Peter andrew saville cbe born 9 october 1955 is an english art director and graphic designer. If like me you have come to saville through his most famous creations, the sleeves for factory records. Hang your posters in dorms, bedrooms, offices, or anywhere blank walls arent welcome. Inspired designs on tshirts, posters, stickers, home decor, and more by independent artists and designers from around the world. Dec 09, 2014 peter saville was factory records inhouse graphic artist, designing some of the most famous record sleeves of the last 20 years, including joy divisions unknown pleasures, pulps this is. Industrial award for the club night at the factory industrial warning sign. Art of the factory records family the hacienda, peter saville, joy division, new order the beginning of it all.
Sep 20, 20 album cover artwork by london design medal 20 winner peter saville including graphic design for factory records, joy division, odm and new order. He talks to alexis petridis about the joy of factory records, hating the fashion industry and being sacked by the city of manchester. Designed by peter saville peter saville factory records. This documentary covers the three year period of jds recording era,it includes many of the players. Factory records was a manchester based british independent record label, started in 1978 by tony wilson and alan erasmus, which featured several prominent musical acts on its roster such as joy division, new order, a certain ratio, the durutti column, happy mondays, northside, and briefly orchestral manoeuvres in the dark and james. His early work, in the late 1970s and early 80s, included album covers for several bands on the factory records label, but the ones that achieved the highest level of fame were for new. The chaotic ethos of the label provided him with the freedom to do as he wanted. This is a wonderful book, and full of beautiful images. May 28, 2011 peter saville was a cofounder of factory records and credits the labels unique culture for providing him with a creative freedom on a par with its bands. Peter saville is deemed one of the most popular british graphic designers and art directors of the generation. Ever since his first work for the fledgeling factory records in the late 1970s, peter saville has been a pivotal figure in graphic design and style culture. He gained popularity by designing several record sleeves for factory record, while serving as art director of the studios.
Peter saville is arguably the most influential graphic designer of his generation. Apr 17, 2010 fbn 114 0708527000212 factory benelux belgium limited edition of 10 unique copies of the fbn 114 vinyl rerelease, in association with peter saville. In fashion and art projects as well as in music, his work combines an unerring elegance with a remarkable ability to identify images that epitomise the moment. A quote by saville is its not cool to put the title on the front. Fact poster silverblack design by peter saville in as fresh today as it was then. He came to prominence for the many record sleeves he designed for factory. Behind is the original logotype designed by peter saville. He came to prominence for the many record sleeves he designed for factory records, which he cofounded in 1978 alongside tony wilson and alan erasmus. Peter saville probably most noted for his record and album cover designs for factory records, peter saville was a designer whose career spanned several decades.
Peter saville on his classic joy division and new order artwork. Best known for his seminal record covers for joy division and new order and as the cofounder of legendary independent music label factory records, saville has created designs for fashion, advertising, and art. Designed by peter saville is to be published by frieze in may, 2003. Many titles from the original factory catalogue have been reissued by the ltm 4 label. On the 40th anniversary of unknown pleasures, the artist discusses the inspiration behind his iconic designs as factory records cofounder and art director from 197893, peter saville produced enigmatic artworks that repurposed images from industrial and cultural history. For example, the numbers in your cheque book arent really for you. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that. Saville had a book designed by peter saville that accompanied the exhibition. Art of the factory records family the hacienda, peter. Peter saville was a cofounder of factory records and credits the labels. Dialogue on pop culture with peter saville ut magazine.
The monograph chronicling peter savilles work for factory records and other labels since the late 1970s. In an attempt to preserve the factory brand and name, ltm owner james nice, together with alan erasmus, peter saville and tony wilsons son oliver, set up factory records ltd. The estate of peter saville is spread out all over the floor of his studiocum. A compendium of peter savilles work the book itself is flashy but contains no. Selection of early works for factory records, including artwork for fac 1, the russell club poster, fac 2 the first single. It was a collection of bodies that moved independently but were contained in a system around a center of gravitational energy. The book 421 factory records the complete graphic album isnt just for fans of the music. The peter saville show soundtrack for the exhibition was.
The poster for factory 1 designed by peter saville. The factory sample ep fac 2, all night party by a certain ratio fac 5, electricity by orchestral. Factory records the complete graphic album fac 461 factory book. Nice brings an encyclopaedic zeal to his recollections independent. Peter saville on his classic joy division and new order. Jan 01, 2003 peter saville is arguably the most influential graphic designer of his generation. A book published by frieze, designed by peter saville, accompanied the exhibition. Peter saville born 9 october 1955 is an english art director and graphic designer. Factory is represented by the madchester rave on ep ok, not a song title by happy mondays and winter hill by a certain ratio. Abstraction and design the factory records designer explores the impact of abstract art on 20thcentury design.
Nobody knew what they were doing, and nobody told anybody else what to do. Born on october 9th, 1955, in england, peter saville grew up in manchester, lancashire. When factory opened its own manchester nightclub, the hacienda, the venture initially proved an unmitigated disaster, consuming all of the labels profits. This is a map of the united kingdom made up entirely from the titles of over 1,400 songs. Jun 01, 2011 definitive and comprehensive, this is the actual story of factory records peter saville shadowplayers offers a meticulously researched yearbyyear account of the labels beginnings, its triumphs and eventual dissolution. Oct 01, 2007 the now legendary cover designs for the joy division album unknown pleasures 1979 and the new order single blue monday 1983 brought the manchester graphic designer peter saville immediate international renown, with their somber yet lush modernist edge. This cover art is also known as fact 10, the catalogue number made famous by factory records. Album cover artwork by london design medal 20 winner peter saville including graphic design for factory records, joy division, odm and new order. Designed a colour code system used on selected new order and section 25 releases. Or not is a place for carefully selected masterpieces, from archive items to new items, the full with of designer brands, to find their way towards their new owners. A creative juggernaut of the postpunk era, factory records was the catalyst behind the u. The sleeves reportedly cost so much to print that factory records lost money on the biggestselling 12inch ever. Fbn 114 0708527000212 factory benelux belgium limited edition of 10 unique copies of the fbn 114 vinyl rerelease, in association with peter saville.
In 2005 teddy jamieson talked to peter saville about his life as graphic designer for factory records and beyond. Peter saville was factory records inhouse graphic artist, designing some of the most famous record sleeves of the last 20 years, including joy. However, the idea was never seriously pursued and given up after. Saville was the cofounder of factory records, and was singlehandedly responsible for its unique house style, so widely imitated, and so. Factory records paperback import, september 10, 2007. Designed by peter saville 2002, frieze studio voice vol. Designed by peter saville by peter saville goodreads. If anything and like everything factory designers made, it would look great on the coffee table. The cover features a 2003 tribute to the original unknown pleasures cover, which bill holding at morphuk did at the end of last year, and peter saville requested it for use as the book cover.
Of course this is not just the story of joy division,their history includes factory records,it includes tony wilson and peter saville and rob gretton and alan erasmus. The lack of text on it makes the design so simplistic, but also so recognizable. The complete graphic album 01 by matthew robertson, tony wilson isbn. The peter saville show will be at the design museum, shad thames, london se1 from 23 may to 14 september. The factory records era factory records was like a solar systemconceptually, creatively, and practically, saville says. As factory records cofounder and art director from 197893, peter saville produced enigmatic artworks that repurposed images from industrial and cultural history. Peter saville was lead designer and co founder for factory records. The monograph chronicling peter saville s work for factory records and other labels since the late 1970s. All 3 original factory posters are contained in the box as well as the first 4 records. A creative juggernaut of the postpunk era, factory records was the. Leaf used for the cover for fac 183, true faith by new order, plus various sketches related to the same project. Peter saville was a cofounder of factory records and credits the labels unique culture for providing him with a creative freedom on a. Original house designer and directorpartner of factory records. Peter saville peter saville s design collective company which existed in the early 80s.