Frederick Henri Kay Henrion (born Heinrich Fritz Kohn) (1914–1990), was a German graphic designer. A celebrated poster and exhibition designer, Henrion was also the founding father of modern European corporate identity.
After leaving school, Henrion went to Paris, and worked in textile design before studying with poster designer Paul Colin. In 1936 he moved to London, England where he set up his studio.
During the Second World War Henrion was interned on the Isle of Man as an alien, but subsequently worked for the Ministry of Information and the US Office of War Information, designing posters for campaigns like Dig for Victory, Aid the Wounded, and Grow More Food.
After the war Henrion became art director at Contact Books, and in 1951 he started his own design consultancy named Henrion Design Associates. As well as creating exhibitions, packaging, and book and magazine design, they worked within the then-emerging concept of corporate identity - with Henrion becoming a pioneer in the field.
His clients included: British European Airways, Blue Circle Cement, Coopers & Lybrand, Giro, KLM, London Electricity Board, The Post Office, The National Theatre, Tate & Lyle, Wates ...
Alongside his poster, packaging and advertising design work, Henrion was involved in the design of many exhibitions around the world. These included the Publicity Pavilion for the Paris International Fair, and the MARS (Modern Architectural Research Society) exhibition in London. He also worked on projects for the 1938 Glasgow Empire Exhibition, the 1939 New York World's Fair, and the Air France pavilion at the Tel Aviv Levant Fair, 1940
After the war, Henrion continued to develop a reputation as an exhibition designer. He designed two of the pavilions at the 1951 Festival of Britain; The Country and The Natural Scene.
Henrion lectured at the Royal College of Art from 1955 to 1965, and was head of Visual Communication at the London College of Printing from 1976 to 1979. He also worked as an art editor for various publications, and contributed to the Council for Industrial Design's Design magazine.
Henrion was a member of the Artists' International Association, the Society of Industrial Artists and Designers (later the Chartered Society of Designers), and the Council of Industrial Design; in 1952 he became one of the earliest members of Alliance Graphique Internationale, in which designers from all over the world could meet and share ideas.
He was elected a Royal Designer for Industry in 1959, and was appointed MBE in 1951, OBE in 1985.
Henrion was closely involved with design institutions such as the Council of Industrial Design (later the Design Council) and ICOGRADA (International Council of Graphic Design Associations).
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| Soviet voices |
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| Olivetti campaign |
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| BEA Logo |
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| LEB (London Electricity Board) Logo |
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| Stop Nuclear Suicide 1963 |
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| KLM Identity 1961-91 |
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| KLM Identity 1961-91 |
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| KLM Identity 1961-91 |
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| London Underground Poster, 1956 |
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| Olivetti typewriters (4 series poster), 1950–59 |
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| British Punch Poster, 1949 |
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| British Punch Poster, 1949 |
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| British Airways Travel Poster, 1949 |
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| We're in it together Poster, 1948 |
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| BSAA Airline Travel Poster, 1948 |
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| It's a small world by Speedbird 1947 |
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| BSAA- to South America 1946 |
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| Young America Exhibition 1945 |
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| VD - a shadow on happiness 1945 |
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| The soldiers of the Netherlands underground forces greet the soldiers of the United Nations 1945 |
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| Éen doel-Éen Wil! Koninklijke Marine 1945 |
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| American Housing in War and Peace Exhibition 1945 |
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| 186000 miles a second Exhibition Poster, 1945 |
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| Militair Gezag 1944 |
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| Allied hands breaking Swastica Poster, 1944 |
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| Aid The Wounded Soviet Red Army Day 1943 |
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| Rabbits Can be Fed on Hedgerow Weeds, Garden Waste, Kitchen Scraps 1941 |
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| One Rabbit Has at Least 12 Young in a Year; 45 lbs. of Meat 1941 |
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| Delicious Dishes 1941 |
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| For Vitality: Eat greens daily 1940s |
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| What Comes from Coal HMSO Ministry of Fuel & Power 1940 |
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| China's War is our War 1940 |
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| Artists Aid Russia Exhibition 1940 |
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| Poison Gas Exhibition 1939-45 |
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| His Needs Come First 1939-45 |
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| Action Stations, Saving is Everybody's War Job 1939-45 |
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