VERONIKA GUARDI SIGNATURE SERIES

Fine Art Prints from Selected Archive Material

Presented by House of Numbat

About the Signature Series

The Veronika Guardi Signature Series is a collection of fine art prints developed to preserve and share selected visual material relating to the life and work of fashion designer Veronika Guardi (1989–2023).

Veronika's creative career included fashion illustration, garment design, collection development and independent womenswear.

Surviving sketches, photographs and design records provide a valuable insight into her work.

The Signature Series presents selected images as carefully produced prints, allowing individual designs and moments from her creative life to be appreciated beyond their original working context.

The series forms part of House of Numbat's family-led archival activities.

It is separate from the GUARDI fashion business and does not claim to represent the complete professional archive of Veronika Guardi.

The Archive Behind the Prints

Subject to the availability of original material and the necessary reproduction rights, the series may feature:

• Original fashion sketches

• Design development drawings

• Selected collection imagery

• Studio photographs

• Fashion editorial images

• Documentary photographs

• Studies relating to unfinished creative projects

Each print will be identified as accurately as the surviving records allow.

Where a design's date, collection or original purpose is uncertain, that uncertainty will be acknowledged rather than replaced with an assumption.

Unfinished Creative Projects

Among the surviving records of Veronika's later work are materials relating to The Lady Collection, and The gentlemen Collection a planned series of thirty-eight designs identified as H1–H38.

The project was not completed during her lifetime.

Selected surviving drawings may be presented within the Signature Series, clearly described as sketches or studies rather than finished garments.

Other unfinished work may be documented as additional material is reviewed and verified.

Our purpose is to preserve the creative evidence Veronika left behind, not to complete or reinterpret her intentions on her behalf.

Fine Art Printing

The Signature Series is planned around A3 fine art giclée prints using Hahnemühle Photo Rag 308 gsm paper and professional archival pigment inks.

This combination is selected for its tactile surface and suitability for high-quality photographic and artistic reproduction.

The final print specification will be confirmed in each individual product listing.

Prints will be produced in small quantities, with attention to image preparation, paper quality and presentation.

Archival materials are intended to support long-term preservation, although the lifespan of any print also depends on storage, framing, light exposure and environmental conditions.

Certificate of Authenticity and Archive Record

Each Signature Series print will be accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity and Archive Record, identifying the print and the source material from which it was produced.

The record may include:

Archive Number: VG-__________

Print Title: __________________________

Original Collection or Project: __________________________

Original Design or Photograph: __________________________

Original Year: __________________________

Print Format: A3 Fine Art Giclée

Paper: Hahnemühle Photo Rag 308 gsm

Printing: Archival pigment inks

Print Production: Norfolk, England, where applicable

Presented by: House of Numbat

The certificate confirms the identity and production details of the fine art print. It does not, by itself, establish ownership of copyright in the underlying artwork or photograph.

For Collectors

The Veronika Guardi Signature Series is intended for those who appreciate fashion illustration, design archives, creative history and fine art printing.

Each print is presented with information about its subject and available provenance.

Edition size, numbering, dimensions, availability and any framing options will be stated in the relevant product description.

Where a print is offered as a limited edition, the total edition size will be established and disclosed.

The purpose of the series is both artistic and documentary: to share selected work while preserving a clear record of its origins.

Art, Memory and Preservation

The two collections within Numbat Art have different origins.

The Textile Abstraction Series represents new creative work developed by House of Numbat.

The Veronika Guardi Signature Series presents selected historical material connected with Veronika's life and design career.

One explores what textiles can inspire today.

The other preserves evidence of a creative life that ended too soon.

Both reflect our belief that the value of creative work lies not only in its finished appearance, but also in the materials, knowledge, people and memories behind it.

Copyright and Reproduction

Original artworks created by House of Numbat are protected by the copyright applicable to those works.

Images reproduced in the Veronika Guardi Signature Series may be subject to separate copyright and other rights belonging to their original creators or rights holders.

House of Numbat reproduces archive material only where it holds the relevant rights or has obtained the necessary permission.

The purchase of a fine art print does not transfer copyright or grant permission for further reproduction or commercial use.

For image reproduction, licensing or archive enquiries, please contact House of Numbat.

Part of House of Numbat

Numbat Art forms part of the wider activities of House of Numbat, alongside Numbat Fashion, Numbat Studio, Numbat Books, Numbat Journal and the family-led Veronika Guardi Archive initiative.

Together, these activities connect the family's experience in clothing and textiles with contemporary design, publishing, research and creative preservation.

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