Peter Andrew Saville (born 9 October 1955) is an English

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and

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. He designed many record sleeves for

Factory Records Factory Records was a Manchester-based British independent record label founded in 1978 by Tony Wilson and Alan Erasmus. The label featured several important acts on its roster, including Joy Division, New Order (band), New Order, A Certain Ra ...

, which he co-founded in 1978 alongside

Tony Wilson Anthony Howard Wilson (20 February 1950 – 10 August 2007) was a British record label owner, radio and television presenter, nightclub manager and impresario, and a journalist for Granada Television, the BBC and Channel 4. As a co-founder ...

and

Alan Erasmus Alan Erasmus (born 26 April 1949) is a British actor best known for his involvement in the Manchester music scene starting in the 1970s. He co-founded Factory Records with Tony Wilson, which signed Joy Division and the Happy Mondays. He also co ...

Early life

Peter Saville was born in

Manchester Manchester () is a city and the metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England. It had an estimated population of in . Greater Manchester is the third-most populous metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, with a population of 2.92&nbs ...

Lancashire Lancashire ( , ; abbreviated ''Lancs'') is a ceremonial county in North West England. It is bordered by Cumbria to the north, North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire to the east, Greater Manchester and Merseyside to the south, and the Irish Sea to ...

, and attended

St Ambrose College St Ambrose College is an 11–18 Christian Brothers' Roman Catholic boys' grammar school in Hale Barns, Altrincham, Greater Manchester, England. It was founded in 1946 by Joseph Robertson. In 2012 the school became an academy, and was complete ...

. He studied

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Manchester Polytechnic Manchester Metropolitan University is located in the centre of Manchester, England. The university has 40,000 students and over 4,000 members of staff. It is home to four faculties (Arts and Humanities, Business and Law, Health and Education ...

from 1975 to 1978. Saville became involved in the music scene after meeting

, the journalist and broadcaster. The meeting resulted in Wilson commissioning the first Factory poster ( FAC 1). Saville was a partner in Factory Records along with Wilson,

Martin Hannett James Martin Hannett (31 May 1948 – 18 April 1991) was an English record producer, musician and an original partner/director at Tony Wilson's Factory Records. Hannett produced music by artists including Joy Division, the Durutti Column, A Cert ...

Rob Gretton Robert Leo Gretton (15 January 1953 – 15 May 1999) was the manager of Joy Division and New Order. He was partner in and co-director of Factory Records and a founding partner of The Haçienda. For ten years until his death in 1999, Gretton ra ...

and

Factory Records

Peter Saville designed many record sleeves for

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artists, most notably for

Joy Division Joy Division were an English Rock music, rock band formed in Salford in 1976. The group consisted of vocalist, guitarist and lyricist Ian Curtis, guitarist and keyboardist Bernard Sumner, bassist Peter Hook and drummer Stephen Morris (musici ...

and

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. Influenced by fellow student

Malcolm Garrett Malcolm Leslie Garrett (born 1956) is a British graphic designer, and Creative Director of Images&Co, a communications design consultancy based in London, UK. He is Ambassador for Manchester School of Art and co-founder of the annual Design Ma ...

, who had begun designing for the Manchester punk group

Buzzcocks Buzzcocks are an English punk rock band that singer-songwriter-guitarist Pete Shelley and singer-songwriter Howard Devoto formed in Manchester in 1976. During their career, the band combined elements of punk rock, power pop, and pop punk. The ...

, and by

Herbert Spencer Herbert Spencer (27 April 1820 – 8 December 1903) was an English polymath active as a philosopher, psychologist, biologist, sociologist, and anthropologist. Spencer originated the expression "survival of the fittest", which he coined in '' ...

's ''Pioneers of Modern Typography'', Saville was inspired by

Jan Tschichold Jan Tschichold (; born Johannes Tzschichhold; 2 April 1902 – 11 August 1974), also known as Iwan Tschichold or Ivan Tschichold, was a German calligrapher, typographer and book designer. He played a significant role in the development o ...

, chief propagandist for the New Typography. According to Saville: "Malcolm had a copy of Herbert Spencer's ''Pioneers of Modern Typography''. The one chapter that he hadn't reinterpreted in his own work was the cool, disciplined 'New Typography' of Tschichold and its subtlety appealed to me. I found a parallel in it for the New Wave that was evolving out of Punk." Saville collaborated with Ben Kelly on numerous projects during this period. Saville credited Kelly as a major influence on his work, saying "I thought I could just take things from Ben, like he was a reference book or something. He used to get really mad about it." Kelly and Saville won a Designers and Art Directors Award for the sleeve of Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark's 1980 self-titled first album. Saville's album design for Joy Division's last album, ''

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'', released shortly after the suicide of

Ian Curtis Ian Kevin Curtis (15 July 1956 – 18 May 1980) was an English singer, songwriter and musician. He was the lead singer, lyricist and occasional guitarist of the band Joy Division, with whom he released the albums ''Unknown Pleasures'' (197 ...

in May 1980, was controversialJohnson, Mark: "An Ideal For Living: An History of Joy Division", page 64. Proteus Books, 1984 in its depiction of Christ's body entombed. However, the design pre-dated Curtis's death, which the magazine ''

New Musical Express ''New Musical Express'' (''NME'') is a British music, film, gaming and culture website, bimonthly magazine, and brand. Founded as a newspaper in 1952, with the publication being referred to as a " rock inkie", the ''NME'' would become a maga ...

'' confirmed, since it had been displaying proofs of the artwork in its offices for several months. Saville's output from this period included re-appropriation from the canon of art and design. Design critic

Alice Twemlow Alice Twemlow is a writer, critic and educator from the United Kingdom whose work focuses on graphic design. She has been a guest critic at the Yale School of Art, Yale University School of Art, Maryland Institute College of Art, Maryland Institu ...

wrote: "... in the 1980s ... he would directly and irreverently 'lift' an image from one genre—art history for example—and recontextualise it in another. A

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'Roses' painting in combination with a colour-coded alphabet became the seminal album cover for New Order's ''

Power, Corruption & Lies ''Power, Corruption & Lies'' is the second studio album by the English rock band New Order, released on 2 May 1983 by Factory Records. The album features more electronic tracks than their debut studio album '' Movement'' (1981), with heavier use ...

'' (1983), for example."The Dark Prince
Alice Twemlow In the 2002 film ''

24 Hour Party People ''24 Hour Party People'' is a 2002 British biographical comedy drama film about Manchester's popular music community from 1976 to 1992, and specifically about Factory Records. It was written by Frank Cottrell Boyce and directed by Michael Wint ...

'', which is based on Tony Wilson and the history of Factory Records, Saville is portrayed by actor

Enzo Cilenti Vincenzo Leonardo "Enzo" Cilenti (born 8 August 1974) is a British actor. Film credits include '' Wonderland'' (1999), ''24 Hour Party People'' (2002), '' Millions'' (2004), ''Guardians of the Galaxy'' (2014), '' The Theory of Everything'' (201 ...

. His reputation for missing deadlines is comically highlighted in the film.

Non-Factory work

In 1979, Saville moved from Manchester to London and became art director of the

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offshoot

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. He subsequently created a body of work that furthered his refined take on

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, producing work for artists such as

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Wham! Wham! were an English pop duo formed in Bushey in 1981 consisting of George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley. They were one of the most successful pop acts during the 1980s, selling more than 30 million certified records worldwide from 1982 to ...

Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD) are an English electronic music, electronic band formed in Meols, Merseyside in 1978 by Andy McCluskey (vocals, bass guitar) and Paul Humphreys (keyboards, vocals). Regarded as pioneers of electronic musi ...

Ultravox Ultravox (earlier styled as Ultravox!) were a British new wave band, formed in London in April 1974 as Tiger Lily. Between 1980 and 1986, they scored seven Top Ten albums and seventeen Top 40 singles in the UK, the most successful of which wa ...

and

Peter Gabriel Peter Brian Gabriel (born 13 February 1950) is an English singer, songwriter, musician, and human rights activist. He came to prominence as the original frontman of the rock band Genesis. He left the band in 1975 and launched a solo career wit ...

. During his time at Dindisc, he also designed the sleeve for Canadian band

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’ album '' Metro Music''. He was paid more to design Gabriel's 1986 album '' So'' than for any other record sleeve in his career; he received £20,000. Saville founded the design agency Peter Saville Associates (still designing primarily for musical artists and record labels), which included

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, before he was invited to close his office in 1990 to join the partner-owned

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. Saville collaborated with

Transport for Greater Manchester Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) is a local government body responsible for co-ordinating transport services throughout Greater Manchester in North West England. It is an executive arm of the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA), ...

in 2008 for the rebranding of the Metrolink tram system with a yellow and silver polka-dot scheme after a period of significant expansion had been undertaken on the network.

Work after Factory Records

In 1993 Saville left London and moved to

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, to join ad agency Frankfurt Balkind with

. Saville soon returned to London, however, where he asked designer Howard Wakefield to restart the design studio. For three years they worked from "The Apartment" in partnership with German advertising agency Meiré & Meiré. Saville's modernist apartment in

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doubled as the London studio. (The same apartment is depicted in the record sleeve of

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's album ''

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''.) The Apartment produced works for clients such as

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and

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. In 1999 Saville moved to offices in

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. Saville grew in demand as a younger generation of people in advertising and fashion had grown up with his work for Factory Records. He reached a creative and a commercial peak with design consultancy clients such as

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EMI EMI Group Limited (formerly EMI Group plc until 2007; originally an initialism for Electric and Musical Industries, also referred to as EMI Records or simply EMI) was a British transnational conglomerate founded in March 1931 in London. At t ...

and Pringle. Other significant commissions came from the field of fashion. Saville's fashion clients have included

Jil Sander Heidemarie Jiline "Jil" Sander (; born 27 November 1943) is a German minimalist fashion designer and the founder of the Jil Sander (brand), Jil Sander fashion house. Early life and education Heidemarie Jiline Sander was born in Wesselburen on 2 ...

John Galliano John Charles Galliano (born 28 November 1960) is a British fashion designer. He was the creative director of his eponymous label John Galliano and French fashion houses Givenchy and Dior. From 2014 to 2024, Galliano was the creative director ...

Yohji Yamamoto is a Japanese fashion designer based in Tokyo and Paris. Considered a master tailor alongside those such as Madeleine Vionnet, he is known for his avant-garde tailoring featuring Japanese design aesthetics. Yamamoto has won notable awards fo ...

Christian Dior Christian Ernest Dior (; 21 January 1905 – 24 October 1957) was a French fashion designer and founder of one of the world's top fashion houses, Dior, Christian Dior SE. His fashion house is known all around the world, having gained promi ...

Stella McCartney Stella Nina McCartney (born 13 September 1971) is an English fashion designer. She is a daughter of English singer-songwriter Paul McCartney and American photographer and animals rights activist Linda McCartney. Like her parents, McCartney is ...

and Calvin Klein Saville often worked in collaboration with longtime friend, fashion photographer Nick Knight. The two launched the art and fashion website SHOWstudio in November 2000. Belgian fashion designer

Raf Simons Raf Jan Simons (; born 12 January 1968) is a Belgian fashion designer. Beginning in furniture design, Simons launched his own menswear label in 1995. He was creative director at Jil Sander (2005–2012), Christian Dior (2012–2015), and Calvin Kl ...

was granted full access to the archives of Saville's vintage Factory projects and made a personal selection of Saville-designed works to integrate them into Raf Simons "Closer" Autumn/Winter 2003-04 collection. Raf Simons Spring/Summer 2018 collection also features a selection of archival works by Saville. In 2004 Saville became Creative Director of the

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, playing a strategic role in the regeneration and cultural renaissance of his home city, notably defining the ethos for the Manchester International Festival. In 2010 Saville designed the

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home shirt. Saville has three D&AD awards, is a Royal Designer for Industry and won the London Design Medal in 2013. In 2012 Saville collaborated with

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in celebration of their centenary to create a large scale tapestry of his work After, After Monarch of the Glen. This new tapestry commission is Dovecot Studios reappropriation of Peter Saville's appropriation of Sir Peter Blake's appropriation of

Sir Edwin Landseer Sir Edwin Henry Landseer (7 March 1802 – 1 October 1873) was an English painter and sculptor, well known for his paintings of animals – particularly horses, dogs, and stags. His best-known work is the lion sculptures at the base of Nelso ...

's 1851 painting '' Monarch of the Glen''. In 2018, Saville redesigned the logo for British luxury fashion house

Burberry Burberry Group plc is a British luxury fashion house established in 1856 by Thomas Burberry and headquartered in London, England. It designs and distributes ready to wear, including trench coats, leather accessories, and footwear. It is l ...

, as revealed by then creative director

Riccardo Tisci Riccardo Tisci (; born 1974) is an Italian fashion designer. He studied in Italy at the Design Istituto d’Arte Applicata in Cantù until the age of 17, and then graduated from London's Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design in 1999 ...

. In July 2019 Saville was featured in the

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programme ''Only Artists'' in conversation with industrial designer

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. Saville was appointed

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(CBE) in the

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for services to design. Saville works with

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's studio

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Exhibition, book and soundtrack

Saville's reclaimed status and contribution to graphic design were firmly established when London's

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exhibited his body of work in 2003. The exhibition, ''The Peter Saville Show'', was open from 23 May to 14 September 2003. A book published by

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, ''Designed by Peter Saville'', accompanied the exhibition. ''

The Peter Saville Show Soundtrack ''The Peter Saville Show Soundtrack'' is an EP released by British band New Order in 2003. It was produced to accompany a Peter Saville exhibition, ''The Peter Saville Show'', which appeared at London's Design Museum in 2003, and from 23 Jan ...

'' for the exhibition was performed and recorded by New Order, and was available to early visitors to the exhibition.

Swing Project

Anna Blessmann and Peter Saville met in a gallery in Berlin in 2001 and soon began an artwork collaboration, works have been shown at Paul Stolper Gallery London, CRAC Alsace, Migros Museum Zurich, Whitechapel London and in various publications. In 2010 they presented 'Swing Project 1' in the FRAC Champagne-Ardenne, Reims and in 2012 'Swing Project 2' at Galerie Neu, Berlin. In 2013 they participated in the Fiorucci Art Trust 'Volcano Extravaganza', Stromboli. In 2014 they exhibited 'Swing Project 3' at the Cabinet Gallery, London.

Selected record and CD covers by Saville

– ''

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'', 1979 *Joy Division – "

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", 1979 *Joy Division – "

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", 1980 *Joy Division – ''

'', 1980 *

– '' Metro Music'', 1980 *

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– '' Strange Boutique'', 1980 *

- ''

'', (with interior designer Ben Kelly) February 1980 *

- ''

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'', October 1980 *

– '' Flesh and Blood'', 1980 *

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and

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– '' My Life in the Bush of Ghosts'', 1981 *Joy Division – ''

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'', 1981 *

– "

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", 1981 *New Order – ''

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'', 1981 *

– ''

Architecture & Morality ''Architecture & Morality'' is the third studio album by English electronic band Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD), released on 6 November 1981 by Dindisc. Inspired by religious music, the group sought to broaden their musical palette ...

'', 1981 * Section 25 – '' Always Now'', 1981 *

– ''

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'', 1981 *

King Crimson King Crimson were an English progressive rock band formed in London in 1968 by Robert Fripp, Michael Giles, Greg Lake, Ian McDonald (musician), Ian McDonald and Peter Sinfield. Guitarist Fripp remained the only constant member throughout the ...

– ''

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'', 1981 *

– ''Avalon'', 1982 *New Order – "

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", 1982 *New Order – " Blue Monday", 1983 *New Order – '' Power, Corruption and Lies'', 1983 *Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark – '' Dazzle Ships'', 1983 *Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark – ''

Junk Culture ''Junk Culture'' is the fifth studio album by the English electronic band Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD), released on 30 April 1984 by Virgin Records. After the commercial disappointment of the experimental '' Dazzle Ships'' (1983), OMD ...

'', 1984 *New Order – ''

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'', 1985 *

– '' So'', 1986 *Wham! – ''

Music from the Edge of Heaven ''Music from the Edge of Heaven'' is the third and final studio album by English pop duo Wham!. It was released on 27 June 1986 by Columbia Records. Background ''Music from the Edge of Heaven'' was only released in North America and Japan. In o ...

'', 1986 *New Order – ''

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'', 1986 *New Order – "

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", 1986 *New Order – " True Faith", 1987 *New Order – ''

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'', 1987 *Joy Division – ''

'', 1988 *New Order – ''

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'', 1989 *New Order – ''

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'', 1993 *

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– '' Coming Up'', 1996 *New Order – ''

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'', 1997 *

– ''

'', 1998 *

– ''

Head Music ''Head Music'' is the fourth album by English alternative rock band Suede, released by Nude Records in May 1999. Produced and mixed by Steve Osborne, ''Head Music'' features a more electronic sound, which was a new approach for the band. The r ...

'', 1999 *

Gay Dad Gay Dad were an English rock band that formed in London in 1994 and broke up in 2002. The line-up of the band has included Cliff Jones (guitarist/vocalist), Nick "Baz" Crowe (drummer), James Riseboro (keyboardist), Nigel Hoyle (bassist) and ...

– ''

Leisure Noise ''Leisure Noise'' is the first album by London band Gay Dad, released via London Records and Sire Records on 7 June 1999. The album is a blending of glam rock, neo-psychedelia, krautrock and gospel into indie pop. Lyrically it is often about and ...

'', 1999 *

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– ''

Super Highways ''Super Highways'' is the second album by New Order members Gillian Gilbert and Stephen Morris under the name the Other Two. It was released in 1999 six years after their début, and a year after New Order reformed. Four tracks were co-written ...

'', 1999 *Pulp – '' We Love Life'', 2001 *New Order – '' Get Ready'', 2001 *New Order – ''

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References

* ''Designed by Peter Saville'', by

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, Emap Construct, London, Summer 1995
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SHOWstudio, 2003 * ''Peter Saville Estate 1-127'', by Heike Munder, JRP, Ringier, 2007. ()

External links

Official Peter Saville websitePeter Saville WorksDesign Museum biography of Saville
– includes timeline
comprehensive archive from former colleaguesSleeve designed by Peter Saville
- Japanese site
Spike Magazine InterviewFilmed interview on SHOWstudioVideo Interview
on I love Design
Peter Saville Discography on Discogs
{{DEFAULTSORT:Saville, Peter 1955 births Living people British album-cover and concert-poster artists Alumni of Manchester Metropolitan University English graphic designers Designers from Manchester People educated at St. Ambrose College Factory Records Commanders of the Order of the British Empire Pentagram partners Royal Designers for Industry

Early life

Factory Records

Non-Factory work

Work after Factory Records

Exhibition, book and soundtrack

Swing Project

Selected record and CD covers by Saville

See also

References

External links