London Transport Canteen collection

The London Transport Collection has been created under licence by W2.  W2 was launched in 2000 by Jackie Piper and Victoria Whitbread forming a partnership dedicated to innovative design and creative solutions. The W2 brand was established with the ethic that all products should have a purpose – that old adage ‘Form follows function’ is the W2 mantra.

Prior to launching W2, they jointly notched up 15 years in the design industry, boasting commissions and working for employers such as Matteo Thun, Panasonic, Polaroid, Habitat, Geoff Hollington to name a few. Work has included Furniture design, lighting and Interiors.

The London Transport Canteen Collection is inspired by a 1949 London Transport poster advertisement by Hans Unger recruiting staff for numerous canteens which were located all across London until.