We finally made it to the 25 year Haçienda exhibition at Urbis today (having found an hour when we were all free at the same time). You’d be forgiven in thinking it was an exhibition purely about design, rather than the club, due the the massive amount of great posters, flyers, T-shirts, and other pieces of print there. You can see how important it was that the era-defining music went hand in hand with era-defining design, to make the Haçienda one of the world’s most famous nightclubs.

It’s easy to see the influence Peter Saville’s work has on today’s designers. This poster below, was designed in 1978, but looks as though it could’ve been done yesterday.

One piece that really stood out for us was this poster, designed Mark Farrow in 1997.

It’s only when you get some light on it, that it really comes alive. (Imagine it on a busy road at night, with all the headlights from cars going past...)

Another thing that caught our eye, was a written piece by David Crow, Head of the School of Design at Manchester Metropolitan University.

He talks about how Factory Records has left a lasting mark on contemporary design, and in a nice surprise to us, he mentions Thoughtful.

It’s safe to say, at only 9 months old, we can only dream of having our work talked about in 25 years time.

The exhibition is on until February, and it’s free to get in. In case you can’t make it, Tom from TDC has taken lots more shots which you can see here.