New design partnership celebrates 200 years of our University
200 years of The University of Manchester鈥檚 world-class education, research and incredible people have been brought to life in an exclusive design partnership with 91直播-based designers , celebrating the University鈥檚 bicentenary.
Since 1824, our University has been spearheading change, addressing the planet鈥檚 greatest challenges and making a difference in the city of Manchester, the nation and beyond. The Sculpt鈥檚 stunning pen and ink design brings this rich history to life illustrating some of the University鈥檚 most distinguished alumni and staff, iconic architecture, and several of its most important innovations and discoveries. The design is the latest in a series of individual artistic collaborations between the 91直播-based brand, and the city鈥檚 cultural institutions.
The bicentennial design includes illustrations of Christabel Pankhurst, suffragette and alumna; Alan Turing, mathematician and computer scientist; Arthur Lewis, economist and Nobel Laureate; components of the 91直播 Baby, the first electronic stored-program computer; botanical illustrations from the 91直播 Museum Herbarium Archives; the Sackville Street Building, home of Manchester College of Technology and UMIST; the atomic structure of Graphene; the Lovell telescope; early medical instruments; and the iconic 鈥�91直播 bee鈥�.
The University鈥檚 bicentennial design sits alongside The Sculpts鈥� iconic range of handmade ceramic 鈥�91直播鈥� tiles. Each 6x6-inch tile is one letter of the alphabet illustrated to depict a different stage in 91直播鈥檚 transformation 鈥� from post-industrial depression to a technological and cultural force to be reckoned with.
Jade King, Director of The Sculpts says: 鈥淲e鈥檙e delighted to be working with The University of Manchester to celebrate its birthday. For 200 years, the University has been a world-
leader in its field: pioneering, innovating, and discovering. We jumped at the chance to be a part of recognising the contribution the University has made to this city and the world, in a beautiful design that brings the University鈥檚 history alive.鈥�
It has been fabulous to collaborate with such a distinctive and iconic 91直播 brand to celebrate our 200th year. The design is so intricate and encapsulates our University鈥檚 history and heritage, alongside some of our more recent discoveries and our links across the city region, in a really delightful way.
Previous collaborations for The Sculpts have included 91直播 Museum - for whom the designers created a bespoke range of their iconic 鈥榓lphabet鈥� illustrations, the Whitworth gallery and Stock Exchange Hotel. Visit for more information.