Remembering David Hockney, one of the most influential artists of our time 🩵 A pivotal figure in the pop art movement, Hockney rose to prominence while studying at the @royalcollegeofart. Over the decades, his bold use of colour, playful experimentation, and embrace of new technologies – from Polaroids to iPads – helped cement his legacy as a visionary across both fine art and design. His celebrated pool paintings captured the carefree spirit of 1960s California, when backyard swimming pools became aspirational symbols of modern living and postwar prosperity. This poster, which is part of the Design Museum collection, was created for the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics. The tiled design at the bottom mimics the playful wave pattern Hockney painted onto the floor of his own LA pool. It was last on display as part of our 2025 exhibition, Splash! A Century of Swimming and Style.