DURING the 1970s graphic designer Andrzej Klimowski — British-born and educated at St Martin’s School of Art — travelled to his parents' country Poland  to further his studies at the Warsaw Academy of Fine Arts.

Over the next seven years, encouraged by legendary tutor Henryk Tomaszewski, he began designing posters for the thriving theatre and film industries. It was the golden age for Polish poster design as the state’s generous subsidy of culture meant promotional work was plentiful.

For Roman Cieslewicz, Franciszek Starowiejski, Jan Lenica, Jan Mlodozeniec, Wojciech Zamecznik, Waldemar Swiezy and Wojciech Fangor the streets became a permanent exhibition space in a kaleidoscope of constant change.