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Royal Stitch Up
Posted by Patrick Burgoyne, 5 December 2008, 15:31 Permalink Comments (8)
Cliff, Brian May, that kid that won Britain's Got Talent, step aside. The real star of this year's Royal Variety Performance is a piece of graphic design...
Hampton-based design studio elliottyoung was commissioned by the Entertainment Artiste’s Benevolent Fund (EABF) to create a one-off programme cover to mark the 80th Royal Variety performance (which is on 11 December).
Elliottyoung, in turn, commissioned embroidery specialists Hand & Lock to stitch a design featuring the RVP's logo and the Prince of Wales' crest using silver and gold wire.
Chas and Camilla will be handed this special edition programme for the event - the rest of the audience will have to make do with a printed facsimile if they want to know what time the Pussycat Dolls are coming on.
8 Comments
I like to see real things being made by real craftspeople. It's never the easiest route, but what a great result!
Nice work elliottoung, I hope Prince Charles appreciates it!
2008-12-09 12:05:25
Je concur its a superfine treat to see such craftsman ship... the best things in life are born from time,skill and effort. x
2008-12-10 01:06:29
+1 lou lou.
2008-12-10 11:35:34
Bloody marvelous!
(and to think how hard it is to get some clients to commit to foil blocking or embossing.. at least Charlie knows what's what.)
2008-12-10 16:31:26
beautiful work. hope the programmes have some sort of texture or embossing to them.
2008-12-11 05:05:34
Yeah as Jason says, its really nice when you see real craft being employed in modern graphic design. My girlfriend has an embroidery machine... I wonder if she'd mind me having a go.
2008-12-12 12:41:34
Must replies to the RSVP have to be embroidered too?
Beautiful work.
2008-12-12 19:31:04
what a waste of time and talent... more myth making for these rich people.... what is your fascination with the elite robber barons?
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