A year in publishing 2025: our curatorial team’s highlights
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We sat down with our curatorial team to reflect on the standout moments in publishing from 2025. Join us as we discuss vintage advertisement posters from the archives of British Airways and Fender, working with digital photographer Christine Wilkinson, and exciting new works by contemporary artists, including Tabby Booth and Bella Freud.
Q: This year, we collaborated with two heritage brands, British Airways and Fender, on exciting releases of their vintage advertising posters. What makes vintage advertising so appealing?
A: Vintage advertising posters blend nostalgia, historical storytelling, and timeless design. They capture the spirit of a specific era, revealing how people lived, travelled, and what they aspired to.
In collaboration with Stick No Bills, we released a collection of British Airways posters from the golden age of travel, evoking adventure and glamour in exotic destinations, illustrated by important artists such as Frank Wootton.
![To Paris, British Airways, c.1936. [Week-end Return]](https://v1.imgix.net/imagecache/4/7/si-473782.jpg_ihcm-50.00_iwcm-33.54_fls-880229L.tif_fts-880229T.tif_mc-ffffff_fwcm-1.60_tmwcm-5.00_bmwcm-5.00_lmwcm-5.00_rmwcm-5.00_maxdim-1000_en_easyart___iar-1.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&auto=compress&nr=20&nrs=20&q=50)
![Scotland, Fly B.O.A.C. [Kilt]](https://v1.imgix.net/imagecache/4/7/si-473765.jpg_ihcm-50.00_iwcm-33.33_fls-880229L.tif_fts-880229T.tif_mc-ffffff_fwcm-1.60_tmwcm-5.00_bmwcm-5.00_lmwcm-5.00_rmwcm-5.00_maxdim-1000_en_easyart___iar-1.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&auto=compress&nr=20&nrs=20&q=50)
![Fly the Rolls Royce Way to London. [Viscount]](https://v1.imgix.net/imagecache/4/7/si-473744.jpg_ihcm-50.00_iwcm-33.33_fls-880229L.tif_fts-880229T.tif_mc-ffffff_fwcm-1.60_tmwcm-5.00_bmwcm-5.00_lmwcm-5.00_rmwcm-5.00_maxdim-1000_en_easyart___iar-1.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&auto=compress&nr=20&nrs=20&q=50)
![Australia, Fly there by B.O.A.C & Qantas, c.1953. [Surf]](https://v1.imgix.net/imagecache/4/7/si-473755.jpg_ihcm-50.00_iwcm-33.34_fls-880229L.tif_fts-880229T.tif_mc-ffffff_fwcm-1.60_tmwcm-5.00_bmwcm-5.00_lmwcm-5.00_rmwcm-5.00_maxdim-1000_en_easyart___iar-1.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&auto=compress&nr=20&nrs=20&q=50)
Our partnership with Fender revived their iconic “You won’t part with yours either” campaign, featuring striking photography from the 1960s that conveyed both the quality of Fender instruments and the deep emotional bond musicians have with them.
Q: Tell us about your work with digital photographer Christine Wilkinson?
A: Christine Wilkinson is a photographer specialising in digital manipulation, renowned for her ability to capture the interplay of light, colour, and form. She works from a body of analogue photographs taken earlier in her career, returning to them years later to reinterpret and transform the images.
This year, we collaborated with Christine to develop a series of limited-edition prints exclusive to King & McGaw, including the striking Lozenge editions, which debuted at the Affordable Art Fair in May.
Q: We have been proud to support War Child this year through our partnership with Bella Freud. Can you tell us more about Peace & Love?
A: Bella Freud has been a long-standing supporter of War Child, lending her voice to the charity through her iconic Peace & Love design. In collaboration with Bella, we translated the striking artwork as a limited-edition print, with all profits donated to support War Child’s vital work. For over 30 years, the charity has been at the forefront of emergency response, reaching children as quickly as possible when conflict erupts and supporting them through recovery, with the aim of securing a safer future for every child affected by war.
Q: 2025 was another fantastic year for our collectors, with frequent drops of rare and collectible artworks. Do you have a highlight?
A: We’ve sourced some very special artworks this year, including original lobby cards — among the rarest pieces of cinema ephemera in circulation today. Dating from 1910 to 1960, these photographic prints were originally produced to promote new cinematic releases. Our most popular lobby cards have featured The Wizard of Oz, Star Wars and The Nightmare Before Christmas.
Another standout, and a favourite within the team, is the collection of rare bookplates we sourced especially for Christmas. Exceptionally scarce and highly collectible, these lithographic prints were produced in 1959 at Atelier Mourlot for the publication 'The Complete Original Posters of Braque, Chagall, Dufy, Léger, Matisse, Miró and Picasso'. Their small scale and remarkable provenance make them perfect for gifting someone special.
In November, to mark 40 years since the seminal 1985 exhibition 'Howard Hodgkin, prints 1977 to 1983’ at Tate Britain, we collaborated with Tate on a special event at the Howard Hodgkin studio in London. Selected editions from the landmark exhibition were displayed in Hodgkin’s bright and inspiring work space, offering a unique insight into the artist’s creative process and the evolution of his distinctive practice. To mark the occasion, we published Banyan Tree, a 26-colour, hand pulled screenprint, based on a 1988 watercolour painting of the same name.
Q: A new artist we introduced this year is Cornish-based contemporary artist Tabby Booth, who captured the Chinese zodiac animals in her series Celestial Beasts. Can you tell us more about the themes behind her work?
A: Tabby Booth's work draws inspiration from folk and outsider art, as well as esoteric motifs such as tarot and the zodiac. She is fascinated by objects created throughout history by ordinary people, objects rich in symbolism. Celestial Beasts is a series born from her signature animal silhouettes. Embracing the 2025 ‘pop of red’ interiors trend, the collection is both playful and unexpected, while subtly nodding to red’s traditional significance in Chinese culture.
Q: Can you give us a hint of what is to come in 2026?
A: Projects for early 2026 include an iconic photography archive, collaboration with a British fashion brand and some incredible graphic design legends. We can’t wait!
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