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Albert Kner – Artist, Icon, Legend

June 26 | 7:00 pm 8:00 pm

Join us for a special evening celebrating the book Albert Kner: Artist, Icon, Legend: Discovering His Legacy in Industrial Design, co-authored by Robert Elton Brooker III and Ádám Erdész. This beautifully produced volume brings long-overdue recognition to one of the 20th century’s unsung creative minds.

Albert Kner (1899–1976) was a Hungarian-American designer whose work shaped modern packaging and graphic design. From inventing the cardboard six-pack and the flip-top cigarette box to producing compelling stage sets, furniture, and printed matter, Kner’s contribution to visual culture is both diverse and visionary, yet remains largely unknown.

This event will contain a presentation by Robert Brooker III on Kner’s extraordinary life and career, tracing his journey from early typographic experimentation in Hungary to his post-war success as Design Director for America’s largest cardboard manufacturer, where he was tasked with an unusual but inspiring challenge: make cardboard beautiful.

The book includes 112 striking illustrations in black and white and full colour, showcasing Kner’s elegant, often ahead-of-his-time design work. As designer and author Bruce Kennett writes, “Brooker and Erdész have done a superb job in presenting Kner’s remarkable life in all its phases… A wonderful book from start to finish.”

Don’t miss this opportunity to rediscover a hidden gem of 20th-century design history – book your spot now.

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Date:
June 26
Time:
7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Cost:
Free
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Liszt Institute Hungarian Cultural Centre London
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