New show celebrates the revolutionary graphic design of the 1960s

When you think of the 1960s, you think music and fashion. But the graphic design of the time was just as revolutionary, as a new exhibition is bringing into sharp focus.

May Ball (1968). Private Collection: not for sale. All images showing at Bamalama Gallery from 21st October. Via Creative Boom submission.

May Ball (1968). Private Collection: not for sale. All images showing at Bamalama Gallery from 21st October. Via Creative Boom submission.

'Bamalama Takes a Trip: A Celebration of 60s Graphic Design' in London will feature a mix of carefully curated vintage music advertising posters and exclusive limited edition prints – some for sale and some for exhibition only – which vividly capture the ideals, rhetoric and visions of the period in a graphic format.

A special section will be dedicated to 60s design duo 'Hapshash and The Coloured Coat', the graphic design duo of Nigel Waymouth & Michael English who, over 18 months in the late 1960s, produced a series of designs and posters that transformed and encapsulated the vibe of the time.

Bridging the gap between Pop Art and tagged graffiti, their posters often contained subversive elements, including sexually explicit graphics, mystical symbols and dissenting messages. Waymouth, who was also one of the co-founders of the 'Granny Takes A Trip' boutique on the Kings Road, has been working exclusively with Bamalama on re-releasing Hapshash’s psychedelic designs.

The exhibition runs from 21 October until 21 December at the Bamalama Gallery, 55 Leather Lane, Holborn, London EC1N 7TJ.

Julie Driscoll by Brian Augar (1968). Private Collection: not for sale.

Julie Driscoll by Brian Augar (1968). Private Collection: not for sale.

Granny Takes a Trip Advertising poster (1996). Private Collection: not for sale.

Granny Takes a Trip Advertising poster (1996). Private Collection: not for sale.

UFO COMING (June 1967). Designed by Hapshash and the coloured Coat_Bamalama Posters. Vintage one off, £550.

UFO COMING (June 1967). Designed by Hapshash and the coloured Coat_Bamalama Posters. Vintage one off, £550.

Pink Floyd. Vintage one off, £450.

Pink Floyd. Vintage one off, £450.

Isle of Wight Festival (1970). Vintage one off, £350.

Isle of Wight Festival (1970). Vintage one off, £350.

Cream. Vintage one off, £1500.

Cream. Vintage one off, £1500.

Saville Theatre (1967), designed by Hapshash and the Coloured Coat. Vintage one off, £750

Saville Theatre (1967), designed by Hapshash and the Coloured Coat. Vintage one off, £750

The Trip featuring Andy Warhol's Exploding Plastic Inevitable; an early show by the Velvet Underground (1966). Not for sale.

The Trip featuring Andy Warhol's Exploding Plastic Inevitable; an early show by the Velvet Underground (1966). Not for sale.

Save Earth Now, designed by Hapshash and The Coloured Coat. On sale for £150.

Save Earth Now, designed by Hapshash and The Coloured Coat. On sale for £150.

Rolling Stones. Vintage one-off, £350.

Rolling Stones. Vintage one-off, £350.

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