The Liffey Swim Collection

This print was made as part of our 2019 celebration of the 100th Liffey Swim. We collaborated with some of our favourite illustrators to mark the iconic event.

About the Piece
It's not entirely clear what my heron has just fished out of the Liffey. Is it a fish or is it a rat? I walk the quays every day on my way into work and I can't believe people are actually going to take their clothes off and jump into that river! I'll be down there cheering them on. Delighted to be contributing a piece of artwork to the 100th anniversary of what is such a quintessential Dublin thing.

About the Artist
Annie Atkins is a designer specialising in period filmmaking, having created graphic props and set-pieces for four Oscar-nominated films: the animated feature The Boxtrolls, Spielberg’s Cold War thriller Bridge of Spies, and Wes Anderson’s Isle of Dogs and The Grand Budapest Hotel—the latter which went on to win the Academy Award for Best Production Design. Originally from Wales, Annie has lived in Dublin for twelve years and works from her studio on Merrion Square. 

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This poster is sold unframed securely packaged in a cardboard tube. For full information on shipping and returns, click here. Please note colours may vary between computer screens.

This print was made as part of our 2019 celebration of the 100th Liffey Swim. We collaborated with some of our favourite illustrators to mark the iconic event.

3 colour hand-pulled screen print
500 x 500mm / on 285gsm Context Birch paper, edition of 100, signed and numbered by artist.

About the Artist
For 30 years Steve Simpson has been applying his multi-disciplinary skills to creative projects for a diverse range of clients right across the globe. Steve's innovative, award winning approach to graphic design, typography and illustration is built on fresh thinking, traditional skills and a dose of fun. Steve lives on the east coast of Ireland where a good sense of humour is essential.

Shipping and Returns
This poster is sold unframed securely packaged in a cardboard tube. For full information on shipping and returns, click here. Please note colours may vary between computer screens.

This print was made as part of our 2019 celebration of the 100th Liffey Swim. We collaborated with some of our favourite illustrators to mark the iconic event.

3 colour hand-pulled screen print
500 x 500mm / on 285gsm Context Birch paper, edition of 100, signed and numbered by artist.

About the Piece
”With our print we are trying to illustrate the feeling of moving through the water. With Dublin as a backdrop we are focusing in on the Liffey swimmer,  capturing the energy and the thrill of the race.” 

About the Artist
M&E are Matthew Bolger and Emelie Lidström, an Irish/Swedish design studio based in Malmö & Dublin. They work in the fields of graphic and product design, photography, illustration and film. Known for their colourful work, love of process and unconventional approach, M&E moves between designing for cultural institutions and within the music industry, to branding and concept development.

Shipping and Returns
This poster is sold unframed securely packaged in a cardboard tube. For full information on shipping and returns, click here. Please note colours may vary between computer screens.

This print was made as part of our 2019 celebration of the 100th Liffey Swim. We collaborated with some of our favourite illustrators to mark the iconic event.

4 layer hand-pulled screen print
500 x 500mm / on 285gsm Context Birch paper, edition of 100, signed and numbered by the artist.

About the Piece
"I wanted to convey the excitement and spectacle of the mass of swimmers progressing through the Liffey waters. An orange summer's sun is reflected and refracted by the water.
The style of the repeat pattern is inspired by Art Deco pochoir printed patterns designed by Maurice Verneuil in the 1920s. His work represents a popular manifestation of De Stijl and Russian Suprematist design ideas which were exciting the European avant garde when the first Liffey Swim took place in Dublin in 1920.”

About the Artist
Niall McCormack is a commercial artist based in Dublin, Ireland. He specialises in music packaging and book cover design.

Shipping and Returns
This poster is sold unframed securely packaged in a cardboard tube. For full information on shipping and returns, click here. Please note colours may vary between computer screens.

This print was made as part of our 2019 celebration of the 100th Liffey Swim. We collaborated with some of our favourite illustrators to mark the iconic event.

5 layer hand-pulled screen print
500 x 500mm / on 285gsm Context Birch paper, edition of 100, signed and numbered by artist.

About the Piece
"Coming from a family of swimmers, I wanted this piece to reflect an up-close perspective of the experience of the Liffey Swim. I asked family members who have completed the swim on a number of occasions about their experiences on the river, and wanted to capture the perspective of the swimmer, immersed in green, passing under Dublin's iconic bridges, all kicking and pulling to become the one to win Dublin's most iconic swimming race.

I tried to rely on the aesthetic qualities and unique process of screen printing for this piece, choosing a green backdrop for vivid white ink and bold blocks of colour to stand out and show the swimmers emerging from the murky Liffey waters."

About the Artist
Conor is an illustrator and print addict, whose tactile work celebrates the aesthetic qualities of screen printing and risograph.

Shipping and Returns
This poster is sold unframed securely packaged in a cardboard tube. For full information on shipping and returns, click here. Please note colours may vary between computer screens.