Artist/designer Yinka Ilori is firing on all cylinders right now. Not content with pedestrian crossings in Tottenham Court Road and basketball courts in Canary Wharf, he has created this fabulous Launderette of Dreams in Bethnal Green. Got to be worth a visit!
These vibrant murals transform Aberfeldy Street from a rather ordinary looking East London street into somewhere I can’t wait to visit. Must visit SOON!
Full story on Look Up London blog
A wonderful piece of film here showing calligrapher Seb Lester painting a mural on the side of a house in London E17 Read in full →
Back in 2016 I proposed the creation of a hybrid mural/art gallery project on a wall running along the Thames path in Brentford. The project was to consist of 30 physical mural panels along the wall, each of which contained an AR ‘marker’. Visitors to the wall could scan the markers with their phone (like a QR code), and a virtual reality artwork would appear, visible through the phone. Read in full →
As promised, here are some shots of the amazing Ska’d For Life mosaic by Carrie Reichardt at Pool Meadow bus station in Coventry.
I have to admit that I have never really been particularly drawn towards visiting Coventry…but all that has changed.
Massively!
Well…I love the snow as much as the next guy, but I can’t wait until the sun comes out again and we can sit on the back deck at our beautiful outdoor table, transformed from weatherworn beech into a work of art by the super-talented illustrator Billie Fawcett Read in full →
The Beazley Designs of the Year celebrate the best examples of designs in six categories: Architecture, Digital, Fashion, Graphics, Product and Transport. The overall winner was the Teeter-Totter Wall by by Ronald Rael and Virginia San Fratello with Colectivo Chopeke Read in full →
Loved reading this story: how the centre for ageing better are using signage to challenge ageist stereotypes. Read in full →
The 4th and final selection of my personal fave projects from the Design Week Awards 202…in no particular order: Read in full →
