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The Grosvenor House, Antiques Fair, Catalogue, 10-24 June 1971

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  • Format Catalogue
  • Designer/s Ken Briggs and Associates
  • Year 1971
  • Client/Publisher The Grosvenor House
  • Size 203mm x 260mm
Ken Briggs and Associates
Ken Briggs was born in 1931 in Derbyshire, studied at Chesterfield School of Arts & Crafts and later at the Central School of Arts & Crafts in London, alongside notable designers like Ken Garland and Colin Forbes. After National Service, he worked briefly as a typographer at Everetts. In the late 1950s, Ken freelanced for clients like the Arts Council and Rathbone Books while teaching part-time. In the 1960s, he won the design contract for The National Theatre, where his use of photography and Letraset set the visual tone for its future designs. Explore related designers including Ken Garland and Hans Schleger. See also British Modernism and 1960s graphic design history.

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The Grosvenor House, Antiques Fair, Catalogue, 10-24 June 1971. Designed by Ken Briggs and Associates
The Grosvenor House, Antiques Fair, Catalogue, 10-24 June 1971. Designed by Ken Briggs and Associates
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