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Henri Kay Henrion1984

Fondazione Napoli Novantanove

Fondazione Napoli Novantanove
Napoli, Italy

Frederick Henri Kay Henrion (1914–1990), was a German graphic designer. A celebrated poster and exhibition designer, Henrion was also the founding father of modern European corporate identity. After the war Henrion became art director at Contact Books, and in 1951 he started his own design consultancy named Henrion Design Associates.As well as creating exhibitions, packaging, and book and magazine design, they worked within the then-emerging concept of corporate identity - with Henrion becoming a pioneer in the field.His clients included:British European Airways, KLM, London Electricity Board, The Post Office, The National Theatre. Henrion was a member of the Artists' International Association, the Society of Industrial Artists and Designers (later the Chartered Society of Designers), and the Council of Industrial Design; in 1952 he became one of the earliest members of Alliance Graphique Internationale, in which designers from all over the world could meet and share ideas.

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