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University of Brighton Design Archives @designarchives.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

The construction of the State Express Pavilion, Wembley, 1924 Joseph Emberton Archive EMB/2/1/23

black and white photo of the framework of a building under construction.

University of Brighton Design Archives @designarchives.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Joseph Emberton (1889-1956) was one of Britain’s most significant architects during the inter-war period introducing modern design to broad audiences. Here, the publicity brochure for the (then) new HMV premises on Oxford St which Emberton designed in 1939 EMB/1/5

sepia coloured black and white image of a building for His Master's Voice (HMV) on Oxford Street

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University of Brighton Design Archives @designarchives.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

A selection of fabrics and wallpapers from the Festival of Britain exhibition, 1951, published in 'Design from the Festival', one of the many digitised resources available on our website - designarchives.brighton.ac.uk/resources/do... @designcouncil.bsky.social archive DCA/32/2/1/78

a 2-page magazine spread with colour and black and white photos of wallpapers and textiles. Patterns include florals, checks, stripes

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University of Brighton Design Archives @designarchives.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Festival of Britain, 1951, South Bank Exhibition, general view of the Homes and Gardens Pavilion and the Bandbox. Architects of Homes Gardens: Bronek Katz and Reginald Vaughan. @designcouncil.bsky.social archive DCA/30/1/FOB/HG/10

black and white photo looking down over a large exhibition consisting of several buildings and architectural structures.

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University of Brighton Design Archives @designarchives.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

The Land Travelling Exhibition was a mobile component of the Festival of Britain, travelling to Manchester, Leeds, Birmingham & Nottingham. Arnold Rothholz designed the ‘People at Work’ section, seen here. RHZ/1/1/11/1/4 British official photograph, Festival of Britain copyright reserved

black and white photograph of an exhibition display with a large graphic mural behind it

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University of Brighton Design Archives @designarchives.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Festival of Britain, 1951, South Bank Exhibition. General night view showing the base of the shot tower, the 1851 Centenary Pavilion and the Sport's Pavilion. Photograph by David Potts @designcouncil.bsky.social DCA/30/1/FOB/SP/1

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University of Brighton Design Archives @designarchives.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Peter Max (19 Oct 1937-14 Sept 2026) was a German - American artist & graphic designer known for his psychedelic, counter-culture designs. These posters are from the Icograda archive, part of their international poster collection. American Cancer Society ICO/3/32/97 Peace Corps ICO/3/32/100

Vibrant colourful poster for the Peace Corps with psychedelic illustrations of people and places

Poster for the American Cancer Society is split into thirds, each third has a different vibrant colourful illustration. The top shows a figure flying over an orb or circular body, the middle illustration shows an imaginary coastline scene, and the bottom illustration shows a pink sun or moon type circular body rising or setting over a patterned mountain range

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University of Brighton Design Archives @designarchives.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Up on our blog, reflections from Roisin Gilloch Boyle who visited the Design Archives for her master’s research into the Grand National roller coaster at Blackpool Pleasure Beach, designed by Joseph Emberton blogs.brighton.ac.uk/brightondesi... EMB/19A, 'New Switchback', Manchester Guardian 27.2.35

newspaper clipping showing a picture of a roller coaster looking down the tracks at workers still building it

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University of Brighton Design Archives @designarchives.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Ice cream cart constructed by FEW Models and Displays for Festival of Britain, 1951, from the James Gardner Archive, LJG/2/6/1/4

black and white photograph of an ice cream truck with graphic, geometric designs

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University of Brighton Design Archives @designarchives.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Festival of Britain, 1951, Farm and Factory exhibition, Northern Ireland. Co-ordinating Designer W.M. de Majo. M.B.E., M.S.I.A. Associate Designer: L. Bramberg. Display of Manufacturers' Products - Wool Section. @designcouncil.bsky.social archive DCA/30/1/FOB/FF/36

black and white photograph of an exhibition display of wool items including short-sleeved jumpers, hats, bolts of fabric hung in decorative ways on the wall, scarves, throws and more.

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University of Brighton Design Archives @designarchives.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Festival of Britain, 1951, South Bank Exhibition. Interior of the Lion and Unicorn Pavilion. Architects: R.Y. Goodden ARIBA, RDI, FSIA & R.D. Russell. Display Designers: Goodden & Russell and Richard Guyatt. @designcouncil.bsky.social archive DCA/30/1/FOB/LU/24

black and white photo of the interior of a building looking out through a wall of glass windows. Hanging from the ceiling is a large cage and a fake flock of birds

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University of Brighton Design Archives @designarchives.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

The award-winning film Designing From Home has been selected for the WOFF Film Festival 2026 @wofff.bsky.social and is now available to view online with a festival pass until 5 October. More info about Designing from Home including trailer here blogs.brighton.ac.uk/brightondesi...

screen grab of a festival programme. There are square thumbnail images for each of the 7 films on this two-page spread. The text at the top reads Block 8 The Knowledge.

a birdeye view of a house with the words Designing From Home in block orange letters written across the middle

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University of Brighton Design Archives @designarchives.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

To celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Festival of Britain, a landmark exhibition designed to nurture the country’s recovery after WWII, we are featuring items from across our collections. Here, the Dome of Discovery, designed by Ralph Tubbs. @designcouncil archive DCA/30/1/FOB/DD/18

black and white photograph of a modernist space-age 'dome' looking building taken at night.

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University of Brighton Design Archives @designarchives.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Upcoming screenings for @suebreakell.bsky.social & @harrietatkinson.bsky.social's film Designing From Home about the life and home of designer FHK Henrion include 16 September at Towner Gallery, Eastbourne 24 September @isokongallery.bsky.social More info here: blogs.brighton.ac.uk/brightondesi...

black and white photograph of a man sitting on a bench against a brick wall, to his left is a woman holding a tray with tea in a doorway. Photo of FHK Henrion and Daphne Hardy Henrion in the garden of their home in Hampstead, c.1947. Photograph by Anneli Bunyard, courtesy Estate of Anneli Bunyard.

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University of Brighton Design Archives @designarchives.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

The University of Brighton Design Archives has retained its national accreditation award. Read more about this achievement & the UoBDA ongoing's commitment to preserving internationally important collections, supporting research, teaching and public engagement. blogs.brighton.ac.uk/brightondesi...

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University of Brighton Design Archives @designarchives.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Explore the designs of Enid Marx at Compton Verney, Warwickshire with their upcoming exhibition The Pattern of Life: Enid Marx and Modern British Design. Opens this Saturday 18 July, more here: www.theguardian.com/artanddesign... Portrait of Enid Marx Design Council Archive DCA/30/1/POR/M/41/2

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University of Brighton Design Archives @designarchives.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

For @exploreyourarchive.bsky.social #EYAArchitecture, the 1962 ground floor plans for Brighton College of Arts and Crafts which later became Brighton Polytechnic and is now the Grand Parade campus @uniofbrighton.bsky.social and home of the Design Archives.

greyscale plan for the ground floor of a many-floored building

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University of Brighton Design Archives @designarchives.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Read about the history of the ATM from the Bank of England Museum, including a look at the 1969 award-winning MD2 cash dispenser designed by Jack Howe for Chubb & Sons Lock & Safe Company Ltd. www.bankofengland.co.uk/museum/onlin... @designcouncil.bsky.social archive DCA/30/7/1969/1/5

a blond woman in a neurtal coloured coat with a black handbag on her right arm is taking money out of a silver cash machine.

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University of Brighton Design Archives @designarchives.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Air-conditioned bed, designed by F.C. Ashford seen at the Britain Can Make It exhibition, 1946. @designcouncil.bsky.social archive DCA/30/1/13/5/29

black and white photo of a woman in a bed that is shaped like a shoe or a skate. She's wearing a black blazer and has dark brown hair. The bed is on a tilted platform.

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University of Brighton Design Archives @designarchives.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Teaching Design, Drawing Boundaries: Working with the ICSID / @wdo.org Collection João Bittar Fiammenghi was a visiting research fellow who carried out sustained research in the Design Archives. Fiammenghi reflects on his research, up now on our site: blogs.brighton.ac.uk/brightondesi...

typed black text on white and cream paper from the ICSID archive, University of Brighton Design Archives

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University of Brighton Design Archives @designarchives.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Exhibition designer James Gardner proposed this design for the Stonehenge Visitors Centre in 1993. While unrealised, what better way to mark the summer solstice! James Gardner Archive LJG/3/49

colour illustration of an exhibition design about Stonehenge

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University of Brighton Design Archives @designarchives.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

James Gardner (1907-1995) designed the 1972 groundbreaking scientific exhibition The Story of the Earth at the Geological Museum, London. For @exploreyourarchive.bsky.social #EYAColourful, a before and after look at Gardners' designs for the exhibition. LJG/2/30/2/4 & LJG/2/30/4/3

Illustration in shades of blue on blue paper of a scientific exhibit in a museum.

colour photograph of a scientific exhibition in a museum shows display panels and cases, a globe and other circular models.

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University of Brighton Design Archives @designarchives.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

'Comrades in Art: Artists against Fascism' is a major new exhibition at Towner Art Gallery, Eastbourne, which features significant loans from the University of Brighton Design Archives, many of which have not been exhibited before, more here: blogs.brighton.ac.uk/brightondesi... Image © Rob Harris

colour photograph of one room at Towner Art Gallery. On the left is a dark blue wall hung with framed pictures, on the right the walls are white hung with framed pictures and there is a table display to the left side. Photography © Rob Harris

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University of Brighton Design Archives @designarchives.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

We are thrilled that Designing From Home, directed by @suebreakell.bsky.social & @harrietatkinson.bsky.social has been selected for the 2026 Brighton Rocks Film Festival. Designing From Home will be screened 18 June (session 10), more info and tickets here: www.rocksfestivals.com/briff

colour photo of a bird's eye view looking down onm a house with the title Designing From Home written across the center in orange. The Brighton Rocks Film Festival official selection 2026 laurels are below the title in white

circle made up of segmented lines in different colours. Brighton Rocks 2026 Official Selection is written in the middle in white

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University of Brighton Design Archives @designarchives.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Tea-making machinery at the Farm and Factory exhibition, Festival of Britain, 1951. Co-ordinating Designer: W.M. de Majo. M.B.E., M.S.I.A. @designcouncil.bsky.social archive DCA/30/1/FOB/FF/53 #InternationalTeaDay

black and white photo of a tea making machine and small display of products

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University of Brighton Design Archives @designarchives.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Barbara Jones (1912-1978) often wrote her articles and book chapters by hand before typing them up. Here, her manuscript for an article titled 'Popular Art' published in Athene: Journal of the Society for Education in Art 5.3 (Aug 1951) BJO/3/2/4 #EYAHandwriting @exploreyourarchive.bsky.social

cream coloured paper with blue handwritten text that is often crossed out in places

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University of Brighton Design Archives @designarchives.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

Not only did Barbara Jones include Portmeirion in her book Follies & Grottoes (1953, 1974), she also illustrated Williams-Ellis' 1947 book On Trust for the Nation. More on the Barbara Jones Archive here: blogs.brighton.ac.uk/brightondesi...

colour illustration in brown black green and yellow of a church and graveyard that is the frontispiece of a book. To the right, is the title page of the book, 'On Trust For The Nation' by Clough Williams-Ellis

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University of Brighton Design Archives @designarchives.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Happy 100th Birthday Sir David Attenborough! Here is a letter from from Attenborough shortly after starting with the BBC Television Talks Department to Barbara Jones, congratulating her on her contribution to the BBC TV programme about Coronation Souvenirs, broadcast on 13 February 1953. BJO/4/1/10

a typed letter on BBC letterhead from David Attenborough to Barbara Jones

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University of Brighton Design Archives @designarchives.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

'The Ongoing Importance of Archives' Reflections from this year's undergrad placement student Lily Bunch on her time in the Design Archives, read now on our site: blogs.brighton.ac.uk/brightondesi...

photograph looking down at a grey table. On top of the table to the left is a negative inside a transparent plastic envelope, on the right is a pile of photographs. To the top is some old sellotape pieces , a pencil and a brown envelope.

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University of Brighton Design Archives @designarchives.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

The Hazards of Work: How to Fight Them, by Patrick Kinnersly Pluto Press, 1973 Cover design by Richard Hollis More about the Richard Hollis archive here: blogs.brighton.ac.uk/brightondesi...

book cover is white with black and red text

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University of Brighton Design Archives @designarchives.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Designing from Home won Best Short Documentary at the London Independent Film Festival Spring 2026. The film was produced by Hugh Hartford at Banyak Media, funded by the AHRC & @uniofbrighton.bsky.social @suebreakell.bsky.social @harrietatkinson.bsky.social blogs.brighton.ac.uk/brightondesi...

black laurels surround the following text also printed in black: Best Short Documentary London Independent Film Festival 2026

Two women stand on a red carpet in front of a white wall with various logos and brands

a colour image looking down on a house and garden. Designing From Home is written in orange block letters through the middle

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University of Brighton Design Archives @designarchives.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

The Tea Making section at the Farm and Factory Exhibition, Northern Ireland, part of the Festival of Britain, 1951. Designed by W.M. de Majo. M.B.E., M.S.I.A, part of the @designcouncil.bsky.social archive. ID: DCA/30/1/FOB/FF/53 #NationalTeaDay

black and white photograph of a tea making machine with a small exhibition display stand to the left.

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University of Brighton Design Archives @designarchives.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

'Driver! From wine and vodka to crime - the way is short' This Soviet-era anti-alcohol poster was commissioned by the Protection of Public Order Management, Leningrad City Council & Leningrad commercial transport, 1964 #EYACrime @exploreyourarchive.bsky.social ICOGRADA / ICoD Archive ICO/3/27/4

black poster with a vodka bottle in the middle-left, a red dotted line extends from the bottle diagonally to the right towards an illustration of a truck that has crashed into a telephone pole. The text is written in white.

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University of Brighton Design Archives @designarchives.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Francesca Mucchetti, a doctoral student from University of Turin, Italy, has joined the Design Archives for a three-month placement part of her programme of study to work on the ICSID/ @wdo.org archive. Read more on our site here: blogs.brighton.ac.uk/brightondesi... Image ©Riva-Ferretti Group

Colourful illustration of an Italian shipyard.
Giorgio Barilani illustration of the Riva shipyard in Sarnico, Italy, with a view of the Plancia, Carlo Riva’s former office, 1965, Archivio Storico Riva – Ferretti Group.

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University of Brighton Design Archives @designarchives.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

We’re excited to share a funded Collaborative Doctoral Partnership w/us & The National Archives; ‘Surfacing & sharing visual design records through AI-driven datasets’ @cultinformatics.bsky.social More information: www.brighton.ac.uk/research/pos... Photos from @designcouncil.bsky.social archive

37 black and white photographs are tiled into one composite image. Photos include designed objects like phones, cameras, glasses, cutlery, cars, toilets, textiles, clothing, packaging and more.

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University of Brighton Design Archives @designarchives.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

Two wartime exhibition posters from the archive of graphic designer FHK Henrion (1914-1990) are on loan to a new exhibition at the Wallace Collection in London, 'The Wallace Collection at War' Read more here including links to the exhibition & reviews: blogs.brighton.ac.uk/brightondesi...

Illustration of a teal sickle is overlaid on an illustration of a hammer inside a red tank. The poster text is in both turquoise and red.
25 Years of Progress exhibition poster, FHK Henrion Archive, University of Brighton Design Archives. Courtesy of FHK Henrion Estate.

an illustration of a red painter's palette and a red hammer and sickle on a piece of Russian newspaper. The title is in white and black inside the painter's palette.
Artists Aid Russia Exhibition poster, FHK Henrion Archive, University of Brighton Design Archives. Courtesy of the Henrion Estate.

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University of Brighton Design Archives @designarchives.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

'Designing from Home' documentary by @suebreakell.bsky.social @harrietatkinson.bsky.social about FHK Henrion has been shortlisted at the London Independent Film Awards. Tickets for Sunday's screening at 4:00pm at the Genesis Cinema, Whitechapel here: www.genesiscinema.co.uk/whatson/film... liff.org

black and white photo of a man sitting outside on a bench outside a brick home. A woman carrying a tray opens a door to join him. Image of FHK Henrion and Daphne Hardy Henrion in the garden of their home in Hampstead, c.1947. Photograph by Anneli Bunyard, courtesy Estate of Anneli Bunyard.

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University of Brighton Design Archives @designarchives.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Our Preservation & Digital Resources Coordinator Sirpa Kutilainen co-leads the HVAC Shut Down Group which explores sustainable conservation and preservation measures that can be applied to the GLAM sector. Read more here blogs.brighton.ac.uk/hvac/ #archiveconservation @arascot.bsky.social #archive30

thermal image of an archive store shows an image of a hallway in purple, orange and pink hues

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University of Brighton Design Archives @designarchives.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

For @arascot.bsky.social #archive30 #UnusualArchives a 1977 @designcouncil.bsky.social award-winning design for medical equipment: Cosmopolitan acrylic posterior teeth by AD International Ltd for Dentsply Ltd, DCA/30/7/1977/21/1 Find more winning designs here: archiveshub.jisc.ac.uk/designarchiv...

closeup colour photograph of a set of artificial teeth and gums

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University of Brighton Design Archives @designarchives.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

For @arascot.bsky.social #Archive30 #ColourfulArchives this painting by exhibition designer James Gardner depicting a general view of the National Museum of Natural Science, Taiwan, 1986-88 LJG/3/22/2/1

very colourful illustration of the inside of a science museum. Visible are many 3-d shapes, (cubes, spheres, pyramids and more complex shapes) many of which hang from the ceiling or are found in cases.

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University of Brighton Design Archives @designarchives.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

For @arascot.bsky.social #Archive30 #ArchiveAnimals, these Harella advertisements, designed by FHK Henrion. Courtesy of the Henrion estate.

two colour advertisements for Harella coats. On the left is a woman standing in a field of flowers with a butterfly flying by her and the sun shining down. On the right, a woman stroking an Emu. Both images are slightly surreal in composition and the tagline for Harella is printed at the bottom, 'It's a dream, it's Harella'.

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University of Brighton Design Archives @designarchives.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

Dorrit Dekk (1917-2014) was a Czech graphic & designer artist known for her playful style. With high profile clients such as the Festival of Britain Land Travelling Exhibition, P&O and Penguin Books, explore Dekk's archive here: blogs.brighton.ac.uk/brightondesi... #womenshistorymonth

newpaper clipping of a woman sitting at a desk pointing at a small version of a mural she painted.

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University of Brighton Design Archives @designarchives.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

'Finding Kraftwerk in the Design Archives' The Design Archives’ Digital Content and Systems Co-Ordinator Jen Grasso @brightonphotobooth.bsky.social reflects on some recent cataloguing activity. Read now on our site: blogs.brighton.ac.uk/brightondesi...

orange circular case with 'Autobahn 16mm/colour' typed on a cream and brown circular label in the centre

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University of Brighton Design Archives @designarchives.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Artist, writer, designer Barbara Jones (1912-1978) championed popular art. Her archive includes research, manuscripts & original artwork such as her draft artwork for the 1951 exhibition Black Eyes and Lemonade at Whitechapel Gallery #womenshistorymonth More here blogs.brighton.ac.uk/brightondesi...

beige paper with various illustrations of eyes in blank ink, pencil and yellow ink

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University of Brighton Design Archives @designarchives.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

PGR and Centre for Design History Research Communications Assistant Sylvie Jane Lewis explores the imagery of the otherworldly at the Design Archives. Read now on our blog: blogs.brighton.ac.uk/brightondesi... Harella Advertisement designed by FHK Henrion

Surrealist-esque advertisement from a magazine for Harella coats shows two female figures, one without a head, the other a dress mannequin with a head, on a large country estate.

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University of Brighton Design Archives @designarchives.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

Natasha Kroll's (1914-2004) practice is rooted in European modernism. She both attended and taught at the Reimann School, was display manger at Simpson Piccadilly before moving to production design at the BBC. Explore her archive here: blogs.brighton.ac.uk/brightondesi... #womenshistorymonth

sepia toned photograph of a woman with short, dark hair. She's vignetted, and wearing a printed top. The photographer's stamp is visible in the bottom corner and the picture was taken in Berlin on Kurfüstendamm 13.

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University of Brighton Design Archives @designarchives.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

Journalist, women’s rights champion & editor of Vogue, Alison Settle's (1891-1980) archive offers insight into the worlds of fashion, textile & clothing manufacturing, design promotion & women’s professional practice. Explore her archive here blogs.brighton.ac.uk/brightondesi... #womenshistorymonth

black and white photo of a woman with short hair, leaning to the side. She's wearing a graphic blouse with a dramatic collar.

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