Preservation Week 2009 Poster
"With this illustration, I intended to capture and express the purpose and vision of Preservation Week with a conceptual composition that visually supports and unites the week's diverse goals and activities."
The original poster will be on display throughout the event at The Charlottesville Community Design Center (CCDC)
To support Piedmont Area Preservation Alliance (PAPA) and Preservation Week, a giclee fine art print of the poster, signed by the artist, Christophe Vorlet, is available for sale. Please email Preservation Piedmont at preservationpiedmont@gmail.com and let us know you would like to purchase a print. A signed giclee print is $85, $50 of which is tax-deductable for your 2009 taxes. Make checks payable to Preservation Piedmont and mail to P.O. Box 2803, Charlottesville, VA 22902. After your check is received, the signed print will be mailed to you along with a letter confirming your $50 tax-deductable payment.
After 30 years of illustrating for American and European publications, Christophe Vorlet is well established both in Europe and the United States. Born in 1957, he grew up in Switzerland. After completing a four year graphic designer apprenticeship, Vorlet graduated from the Kunstgewerbschule Zürich. He then enrolled at the School of Visual Arts in New York City in 1979. By 1980, Vorlet was back in Switzerland illustrating for Swiss and European newspapers and magazines such as Die Weltwoche, Die Zeit, Lui, Neue Zürcher Zeitung, Tages Anzeiger, Schweizer Illustrierte, Cash, Bilanz, and Der Bund. Vorlet also designed numerous album covers for Bertelsmann Music Group.
With a solid base of European clients, in 1989, Vorlet returned to the United States. Since then, his roster of clients has included The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, The Chronicle of Higher Education, and The Atlantic Monthly.
Vorlet has received numerous awards for his editorial illustrations, and is well known for his ability to illustrate complex topics with strong conceptual ideas within tight deadlines.
Most recent solo shows:
2007 Galerie Andy Jllien, Zürich, Switzerland
2007 Les Yeux du Monde, Charlottesville, VA
2006 Swiss Embassy, Washington, D.C.
For more information about Christophe Vorlet's work, please visit his website.
