Peter Saville is a designer whose twenty-five year practice spans the fields of graphics, creative direction and art. Born in Manchester, England in 1955, he studied graphic design at Manchester Polytechnic from 1975-1978.
In 1979, he became a founding partner of the landmark, independent record label Factory Records where he created some of the most recognisable album covers of all time for Joy Division and New Order. Saville’s many clients have included Roxy Music, Ultravox, Peter Gabriel, Pulp, Suede, Whitechapel Art Gallery, The Pompidou Centre, Yohji Yamamoto, Jil Sander, Christian Dior, Alexander McQueen, Stella McCartney, Mandarina Duck, Givenchy, Selfridges, EMI and Adidas.
Saville’s reputation for contributing to the progressive design profile of the city of Manchester since the early 1980s has earned him an ongoing consultancy to programme Manchester’s artistic future from its city council and an honorary doctorate from his alma mater, now at Manchester Metropolitan University.
Saville creates artworks for both the Paul Stolper Gallery and Hotel in London and Gallery Neu in Berlin. His work is noted for combining an unerring elegance with a remarkable ability to identify images that epitomise the moment.
He is a talented designer. I like use of colours that he applies in his works by transmitting light onto them. I consider him a genius of art to draw attention through what he produces. He is widely seen as an important and influential figure, amongst the design industry.
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