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Lotus Seven Series 2, Folded Brochure, 1960. Designed by Derek Birdsall

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A fantastic example of 1960s British design by Derek Birdsall

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  • Format: Brochure
  • Designer/s: Derek Birdsall / BDMW Associates
  • Year: 1960
  • Client/Publisher: Lotus
  • Size: 150mm x 150mm (folded)
Derek Birdsall was born in  Yorkshire in 1934. His clients included magazines such as Town, Twen and Nova and numerous companies and organisations including  British Iron & Steel Federation, the British Railways, Morphy Richard. Pirelli, Dorothy Gray, Penguin Books and the Mobil Oil Corporation. Birdsall was a member of the Alliance Graphique Internationale and the Royal Designer for Industry (1982), and won numerous awards including gold medal of the New York Art Directors Club (1987) and the Prince Philip Designers prize (2005).

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Lotus Seven Series 2, Folded Brochure, 1960. Designed by Derek Birdsall
Lotus Seven Series 2, Folded Brochure, 1960. Designed by Derek Birdsall

 

Lotus Seven Series 2, Folded Brochure, 1960. Designed by Derek Birdsall
Lotus Seven Series 2, Folded Brochure, 1960. Designed by Derek Birdsall

 

Lotus Seven Series 2, Folded Brochure, 1960. Designed by Derek Birdsall
Lotus Seven Series 2, Folded Brochure, 1960. Designed by Derek Birdsall

 

Lotus Seven Series 2, Folded Brochure, 1960. Designed by Derek Birdsall
Lotus Seven Series 2, Folded Brochure, 1960. Designed by Derek Birdsall
Derek Birdsall was born in  Yorkshire in 1934. His clients included magazines such as Town, Twen and Nova and numerous companies and organisations including  British Iron & Steel Federation, the British Railways, Morphy Richard. Pirelli, Dorothy Gray, Penguin Books and the Mobil Oil Corporation. Birdsall was a member of the Alliance Graphique Internationale and the Royal Designer for Industry (1982), and won numerous awards including gold medal of the New York Art Directors Club (1987) and the Prince Philip Designers prize (2005).
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