Paddington Printshop

In the mid-70s, in a disused taxi-meter factory in west London, a group of artists and designers opened Paddington Printshop. Specialising in making posters for local campaigns, the print shop quickly became a model of community activism, where anyone could come in to request a poster – though ‘nothing sexist, racist or commercial, please’.

Posters From Paddington Printshop by founder John Phillips, 􏰊􏰈􏰑􏰊􏰍collects these posters in loving large-format – urgent, raw, angry imagery about squatters’ services, anti-apartheid campaigns, carnivals, gigs, fundraisers and lots more. The energy of these posters and messages can still be felt today.

As featured in Good Trouble Issue 21, published Feb 2020

LANDLORD, 1986, John Phillips; ANOTHER EMPTY HOME, 1976, Pippa Smith; BENEFIT BOP, 1978, John Phillips; THE STREETS BELONG TO THE PEOPLE, KEEP CARNIVAL IN THE STREETS, 1976, John Phillips; MONEY TALKS, 1987, John Phillips; BUCKINGHAM PALACE VIEW FROM THE NORTH, 1976, John Phillips; ROTTEN APPLE, ?; SEND THE RACISTS HOME, 1978, John Phillips; ON AVERAGE HOUSING CONDITIONS IN WESTMINSTER ARE THE BEST IN THE COUNTRY, 1988, John Phillips; SQUATTERS’ CONFERENCE

All posters from Paddington Printshop by John Phillips