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Stockholm 700 years

November 23, 2018 10:03 am Published by

What difference does a year make? Stockholm actually celebrated 700 years already in 1952, but the Olympics was held in Helsinki that year and the cities didn’t want to compete about the tourists. So Stockholm decided to celebrate the jubilee a year later instead, 1953. And for any jubilee there has to be a poster! […]

Östergötland

November 23, 2018 9:56 am Published by

Inga-Greta Solbreck-Möller in her true element! If your heart beats for Östergötland you definitely need this poster, with the cornflower and some of the most known buildings in the province.

Göta Canal Waterway

November 23, 2018 9:53 am Published by

Hans-Eric Olsén was often sought out whenever a city or company needed a new poster, which reveals how talented and respected he was. He was also a skilled leader and visionary within advertisment, and he climbed quickly on the corporate ladder giving him more time for strategizing but less time for illustrating.Too bad for us, […]

Have a good time

November 23, 2018 9:41 am Published by

In 1952 the Swedish American Line announced a big poster contest. The contest activated almost 700 artists, both professionals and happy amateurs. One of the artist who participarted was Inga-Greta Solbreck-Möller who created this happy poster for the contest. She didn’t win, but the poster made it to the top 10. However, for us this […]