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FHK Henrion DESIGN

Ben Bos | 1 December 2011

That’s the title of a small book full of big surprises. At least for me, and I have known ‘Henry’ for some thirty years. 

Just over A5 size, only 96 pages and yet bringing a huge wave of most interesting, fine works, many of which I’d never seen before. The other day it has been published by the Antique Collectors’ Club in Woodbridge, Suffolk, and is part of a series, with titles about Paul and John Nash, Edward McKnight Kauffer and David Gentleman, all names with the same ‘prefix’: DESIGN.

Henrion doesn’t need any introduction in his own AGI and Icograda circles, nor in the world of corporate identity programs, in which he pioneered. These books (I haven’t yet seen David Gentleman’s issue, but I am sure that will be another gem), simply can’t be missing on our bookshelves.

(Henrion ISBN 978-1-85149-632-7)

And the good news is: there is much more to be come about him; This one is, however, a tasty starter.

— Ben Bos