UNION 5 card

£ 3.00 GBP

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A greeting / note card from our Union collection tracing the story of ‘&’, representing partnership, collaboration and coming together - union.

Union 5 compares contemporary serif fonts - Perpetua 1925-29 by English designer/printmaker/stonecutter Eric Gill, Trajan 1989 by artist/designer Carol Twombly USA and Minion 1990 by type designer Robert Slimbach USA.

From Pompeii graffiti 2000 years ago to today, the Union collection tells the story of ‘&’, a mark that evolved from the Latin ‘et’. Each card is designed to reflect its place in our timeline.
For more on the story of Union visit the Union page.

Eclipse print details
- Archival pigment print on 350gsm acid free 100% cotton rag paper,
  conserving the depth and texture of the original artwork.
  Signed and numbered.
Whitebeam frames
- Matt black aluminium frame, square edge - minimal 0.2” / 4.75mm wide x 1” / 25mm deep.
about Whitebeam Studio
- Welcome to Whitebeam Studio! We are an independent designer/maker studio based in Brooklyn New York and Clerkenwell London, founded five years ago by English designer Diana Allen and her daughter, visual artist Holly AllenCooper.
  
  We work collaboratively, our respective arts backgrounds combining to make collections that may appear eclectic but always originate in drawing and the highest quality raw materials.
  
  Our products are all designed and developed inhouse. Our stainless steel jewelry and art prints are made by hand at our two studios, ceramics in collaboration with a small uk pottery.