Catalogue Number
NMLH.2025.37.15
Object Name
Poster
Title
Getting Repairs Done by the Council
Place
Paddington Printshop, London
People
Simon Kenrick (designer); Paddington Printshop, London
Date
c.1980
Description
Screenprinted poster, "Getting Repairs Done by the Council" in blue and white on a full-page design of a smashed window with four panes. The bottom two panes include details "How can tenants get a better deal?" and "Legal rights + tactics - How the council works - What tenants have achieved..." Along the bottom is "All Islington + GLC tenants welcome."
This poster was made by Paddington Printshop, a community graphic design and print workshop in West London, co-founded by John Phillips and Pippa Smith. Between 1975-1991, the centre printed over 400 designs for left-wing community organisations. These publicised local political campaigns such as housing rights and food co-ops, to social gatherings including play days, gardening clubs, gigs and festivals. Their do-it-yourself style was part of the proto-punk ethos.
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