We are absolutely delighted to be able to share with you the news of this very special project we’ve been working on with Gary at The Private Press. In collaboration with Ewa at Twarda Sztuka Foundation who looks after Jerzy Treutler’s archives, we have created this limited edition screen-print (numbered 35 copies) of one of Jerzy Treutler’s most iconic poster designs.

It’s going to be impossible to put into words what an absolute legend Maciej Hubner (Hibner) is in every possible sense of the word. He’s a true artist who never stops creating (well ‘I stop when I sleep!’). He’s created some of the most iconic graphic designs of the 20th century and lived through the devastation of war the hardship of Communism. Now, despite being in his nineties, he remains utterly modern in his thinking and grounded in the present; he is acutely aware and upset by the current direction of political travel in his country. Yet he exudes warmth and a rare beautiful light radiates from his eyes. He’s a little recap from the day we met him and an introduction to some of the very beautiful posters he has entrusted to our care, so that we can sell them on his behalf. It’s a tiny bit of what we can tell you, but it’s a start! We are determined to do all we can to promote Maciej Hubner and his incredible catalogue of work so that he might receive a little of the recognition he so richly deserves.

Swierzy was a truly unique talent. He had a face which exuded warmth. Over the course of his career he created more posters than any other Polish School of Poster artists. He was a delight to be around, and partied just as hard as he worked!

We are super proud to be launching the UK’s first ever specialist Vintage Poster Market next month in Peckham! Come find us from 14-16 May at the Copeland Gallery, SE15 London.

Many extremely talented female students attended the graphic arts faculties, studying under the great masters of the day, but the pressures of marriage and children forced most of them to give up their artistic ambitions not long after graduating.

Today we celebrate the award-winning female artists who broke the mould. And thank goodness they did; the world is different through female eyes and their work is sublimely beautiful.

Here are just some of our very favourite female Polish poster artists…

Running a business as a woman living abroad

When Sylwia thinks back to cleaning hotels in London all those years ago, she never would have dreamt that one day she would discover a shared love of posters from the Polish School of Posters with Harriet, her co-founder at Projekt 26. They speak about their jobs as a work of passion and the appeal of Polish posters to the English (and beyond).

Despite being ever humble about his work, Hubert Hilscher was a highly influential and internationally acclaimed poster artist from the Polish School of Posters and one of the key founders of the Poster Biennale. He was also the creative driving force behind Projekt magazine, where he was art director for 22 years, and an award winning book designer. Born in Warsaw on 25.10.1924, he passed away 75 years later on 19.09.1999; for an artist who bought such balance and pattern to his work, there seems to us to be an almost poetic symmetry to that date…

The proof of the vitality and visor of art schools is provided by the new talents they produce and the list of names from the younger generation of artists who join the ranks of the old guard. Of equal importance is the development and the manner in which the old guard itself changes. This is especially true of those members of the Polish school of poster art who have long been recognised as masters though they are only about 40 years old at the moment.

It’s going to be hard to convey just how incredible it was to meet one of the masters of the Polish School of Posters, and one of our favourite artists - Mieczyslaw Wasilewski - or Mietek, as he introduced himself. But we did. And the meeting will forever stay with us as one of the most incredible and special meetings of our lives.

This month would have seen epic Polish poster artist Roman Cieslewicz turn 90. We want to honour his memory and his immense talent with a dedicated blog post.