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Art and Artists, Design & Technology, Street Art, Urban Art

Beneath Bruce Grove Bridge

Stretching for six metres on a wall underneath the Bruce Grove railway bridge in north London, a playful glass mosaic pays homage to the local area. Designed by Italian artist Anna Nicolò, the large public artwork was commissioned by Haringey Council and led by architecture and interior design practice Office S&M with collaborations from over 300 residents, businesses, and local community groups. Depicting buildings, parks, … Continue reading Beneath Bruce Grove Bridge

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Art and Artists, Street Art

The Thornwood Mosaics

Nestled amongst the nooks and crannies of the stone walls of Thornwood, Glasgow you might find a mini bowl in kaleidoscopic colour. Branching off from an artwork titled Empty 1, South African-born artist Wilma van der Meyden‘s series of twelve mosaic bowls represent a manifold reaction to vacant and unsalvageable buildings and a divided ‘broken’ world, with the bowl motif deeply inspired by the global … Continue reading The Thornwood Mosaics

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Art and Artists

Six more not-quite-tile creations for Tile Addicts

Last year we collected some of our favourite ‘not-quite-tile’ creations from artists and creators around the world, but we still have plenty more to share. Here are six more projects and artists who we believe belong to the tiling family. 1) Fenella Elms The curious shapes and waves of the work by Fenella Elms are created by a sequence of individually created petals. Each element, … Continue reading Six more not-quite-tile creations for Tile Addicts

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Art and Artists, Street Art

Shatters’ Street Art

A reasonably difficult artist to find any information about, Shatters is new on our radar. Despite having been creating awesome bits of street art for at least six years, his work is mostly installed in his local area of Montmartre, Paris. Taking his name from the medium with which he creates – broken fragments of glass and mirrors – Shatters pieces together found specks and … Continue reading Shatters’ Street Art

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