106 pages Designed by Strange Vitamins & Margau Aubignat 20.3 x 15 cm Language: English Paperback Publisher: Jumbo Press 2025
Between 1902 and 1956, travelers collected more than memories, they gathered labels. These small, vibrant prints, once pasted onto suitcases and trunks, told stories of faraway places, elegant hotels, and the golden age of travel.
Hotel Labels brings together 120 of these miniature masterpieces, sourced from collectors’ fairs and car boot sales in Barcelona. From grand European palaces to modest roadside motels, each design captures the charm and optimism of early tourism while tracing the evolution of printing, lettering, and visual identity.
Printed in a single shade of medium blue risograph ink on 100% recycled paper, this beautifully crafted volume by Jumbo Press and Strange Vitamins is both a design reference and a love letter to the lost art of travel ephemera.
