Inspiration for calendar & stationery products
From classic fine art to vintage posters, humorous photography and futuristic design, here are some ideas to get you started on your search.
Vintage travel posters
If you are on the search for vintage poster art Bridgeman now has a huge range of travel posters and specifically British travel posters from collections including the National Railway Museum and Christies.
See all posters, advertising and packaging images.
Vintage1950s illustration
Illustrations from John Bull Magazine boldly epitomize everyday family life and old fashioned values of 1950s middle England including 1950s housewives and romance.
Cosmic images computer processed images of galaxies (photo) by / Dinodia (out of copyright) Pattern/Design
Choose from futuristic contemporary designs, retro patterns, art deco textile designs, William Morris and much more.
Collections such as the Design Library, New York and Christie's are good places to look for 19th and 20th century textiles and decorative arts such as Tiffany stained glass.
As many of our images are restriction free, there is also the option to take details from images and transform them into something entirely new.
Photography: the way we were
The British Postal Museum & Archive has wonderful early b/w photography showing postmen delivering mail by various methods including pony and trap.
National Geographic autochromes from the 1920s-30s convey idyllic scenes from a pre-modern world.
If you are looking for humour check out this lightbox of caption worthy photography of our weird and wonderful ancestors.
Dinodia has a wonderful series of bicycles photographed all over the world which would make a great calendar.
The Luncheon of the Boating Party, 1881 (detail of 9795) by Pierre Auguste Renoir (1841-1919) Phillips Collection, Washington DC, USA Classic fine art: It's in the detail
An unprecedented number of people are now visiting museums and galleries and more familiar with artists beyond the perennial favourites - Monet, Van Gogh and Klimt. There is so much more wonderful art to choose from!
Iconic images and artists find new life with details such as a close-up of hands, or the artist's brush strokes. If you don't find the detail for the particular painting you are after, Bridgeman offers a scan on demand service and we can scan in the detail(s) you require at your specifications. Check out our favourite details in the Bridgeman archive.
Thematic ideas include dogs in art , the joys of smoking (controversial!), angels or how about artists recently out of copyright such as Mucha and Klee.