Somerset House, London

Bejewelled by Tiffany, 1837–1987

Somerset House, London

Award-winning exhibition design group, Ivor Heal, approached Mash-design for help in a pursuit to create the largest Tiffany & Co exhibition to date. They needed elegant yet thematic graphics to accentuate the lavish Tiffany collections.

Services
Art direction
Typography
Illustration
Information panel design
Production management
Installation supervision
Somerset House, London

Origins of the idea
Inspired by New York, the birthplace of Tiffany & Co, we created an exhibition that mirrors the magical city that never sleeps. We felt there was nothing more impactful than having Tiffany's most iconic faces governing the walls of the exhibition. We paid additional attention to treatment of light and shade to draw on the mystery behind an elegant woman and her jewellery.

Somerset House, London

Sources of inspiration
Well renowned designer Frank Gehry, inspired the graphics for his own portfolio of work.

We developed a typography that combined his unique pencil strokes and generally loose approach to build the perfect brand identity.

Somerset House, London
Somerset House, London

Having lived in New York and immersing myself in the lifestyle of a New Yorker, my outlook on the Tiffany & Co project was subconsciously inspired by my time walking the streets of New York and architectural wonder.

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