Photo By Gail
London’s many now-derelict Red Telephone Boxes, once iconic communication hubs, have found new life through creative repurposing. Some serve as miniature libraries, mobile phone-charging stations, or even greenhouses. One particularly charming transformation outside the Victoria and Albert (V&A) Museum on Exhibition Road has reimagined a Red Telephone Box as a Coffee and Pastry kiosk.
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Photos By Gail
On a trade show floor crammed with 600 exhibitors, the one thing you need to do is stand out visually, and this how you do it. This life-size Pink Phone Box was spotted at the recent BDNY (Boutique Design New York) show in the booth for Cooper Classics, who specialize in wall mirrors and cabinets to the hospitality trade.
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March 2010 Cover of Time Out London Designed By Banksy (All Photos By Gail)
My first exposure to Banksy — the pseudonymous British street artist (some say consortium) whose irreverent works of socio-political satire have appeared in site-specific locations across the globe — was a visit to his October, 2008 immersive Village Pet Store and Charcoal Grill. Located in a Greenwich Village, NYC storefront and filled with surreal creations both familiar and exotic, the installation was designed to look like a typical pet store, but with a twist. While there was no actual Charcoal Grill serving food, rather than selling live animals, the store featured a variety of animatronic pets, including fish sticks swimming in a fish bowl, ‘chicken nugget’ baby chicks and a rabbit applying makeup before a mirrored vanity.
Continue reading Banksy in New York: Defaced Gathers His Greatest Hits Under One Roof
Hello and welcome to the first entry in a full year of Worleygig.com’s Video Clip of the Week. It’s good to be back! This week we have a hard-to-top clip from Leeds UK-based Eagulls for the amazing song, “Tough Luck” — which I am am already in love with. Visually, we have live performance footage of the band diffused with a mix of black and white animation that includes images of biological cell division! Intriguing!
Continue reading Video Clip of the Week: Eagulls, “Tough Luck”
On This Date, February 1st in 1980: Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark (generally known simply as OMD) released the awkward dance single, “Red Frame/White Light” from the group’s self-titled debut album. The song’s title refers to old school UK based telephone booths.
Thanks to Your Prime Source For Eighties Music Knowledge, The P5 Blogspot for the Tip!
Red Frame, White Light