The Dark Side of the Moon

With sales of over 45 million copies worldwide, ‘The Dark Side Of The Moon’ was Pink Floyd's eighth studio album. Since it was released on 1 March 1973, it has gone on to become one of the most highly acclaimed and biggest-selling albums of all time.  The box set was released by Pink Floyd to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of ‘The Dark Side Of The Moon. This deluxe collectors’ edition also includes a new hardback book designed by Harry Pearce which features photographs by Jill Furmanovsky, Storm Thorgerson and Aubrey ‘Po’ Powell.  The instantly recognisable sleeve for ‘The Dark Side Of The Moon’ was originally designed by Storm Thorgerson of Hipgnosis with illustrations by George Hardie. This iconic prism design was the starting point for the new box set - picking up on the Hipgnosis theme of ancient Egypt and Pyramids, the layers and layers reveal memorabilia, and at the centre the original ‘The Dark Side Of The Moon’ vinyl.” To create a sense of discovery, different materials were used for each layer of the nested boxes, starting completely black with elements of gold being added, leading to the fully gold box in the middle which carries the original album and new live album. This aspect of the project required great attention to detail - nesting several boxes together was technically challenging as multiple elements were interconnected and needed to fit together precisely. No foam or plastic was used, the structural design was solved through cardboard engineering with extensive prototyping and sampling.