Peter Saville_

Peter Saville’s design legacy began with his lauded role as co-founder and art director of Factory Records (Manchester), during which time his designs for the bands Joy Division, and New Order, as well as the legendary Hacienda club, became icons for a generation of designers, artists and music fans. Saville continued to bring an uncompromising approach to a large portfolio of design projects, from those with fashion designers Yohji Yamamoto and Jill Sander and lately Alexander McQueen and Stella McCartney, and further work with bands in the 90’s such as, Pulp, and Suede. Saville’s practice has perceptibly evolved to include gallery-based presentations. A major solo exhibition at London's Design Museum (and touring venues internationally) in 2003, coincided with the monograph 'Designed by Peter Saville' published by Frieze, in the same year his aesthetic and archives were the subject of a menswear collection by Raf Simons. Saville currently lives and works in London and is preparing for a major exhibition at the Migros Museum, Zurich in November 2005, as well as collaborations with Galerie Neu, Berlin and Hotel, London in 2006.