An account of conservation and preservation work in connection with Design Archives' projects written by Sirpa Kutilainen. She joined the Design Archives in 2002 and works as the Design Archives’ Preservation and Digital Resources Coordinator, undertaking collection care, preservation, digitisation and conservation duties. These responsibilities include preparing materials for exhibitions and loans for clients and partners such as The Photographers Gallery, The National Theatre, Margaret Howell, Hayward Gallery, Pallant House Gallery, Tate, Whitechapel Art Gallery, The Jewish Museum and The Fashion and Textiles Museum. Her passion and research interests lie in paper- and preventive conservation, preservation issues and museology.
It’s all in the details
On a light note for a Friday afternoon – this compass from the corner of Max Gill’s ‘Post Office Wireless Stations’ poster from 1939 has to be the most beautiful interpretation of a compass I have seen for a long long time.
Due to a migration of this blog to a new layout, all comments made to posts have been lost in the process. Below are the comments, with name, date and time, made for this post.
Mark 05 May 2011 8.13pm Have you had the opportunity to see any of the Gill font designs for the Commonwealth War Graves in WW1?
Sirpa Kutilainen 06 May 2011 5.15pm Yes, indeed I have – they will also be featured in the exhibition.
Due to a migration of this blog to a new layout, all comments made to posts have been lost in the process. Below are the comments, with name, date and time, made for this post.
Mark 05 May 2011 8.13pm
Have you had the opportunity to see any of the Gill font designs for the Commonwealth War Graves in WW1?
Sirpa Kutilainen 06 May 2011 5.15pm
Yes, indeed I have – they will also be featured in the exhibition.