Peter Corriston is a Grammy-award-winning graphic artist notable for designing the album artwork for several major musicians and rock bands.
Rob first met Peter when he was undertaking to publish the Led Zeppelin editions in the very late 90’s and early 2000s. We have kept in touch ever since, putting together several ideas for editions and beautiful artist books that, as with so many projects, never quite made saw the light of day. We remain hopeful!
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BORN IN NEW YORK CITY, USA, IN 1955
Peter Corriston remained in his home city to pursue his passion for design at the well-known School of Visual Arts (SVA) in Manhattan. He was still at college when he started working in the field of album cover design.
IN 1972
Corriston got an early break came with an innovative sleeve design for Rod Stewart’s 1972 album, Sing It Again Rod. His whiskey glass motif cleverly played with transparency and layering and gave us an early sign of his conceptual flair.
HE WENT ON TO WORK FOR SOME OF THE BIGGEST NAMES IN A GENERATION
There’s a very strong possibility that you will have an example of Peter Corriston’s work in your music collection. His client list spans both sides of the Atlantic and includes such luminaries as Billy Idol, Carole King, Chick Correa, Debbie Harry, Jethro Tull, Led Zeppelin, Mick Jagger, N.Y. Dolls, Procol Harum, Rod Stewart, The Rolling Stones and Tom Waits.
Corriston had a unique approach to design for music, often blending photography and collage techniques to give life to his beautiful and thoughtful ideas. He is known for his conceptual ingenuity, interactive packaging, and a bold use of materials and die-cuts. His sleeves are not just covers, they are experiences, often inviting the listener to engage physically with the music. The cover for Led Zeppelin’s Physical Graffiti and the Rolling Stones’ Tattoo You and Some Girls are particularly iconic examples of his thought processes and style.
BROWSE PRINTS BY PETER CORRISTON
His work has been accepted into the permanent collection of the Library of Congress and MOMA New York, and he has received five Grammy nominations.
