Above: The print that started it all: 'Bally Legs' by French graphic designer, Bernard Villemot
Source: Letitia Morris Gallery
I am soon to be the lucky owner of an original Bally print. The print as shown above, is called 'Bally Legs' and was created by Bernard Villemot, a French graphic designer in 1967 in Paris. Villemot (1911-1989) is considered to be one of France's best graphic designers from the post World War II period. His 'Legs' image for Bally, the Swiss luxury design house, won him the 'Martini Prize Gold Medal' and helped forge a partnership between Villemot and Bally which lasted for 22 years. What is just amazing is how modern these images still are even though they were created over 40 years ago. Great work and great design endures.
Here are some more Bally prints by Villemot: |
Wow, they are very cool, Miss Silk. Wondering where you will hang your new print?
ReplyDeleteHi Baltazar- thanks for your comment. Yes they are great and I am planning to hang my 'Legs' Bally print above our fireplace in our living room. It is still being framed at the moment but I hope to pick it up soon!
ReplyDeleteI love my Bally print!
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