Afghanistan’s First All-Female Orchestra
The Orchestra of St John is a charity that passionately believes music has the power to transform lives. It raised funds to bring Afghanistan’s first all-female orchestra to Oxford to support their music education. To thank all their supporters, the OSJ asked Williams Murray Hamm to create a commemorative poster. They designed a traditional handwoven rug incorporating the apparatus of war and depicting the orchestra’s incredible journey, and commissioned its production with a women’s charity from Kabul. It was photographed to create posters, which were sent in the same rubble sack that Afghan rugs are traditionally dispatched in.
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Country
- United Kingdom
Client
- Orchestra of St John's
- Orchestra of St. John
Branding Agency
- Williams Murray Hamm
Creative Director
- Garrick Hamm
Business Director
- Emmanuelle Hilson
Designer
- Holly Mattacott-Darrah
Illustration
- Holly Mattacott-Darrah
- Turquoise Mountain
Animator
- Jason Budgen
Retoucher
- Trevor Willis
Producer
- Imogen Turner
Production Manager
- Mark Tosey
Textile Production
- Turquoise Mountain
Copywriter
- Antonia Green
Advertising Agency
- Williams Murray Hamm
Design Agency
- Williams Murray Hamm
Production Company
- Williams Murray Hamm
The Orchestra of St John is a charity that passionately believes music has the power to transform lives. It raised funds to bring Afghanistan’s first all-female orchestra to Oxford to support their music education. To thank all their supporters, the OSJ asked Williams Murray Hamm to create a commemorative poster. They designed a traditional handwoven rug incorporating the apparatus of war and depicting the orchestra’s incredible journey, and commissioned its production with a women’s charity from Kabul. It was photographed to create posters, which were sent in the same rubble sack that Afghan rugs are traditionally dispatched in.
