Mariscal: Drawing Life

The Design Museum presents the first UK retrospective of Spanish designer and artist Javier Mariscal.

Regarded as one the world's most innovative and original designers of our time, Mariscal's rich and diverse body of work spans kooky cartoon characters to stunning interiors, from furniture to graphic design and corporate identities.

The exhibition and graphics will be designed by Mariscal, promising an immersive experience for the visitor into the world and mind of Mariscal.

The exhibition space will be a fully illustrated environment, rich with orchestrated scenarios and installations, each telling the story of Mariscal's pivotal projects, designs and the drawings that shaped them.

Sketches, designs, films and photographs will be on display alongside furniture and textiles.

Mariscal will also design and paint an elaborate mural for the exterior of the Design Museum showcasing his unique vision and signature design style.

Mariscal's intense relationship with drawing and illustration is central to his career and has become the basis for his designs over the last 30 years.

He gave Barcelona its graphic identity as it emerged from the Franco era, illustrating a sunny and optimistic city full of possibilities.

In 1992 he introduced the world to Cobi, the official Olympic mascot of the Barcelona games.

Mariscal has designed furniture for leading manufacturers such as Moroso and Magis, created interiors for bars and hotels as well as a retail and graphic identity for Camper and the interior of the recently opened H&M flagship store in Barcelona.