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Teapot by Christopher Dresser, 1878-9
Christopher Dresser, a pioneering 19th century designer, worked with a wide range of materials throughout his lengthy and varied career.
This teapot, manufactured by the silversmith and electroplating firm of Hukin & Heath in Birmingham, is a brilliant example of Dresser’s unconventional style and willingness to experiment with form in ordinary, household objects. Some of Dresser’s metalwork, including this teapot, exhibits strikingly rigorous and stark forms in astonishing pre-figurement of the Bauhaus manner. However, his style is better understood as an extreme version of High Victorian Aestheticism.
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MOZAMBIQUE by Olivio Martínez for OSPAAAL, 1970
The OSPAAAL posters in particular reveal the idealistic spirit at the core of the Cuban Revolution, intent on eradicating imperialism globally.
Man needs rain forests too by Tom Eckersley for WWF, 1982
This is a screen printed poster depicting a stylised monkey, with orange hair and a blue face and hands, against a black background.
Earth Day issued by the Environmental Protection Agency, 1970
The first Earth Day was held on 22 April 1970 with the aim of raising awareness of environmental issues.
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