Andy Piper spotted this great collage on a ceiling. He said “Hey there, just in Big Fernand (French hamburger restaurant) in London today – they have France on the ceiling! “ Good spot Andy!
Monthly archives: June 2024
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Ekki Plicht sent us this pic from Babelroth in Germany “Here is a nice mural which can be seen in the village of Barbelroth inGermany. It is mounted on the wall at the corner of Hauptstraße andMühlstraße, and it is already mapped in OSM, object. https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=49.10016&mlon=8.07088#map=19/49.10016/8.07088&layers=P Cheers.Ekki”
Reinder sent us this massive 17C repro of a street map of Antwerp on a hoarding. The info on the side says “art historians, developed especially for the festival and pastor of Sint-Andries, a city walk along many landmarks in the city.”
Berl spotted this map sculpture he found in the grounds of Ann Hathaway’s cottage just outside Stratford-on-Avon. It is described as:
Spotted this map in a cafe in Tel Aviv. Eshkol is the region adjacent to the Gaza Strip where the attack of 7/10 took place. It’s a map in the wild not an endorsement of either side in this conflict
And to end the week nicely, refreshingly, I would say, here is our co-founder, who is back with some art in a bar. This is a version of Kenneth Field’s Breweries of the World.
From the 8th of June to the 31st of October 2024, a temporary exhibition at the Inguimbertine, Carpentras (FR) Chrisitan Guémy, alias C215, exhibits these works, including the maps. Chrisitan Guémy’s website (link to the English version). About the exhibit, follow this other link (FR)
Elizabeth spotted this advert for a special commemorative coin for the D-Day landings which took place on June 6th, 1944. The coin has a map illustrating the five landing sites – Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno and Sword
A few weeks ago, Clerkenwell Design Week took place. The website offers an interactive virtual map, but luckily, we could find some real ones, in the wild, wandering in the street during the event.
Alex Selby-Boothroyd sent us these shirts; thank you for sharing. Let’s do a bit of commercial, here is a link men-s-golf-shirt. And some other options below
Reinder sent us a while ago this sushi roll; for a long time, I hesitated to publish it; is this real? Let’s have a conversation on our social. And for now let’s enjoy the sushis.