Objects
Kirkwall Project, a sign for Orkney tweed
Object Type: Architectural Project Work
Artist/Maker: unknown
Date: 1969
Media/Materials: board
Dimensions: overall: 30 cm x 42.5 cm
Description:
Part of the graphic communication element to the project. This is a pre printed sign on board. It is brown upon a cream coloured background. Sign has a crest logo as well as the words HAND WOVEN "MORSAGA" ORKNEY TWEED. This sign has been mounted onto an additional piece of white board. This is part of the Village Urban Analysis Study undertaken by Second Year architectural students in academic session 1968-69. Project was once housed in a cover constructed from a cardboard box, but due to the space available/condition of the card, it has not been placed inside a plastic wallet.
Object Number: ABDRG2009.570.28
From the Scott Sutherland School of Architecture at RGU, formerly Robert Gordon’s Technical College