Animals in the Archive

Dogs, chicks, fawns, fish, and even lions and elephants—what are all these animals doing in the Pirelli Historical Archive? From soft rubber toys shaped like sheep and squirrels to articulated foam rubber cats, and even foxes and roosters starred in attractive advertising campaigns. Let’s have fun discovering how and why artists and designers over the past 150 years of Pirelli’s history have decided to make animal-objects and use them for advertisements to express their imagination and creativity. Together, we’ll examine original advertising materials and then try our hand at designing our own animal-inspired advertisements.

The session will take place in person at the Pirelli Foundation and is for one class.