Nineteen Seventy Three
76 // Nineteen Seventy Three are greetings-card designers, manufacturers and distributors. The Brighton-based company, established in 2003, was founded by husband-and-wife team James and Emma Emmerson (who were both born in 1973), and produces design-led, environmentally friendly products. Nineteen Seventy Three work with some great designers and brands, and have published cards and wrap by Eley Kishimoto, Sukie, Belle & Boo, Marc Boutavant, Darling Clementine, Sanna Annukka (see pages 248–51) and many more. They have also designed for clients such as Paperchase, Oxfam and Sony. In 2012 they released their ‘Grafika’ collection of cards, wrap, tags, notebooks, boxes and mugs, all designed in-house by Nineteen Seventy Three.
Pink Aztec
A modern spin on the Aztec print that uses bright yellow and vibrant pink and sits on a diagonal slant.
Red Hexagon
This classic hexagon repeat uses one continuous line as a border that meanders between solid hexagon shapes.
Pink and Blue Lego
James and Emma like to create products that take inspiration from contemporary art, fashion and design. In this print coloured squares interlock like pieces of Lego.
Yellow Circle
Nineteen Seventy Three use bold, striking, classic geometrics in their ‘Grafika’ collection. In this design, shown here on a notebook, offset semicircles are arranged in rows.
Red and Navy Cube
This design, shown here on a notebook, comes alive with the illusion that it has real depth.