Posted by
davedye1
October 17, 2015
The best Art Director.
Paul Arden 'Direction Cover'-01

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Paul Arden, Lyon's Coffee, Dave Denton-01
Paul Arden Nivea 'Peaches & Cream'-01
Paul Arden Nivea 'Faces'-01
Paul Arden Nivea 'Tubs'-01
Paul Arden, Daily Mail 'Centre Court'-01
Paul Arden, Daily Mail 'Skiing'-01
Paul Arden, Daily Mail 'Paris'-01
Paul Arden, Daily Mail, Paris' In-Situ-01
Paul Arden, Daily Mail 'Vogue'-02
Paul Arden, Daily Mail 'Ex-Directory'-01
Paul Arden, Daily Mail 'Burglar'-01
Paul Arden, Red Star 'Promotion'-01
Paul Arden on Commisioning Eric Fraser-01
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Paul Arden, Intercity 'Office'-01
Paul Arden, Inter City 'Top'-01
Paul Arden, Tiffany
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Paul Arden, Silk Cut 'Slit'
Paul Arden, Silk Cut 'Two Cuts'
Paul Arden, Paul Arden, Silk Cut 'White Cuts'
Paul Arden, Intercity 'Office'-01
Paul Arden, HEA 'The Old'-01
Paul Arden Prorkinson's 'Patent'
Paul Arden - burn this ad
Paul Arden 'In The Readers Digest'-01
Paul Arden 'Standard Bearer'
Paul Arden, London Theatre 'Friday'-01
Paul Arden, London Theatre 'Londoner'-01
Paul Arden, HEA 'The Old'-01
Paul Arden Brook Street 'Pencil'-01
Paul Arden, Brook Street 'Clock'-01
Paul arden Brook Street 'Coat'-01
Paul Arden Brook Street 'Train'-01
Paul Arden, Brook Street 'Note'-01
Paul Arden, Brook Street 'WPM'-01
Paul Arden, Brook Street 'Phone'-01
Paul Arden, Brook Street 'Filing'-01
Paul Arden, Brook Street'Lunch'-01
Paul Arden Jaff '& Sun'-01
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Paul Arden Alexon 'Avedon'-01
Paul Arden, Alexon 'Snowden'-01
Paul Arden, Alexon 'Snowden' (b)-01
Paul Arden, Alexon 'Snowden' (c) -01
Paul Arden, Alexon 'Snowden' (d)-01
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Paul Arden, Alexon 'Terence Donovan'-01
Paul Arden, Alexon 'Terence Donovan' (b)-01-01
Paul Arden, Alexon 'Terence Donovan' (d) -01
Paul Arden, Alexon 'Terence Donovan'-01 (c) -01
Paul Arden, Avedon 'Norman Parkinson'-01
Paul Arden, Avedon 'Norman Parkinson' (b)-01
Paul Arden, Avedon 'Norman Parkinson' (d)-01
Paul Arden, Avedon 'Norman Parkinson' (c) -01
Paul Arden Alexon 'Bailey'-01
Paul Arden Alexon 'Bailey' (b)-01
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Paul Arden Alexon 'Bailey' (c)-01
Paul Arden Alexon 'Bailey' (d)-01
Paul Arden Alexon 'Bailey' (e)-01
Paul Arden Pick Of The Month 'Lee Jeans'-01
Paul Arden The Independent 'Peas'-01
Paul Arden The Independent %22Newspape'-01
Paul Arden Inter City 'Bigger Office'
Paul Arden Inter City 'Letraset'
Paul Arden Inter City 'Right hand side'-01
Paul Arden Inter City 'Sleep'
Paul Arden Inter City 'Top'
Paul Arden Prorkinson's 'Patent'
Paul Arden 'In The Readers Digest'-01
Paul Arden, 'Tinitus'-01

Rumour has it that this was an idea Charles Saatchi had been holding onto for years.There aren't many people who could make these and develop the campaign.

Paul Arden 'Slik Cut 'Cut'
Paul Arden, Silk Cut 'Slit'
Paul Arden, Paul Arden, Silk Cut 'White Cuts'
Paul Arden, Silk Cut 'Two Cuts'
Paul Arden Silk Cut 'Bobbin'
Paul Arden, 'Saatch & Saatchi First Over The Wall

This is some of the work he over saw.It has his stamp all over it.

Paul Arden, Dickens & Jones 'Spring'
Paul Arden. Dickens & Jones 'Table'-01
'Paul Arden, Dickens & Jones Tables'

Brilliant and influential strategy, essentially it's saying the museum is't as stuffy as you may think.It showed that they had a sense of humour for a start.

Paul Arden V&A 'Objet'
Paul Arden V&A 'Trifle'
Paul Arden V&A 'Charles'
Paul Arden, V&A 'Mirror'

I love the Lanson campaign.At a time when champagne was still seen as upmarket, reserved and formal, the 'Why not' campaign positioned Lanson as the more radical alternative.

Paul Arden, Lanson 'Beach'
Paul Arden, Lanson 'Ballroom'
Paul Arden Campbell's 'Home made' Onion-01
Paul Arden Campbell's 'Home made' Wine-01
Paul Arden Campbell's 'Home made'-01
Paul Arden, Campbell's 'Glass'
Paul Arden, Campbell's 'Wine bottle'
Paul Arden, Campbell's 'Warhol 26p'
Paul Arden (Brian Griffin) Republic Bank 'Boat'-01
Paul Arden (Brian Griffin) Republic Bank 'Horse'-01
Paul Arden (Brian Griffin) Republic Bank-01
Paul Arden Paul Arden, Republic Bank 'Forest'
Paul Arden Sitting

N.b. A bit of extra reading.Paul on posters, from a Creative Review from the early eighties.

Paul Arden on Posters:Creative Review

A profile of Paul, also in Creative Review in the early eighties.

Paul Arden Creative Review Article-01
Paul Arden On Posters, Creative Review-01

On collecting photography, Direction mgazine.

Paul Arden On Collecting Photography. Direction15
Paul Arden Collecting Pahotography. Direction

An interview from the early nineties.

Paul Arden 'Standard Bearer'
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Graham Pugh
11.12.24
I still talk about ‘floating on the bouillabaisse of life” and expect people to know what I’m on about. Lovely stuff as ever – thanks Dave!
dave dye
11.12.24
Thanks Graham, Yep love that line, it’s John voicing it, in fact the whole ad stands up incredibly well. Dx
Graham Pugh
11.12.24
I still talk about ‘floating on the bouillabaisse of life” and expect people to know what I’m on about. Lovely stuff as ever – thanks Dave!
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