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eBay watch: Otl Aicher-designed Munich 1972 Olympic posters

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Munich

An interesting set of lots by the same seller, a selection of Otl Aicher-designed Munich 1972 Olympic posters.

20 of these were designed for the Munich Olympics, each depicting a different sports taking place at the games, sized around A1 (33 x 23.5 inches) and becoming increasingly collectible.

This particular seller has around five designs available, described as being in original and mint condition. The one above is obviously the equestrian one, but chech seller's other items for rest. All are at 'Buy It Now' for £60.

Find out more at the eBay website

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Vintage-style Glastonbury Festival 40th anniversary poster by Stanley Donwood

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Glasto

Just in case you haven't yet set off for Somerset, ou might want to check out this Glastonbury Festival 40th anniversary poster by Stanley Donwood.

Donwood, probably best known for the Radiohead album artwork, has produced a suitable vintage-style print for the 40-year celebration, a limited edition screenprint that features the full moon that will appear on the Saturday night of the festival, silhouetting the roofless tower on top of the nearby Glastonbury Tor.

Signed and numbered and in an edition of just 40 to represent each the festival's 40 years, the 8-colour screenprint is made with gold and silver metallic inks as well as a newly-formulated intense glow-in-the-dark ink which is overprinted onto the moon. £125 plus VAT gets you one.

Find out more at the Eyestorm website

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Categories / Art and Photography, Books

Art for All: British Posters for Transport

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Art for All

If the Modern British Posters book and exhibition appealed to you, here's another book focusing on the topic, Art for All: British Posters for Transport. 

As the title makes implies, the emphasis here is on posters designed for London Underground and the railways, dating from 1908 when the publicity programme was started by London Underground. Its 208 pages feature many well known poster works, it also examines great examples of the work of McKnight Kauffer in more detail.

Offering a great overview of the topic, the book accompanies an exhibition at the Yale Center for British Art in America and uses work from their collection, alongside images from the London Transport Museum and National Railway Museum in York. 

Buy it for £23.77 from Amazon  

Categories / Art and Photography, Design and Interiors, eBay watch, Travel

Coast seaside poster charity auction

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Boscombe

Some new takes on the classic twentieth-century travel poster as seven contemporary artists were asked to design a seaside poster to be auctioned off for charity. 

Several Retro To Go favourites were among the artists asked to depict their favourite resort: Barbara Hulanicki extols the virtues of Brighton, Angie Lewin goes for Salthouse in Norfolk while Wayne and Geraldine Hemingway promote the merits of Boscombe, as pictured above. Although the style of 1930s British travel posters were an obvious starting point,  each artist has tackled the brief in their own distinctive way. 

The auction started this morning (Thursday) on Ebay and concludes on the 16 May at 9pm. All proceeds raised go to Marine Conservation Society. 

Find out more online

Categories / Design and Interiors, Food and Drink

Lanvin Chocolate vintage poster

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Lanvin poster

A sweet piece of vintage advertising pulled from the archive courtesy of this Lanvin Chocolate poster.

It comes from the archives of Lanvin Chocolat whose rich advertising history also features an 1970 advert featuring Salvador Dali declaring himself crazy for the product. This particular piece features Red Riding Hood feeding the wolf with the chocolate and apparently dates from 1961. Its bright colour and childish style is just as charming today. 

The poster costs $14.99

Buy it from ModCloth

Categories / Art and Photography, Travel

Dreamline cruise canvas by Marten Rijnen

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Cruise poster

If all the chaos caused by an erupting Icelandic volcano makes you long for a more glamorous age of travel, you may be interested in this Dreamline cruise canvas by Marten Rijnen. 

It's a completely contemporary design but obviously harks back to travel posters of the 1920s and 30s. The striking design is printed onto canvas measuring 60cm wide by 80cm high. For those less bothered about recent flight disruption, there's also a twin design featuring a plane. 

It's sold by Made.com: we featured their Spoon coffee table last week. Like with the table, to get their low prices you have to wait for the product to be made after ordering – in this case a wait of 10 to 15 weeks. 

The canvas costs £39. 

Order it online