced another vintage-style map, going by the name of Where The Sidewalk Ends: How to find old New York. This time, the imagery is the work of noted illustrator Jim Datz, with the […]
Tag: Art
The Prisoner postcards by Piper Gates
Remember The Prisoner poster we featured a while back? Well, now there's a sequel of sorts – The Prisoner postcards by Piper Gates Design. Like the poster, the set of postcards mixes iconic imagery from the cult TV series with the format of 1960s Penguin paperback books to great effect. […]
The Prisoner by Piper Gates Design
Not content with doing colouring books for the likes of Syd Barrett and Joy Division, Piper Gates Design has now moved into limited edition artwork, kicking off with this limited edition poster of The Prisoner. It's a smart item too. Obviously inspired by 1960s cult classic TV series The Prisoner […]
Nouvelle Vague print by Andy Smith
If you have a love of hip French cinema of the late 50s / early 60s, this Nouvelle Vague silkscreen print by Andy Smith might well appeal. Obviously inspired by the late 60s Parisian street protest posters that we have featured previously, the print here features the names of cinematic […]
Blow-Up print by The Scene
Fans of Antonioni's 60s cult classic movie Blow-Up might appreciate this Blow-Up print by The Scene. Yes, it's David Hemmings in classic photographer pose, no doubt capturing some hip young thing through his lens. This archival Giclee print is a limited edition of 25, sized at 11.7 x 16.5 inches […]
Tidy Little Numbers by Pete McKee
Whilst checking out the Pete McKee website, I noticed this interesting open edition print – Tidy Little Numbers. It's a print taken from the Teenage Kicks selection, featured a 'Bovver' boy (and girl), not to mention an old school Mini. You can have it for your wall for £30. Incidentally, […]
1960s National Portrait Gallery posters
Digging about last night on the National Portrait Gallery website, I found two very tasty posters at reasonable prices – exhibition posters for Twiggy and Beatles to Bowie: The 60s exposed. The Beatles to Bowie poster is from the exhibition that took place over 2009/2010 and features a 60s image […]
Keep Calm and Scoot On poster
Just when you thought the whole 'Keep Calm' thing had gone away, someone produces a version that might just appeal to this particular fraternity – the Keep Calm and Scoot On poster. It is part of a series of designs aimed at encouraging people to keep doing the things they […]
