{"title":"Storm Thorgerson","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"animals","title":"Animals","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003ca data-encoded-attr-charset=\"dXRmLTg=\" data-encoded-tag-value=\"\" data-encoded-tag-name=\"meta\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003eThe cover of Animals shows an inflatable pig drifting between the chimneys of Battersea Power Station. The idea for the pig came from Roger Waters rather than Hipgnosis, but Powell arranged for 14 photographers to shoot the inflatable (nicknamed 'Algie') from different locations around the power station. However, as soon as it was airborne, the rope snapped, the pig broke free, and was soon drifting towards 10,000 feet. \"I had to call 999 from a phone box and tell the police\", recalls Powell. \"They stopped all flights in and out of Heathrow\". The shoot eventually lasted three days, with the sky from the first day being combined with the images of the pig from the third using a dye-transfer. 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The distinctive cover art was designed by British graphic design team Storm Thorgerson and Aubrey Powell of Hipgnosis, who have long worked on Pink Floyd albums. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe white triangular prism set against a black background with a ray of light refracting through it, is one of the most recognizable images of all time. Although the band’s name and album title do not appear on the cover, the design is universally recognized and synonymous with Pink Floyd. The \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eg\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eraphic simplicity and natural essence of their \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDark Side\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e prism has sustained 35 years of usage, appearing on apparel, vehicles, buttons, patches, mugs, posters, beach towels, even a British Postage stamp. In essence, now the bands unofficial trademark.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen it came to creating the cover design,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePink Floyd \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e[David Gilmour, Rick Wright, Roger Waters and Nick Mason] \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehad asked for a simple graphic. When Thorgerson and Powell visited Abbey Road during the final sessions for the album, Rick Wright suggested that they break with tradition on their next cover design; 'For God's sake, let's not have another one of your surreal ideas'\", recalled Powell. \"He also told us how much he liked the packaging on a box of Black Magic chocolates – just black and white”.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHe considered that a great piece of simple product design. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStorm and Powell apparently left feeling rather starved of inspiration. It was when Powell was leafing through a physics textbook that he stopped at a drawing of a glass paperweight on a piece of sheet music, with light streaming through a window to create a rainbow effect on the paper. Storm saw it and instantly knew ‘that’s it’. With Thorgerson’s idea then sketched onto a piece of paper, he rushed up to Abbey Road Studios, there was no doubt and the band all instantly went, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'Yeah, that's us! That's Pink Floyd.'”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThorgerson once said “I think the triangle, which is a symbol of thought and ambition, was very much a subject of Roger’s lyrics,”, whose lyrics \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Dark Side of the Moon\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e touches on the fragility of the human condition such as mental health, and society's ills like war and greed. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStorm also explained; instead of a simple black line triangle, which he felt was a little dull, he chose a black background and colours for the spectrum, with the prism gesturing a reference to Floyd's light show which had not been touched upon prior to then.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStorm Thorgerson passed away in 2013, but his unmistakeable imagery will live on forever.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Studio Gallery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56048934945108,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1041\/9824\/2644\/files\/pink_floyd_dark_side_of_the_moon_storm_thorgerson.jpg?v=1780909370"},{"product_id":"division-bell-metal-heads","title":"Division Bell: Metal Heads","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePink Floyd Division Bell (1994)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSigned Limited Edition No. 117\/295 \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSigned by Storm Thorgerson\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e19 Colour Silkscreen on heavyweight 310gsm Somerset paper\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eImage Size: 482mm x 482mm\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaper size: 840mm x 635mm\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMounted\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBespoke Framing Service available.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished: 2001\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrinted by Corriander Studio’s\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlbum artwork, The Division Bell, 1994. 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Viewers studying the image would soon notice a third 'face' between the two heads. \"The single eyes of the two faces looking at each other become the two eyes of a single face looking at you, the viewer\", explained Thorgerson, discussing what would be his final Pink Floyd studio album cover.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Studio Gallery","offers":[{"title":"No. 117","offer_id":56048967221588,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"No. 201","offer_id":56048967254356,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1041\/9824\/2644\/files\/pink_floyd_division_bell_metal_heads_storm_thorgerson.jpg?v=1780909689"},{"product_id":"division-bell-stone-heads","title":"Division Bell: Stone Heads","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe Division Bell was about communication, a theme brought to the fore by the lyrics of Polly Samson, David Gilmour's future wife. 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