Waddington Custot

Design work for Waddington Custot, collected from the studios behind it.

Design cases by studio

A preview of 6 cases across 1 studio. The full collection is included with Pro.

Publication Design for Schools of London Exhibition
A Practice for Everyday Life created a small publication for Waddington Custot’s Frieze Masters 2019 exhibition, 'Schools of London'. The design reinterprets inscriptional serif typography inspired by historic London art school signage, paired with a modern colour palette and stab-stitched binding to evoke a balance between tradition and contemporaneity.
London, Newsprint, Painting, Paper

Exhibition Publication Design for Pablo Reinoso
A Practice for Everyday Life created a limited-edition book to accompany sculptor Pablo Reinoso’s exhibitions at Waddington Custot. The large-format Otabound publication features full-bleed imagery, hand-drawn page numbers, and materials inspired by the artist’s use of wood and environmental themes.
Book, Hand Lettering, Hand-drawn, Hand-drawn Illustration, Paper, Sculpture, Uncoated Paper, Wood

Publication Design for Manolo Millares Exhibition
A Practice for Everyday Life designed a publication accompanying Waddington Custot’s Frieze Masters 2016 exhibition celebrating Spanish artist Manolo Millares. The design referenced the tactile materials of Millares’ work, combining rough uncoated covers with gloss foil type and bold, justified typography inspired by 20th-century Spanish design.
Book, Foil, Paper, Tactile Materials, Uncoated Paper

Publication Design for at Work with Peter Blake
A Practice for Everyday Life designed a publication to accompany Waddington Custot’s Frieze Masters 2017 tribute to Peter Blake. The booklet evokes the feeling of Blake’s studio, using his handwriting, newsprint paper, and a cardboard cover held with a paperclip to suggest an archival folder. The design captures the artist’s fascination with printed ephemera and his personal creative environment.
Book, Booklet, Cardboard, Hand Lettering, Handwriting, London, Newsprint, Paper, Printed Ephemera

Exhibition Identity for Peter Blake: Under Milk Wood
A Practice for Everyday Life created the visual identity and marketing materials for Peter Blake’s ‘Under Milk Wood’ exhibition at Waddington Custot. The design incorporated Blake’s distinctive handwriting and dreamlike compositions, echoing the surreal and poetic nature of Dylan Thomas’s play. A commemorative bag was also designed to celebrate Blake’s 90th birthday, using colors inspired by his watercolours.
Bag, Collage, Hand Lettering, Hand-drawn Illustration, Handwriting, Poster, Vinyl, Window

Publication and Exhibition Design for Colour Is at Waddington Custot
A Practice for Everyday Life created a publication and invitation for the 2017 Waddington Custot exhibition 'Colour Is', exploring artists’ diverse approaches to colour. The design uses solid colour, geometric forms, and modernist typography inspired by Josef Albers and Hélio Oiticica, with structural and chromatic references drawn directly from works in the show.
Envelope, Painting, Paper, Sculpture