Robin Derrick

Another Logo by me - walking through Camden today I saw another logo designed by me - also strangely iconic - I did this logo years ago when I was working with the inspirational Peter Simon who briefly owned the Electric Cinema in Notting Hill and the Electric Ball Room in Camden with the idea of building an ‘Electric group ‘ before he sold the electric cinema to the SoHo house group - ( this is all from memory so I hope it’s correct) - The logo was based on dot matrix printed till receipts which felt electric and modern.

Sad news to lose Giorgio Armani It was absolutely a privilege to have worked and collaborated with Mr Armani for about seven years - a complex man haunted by his own success but an inspiration and visionary - I created this logo for him back in the day - me having suggested it, he made me draw it in front of him in the meeting with a cup and a ruler - and made tweaks and approved it on the spot in about 30 minutes. A true force of nature. The passing of a great —

I was thrilled to be asked to be creative director of Sir! a new magazine for men. I love doing magazines for men having been at Arena and Per Liu in the 90’s it’s great when you are the target audience for a title it means you can try at your institution a lot more. From a design point of view I always wanted to do a magazine entirely in DIN which is a great default font and felt very masculine. In a sort of under designed way. A great team led by the energetic @elgarjohnson edited by the indomitable @jimmy__mcintosh and stylishly curated by fashion director @verydavidbradshaw . Published by @circle08media follow on @sirmagazineuk

Another upload to coincide with the excellent THE FACE exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery an early one for me but an iconic one. I remember Jamie Morgan bringing these pictures into the office. I am very junior at THE FACE at this point having only been out of St Martins for less than a year

To coincide with the excellent THE FACE exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery I thought I would post a few issues here - I only worked on The Face about four years but the magazine resonates more than any other title I had the privilege to be involved with. The great Neville Brody came to my degree show at St. Martins in 1984 and offered me a job I had already been working at i-D for a couple of years while a student so it seemed like time for a change - I was 22 years old - I owe everything to i-D and THE FACE

John Richmond London 2025 campaign shot by @jamie_morgan_photographer @officialjohnrichmond creative director @robinderrickstudio

John Richmond London 2025 - film by @jamie_morgan_photographer shown at John Richmond London 2025 at the Tate Modern - creative director @robinderrickstudio

I was thrilled when my old friend John Richmond asked me to work as creative director on his fashion presentation event in February this year This was a triumphant return for John showing his collection in London after 20years of showing in Milan - it was a pleasure to work not only with @officialjohnrichmond but also with the great @jamie_morgan_photographer on both stills and moving image - @incaevent did great production at Tate modern - If you were there you know

THE FACE, March 1987 —another oldie, I guess. This issue was important for me as I was finding my feet as an art director. There are lots of things I don’t like about it now—I was only 24 years old. This was the first of many collaborations with Nick Knight (we continued to work together for another 20 years or so). The cover is pretty basic, but I am still fond of it. I always liked it when we went into the studio with an idea and a job to do. I remember the child model’s mother arriving with a groovy, hi-tech camera that was way better than the one we had. We were all broke and trying to do the best we could. I was attempting to break away from the ‘industrial’ feel of Neville Brody’s work and introduced a lot of random calligraphy and strange keyline design. Hey ho... Editor-in-chief: @nicklogan Art director: @robinderrickstudio Art assistant ianswift_studio Magazine @thefacemagazine Cover: Photography @nick_knight Hair: @kevinryanhair7 Makeup: # Sarah Matheson Styling @simonfoxton Studio # lipstick studios Luther Vandross Photography #Eamon J McCabe Fashion Photography # Martin Brading

BRITISH VOGUE Sept 1993, My first Vogue, I was thrilled to accept this role and moved back from Paris in ‘93 to be Art Director of UK Vogue - It was a privilege and at the time as an addicted magazine guy I had done 15 magazines in 5 countries by the time and I returned to the UK to art direct Vogue felt like a home coming - this is the first complete issue of Vogue I worked on art Director - the begining of a long journey for me - page by page on my YouTube link in bio Editor-in-chief: @alexandrashulman Art director: @robinderrickstudio Cover: Photography @mariotestino Hair: @hairbymarclopez Makeup: #lesliechilkes Hat @philiptreacy Styling #janpickering Fashion photography@mikaeljansson Styling @kphelan123 Beauty Photography @roberterdmann

40 Years of London Fashion Week I was pleased to be asked to design this 40-meter-long frieze on display at 180 Strand as part of the celebration of 40 years of London Fashion Week. I realized that the first shows I attended were during LFW’s very first season in 1984—Bodymap, John Galliano, and Hamnett. I had just graduated from St. Martins and started working at THE FACE. It was a privilege to be asked by the BFC to work on this mammoth project alongside the inimitable Sarah Mower whose knowledge and memory were astonishing. As it was not open to the public, I wanted to share it here. Took a few goes to upload it !!! But anyway here it is. EDITED AND CURATED by Sarah Mower DESIGNED BY Robin Derrick PICTURE RESEARCH AND CLEARANCES Adam Murray CHIEF SUB EDITOR Stephen Patience PRINT AND INSTALLATION Jules Cumming @thegraphicaltree and Brian Jones for Sarah Blondstien @HIGH RESOLUTION SCANS @thelogicalchoice SPECIAL THANKS Stefan Abrahams, Mahmood Alkemeiri, Lisa Armstrong, Plum Ayloff, Tamsin Blanchard, Hamish Bowles, Joe Bromley, Caroline Burstein, Paulo Carzana, Charlie Caseley-Hayford, Maria Caseley-Hayford, Susie Cave, Hussein Chalayan, Helen David, Orsoloa de Castro, The Design Museum, Helen David, Robert Fairer, Vanessa Fairer, Susannah Frankel, Caryn Franklyn, Alexander Fury, Julie Gilhart, Daisy Hoppen, Andrew Ibi, Adam Iezzi, Sophie Jewes, Stephen Jones, Yasmin Jones-Henry, Lulu Kennedy, Mandi Lennard, Rebecca Lowthorpe, Daniel Marks, Laura McCuaig, Suzy Menkes, Maxine Millar, Chris Moore, Chioma Nnadi, Odunayo Ojo, Alistair O’Neill, Anna Orsini, Jade Parfitt, Zandra Rhodes, Filippo Ricci, Mikel Rosen, Gail Sackloff, Ariane Scott, Yasmin Sewell, Jane Shepherdson, Jordan Wake, Gary Wallis, Judith Watt, Iain R Webb, Nilgin Yusuf, The BFC Team.

I am thrilled to be part of this exciting launch with such a great team. It’s always great when you are the target audience of a brand or magazine that you work on. Your creative instincts are on point, and that makes it very satisfying. @elgarjohnson @circlezeroeight @garyarmstrong @jimmymacmusic @verydavidbradshaw @sirmagazine.co.uk