Archive for June, 2010

After reading Urban Junkies review of the event, “This hippest of hip car boot sales is set to get your engines revving” we knew we had to pay a visit to the Art Car Boot Sale off Brick Lane on Sunday. We found a wonderland of reasonably priced art, music, cupcakes, fashion and wrestling!

There were over sixty pitches with regular booters Sir Peter Blake, Gavin Turk, Bob & Roberta Smith and Pam Hogg joined by Martin Creed & his band, Billy Childish, Pete Fowler, Oliver Guy Watkins, Ian Dawson and Jessica Albarn. Plus! Myriad entertainments from Gabby Young, Revere, Marawa, and the ultimate fun generators The Bethnal Green Working Men’s Club! There were cool cocktails from The East Room, and epicurean delights from The Bath Pig, La Grotta home made ices, Mrs Marengo’s art cakes and St. John Bread & Wine!
Via Art Car Boot Fair

We even managed to bag an exclusive interview with Gavin Turk, designer of the lovely Pretty Taxing tax disks (which were selling like hot cakes at the Fair!) and are on sale here.

Your friends here at CultureLabel have been nominated for a blog award!

You can vote for us from July 19th at the Design Democracy Blog Awards and give your favourite blogger the chance to win the opportunity of a lifetime: being an official blogger for the London Design Festival this September.

In conjunction with the London Design Festival, the awards are as follows:

* Best independent blog

* Best professional blog

* Best newcomer

If you like our stuff, vote here…

(from July 19th)

xoxo CL
Via blog.mydeco.com

Above are the various concepts we came up with including Paul Smith Sundaes that incorporates a gorgeous cupcake wrapper design by The Cupcake Wrapper Co. Just in case you’re interested, the cutlery used in these shots are Seletti disposables that we spray painted white.

We also did a whole series of a black packaging alternatives but I think the white ended up being the most effective.

McFancy is such a fantastic concept and I felt extremely honoured to be a part of the team that brought it to life. It was also amazing to meet talented photographer Marija Ivkovic whose enthusiasm and constant positive energy made her a real joy to work with. Check out her amazing Photobooth for event hire.
Via eatdrinkchic

Hungry for more?

Ceramic jam ring biscuit box by Robert Archard.

Synth Eastwood at Stag & Dagger, Glasgow from Synth Eastwood on Vimeo.

This Sunday June 6th, 12-6pm
The Old Truman Brewery Carpark
146 Brick Lane E1

An afternoon of spectacle, excitement and the coolest art bargains guaranteed!

There will be over sixty exciting pitches with regular booters such as Gavin Turk, Sir Peter Blake and Liberty’s along with music and even live wrestling, not to mention cocktails and cakes!

Plus! The launch of new additions to the Pretty Taxing range of Limited Edition Tax Disc Holders with 25% off!
Take a look at the exisiting range here.

Free Range is an Old Truman Brewery special project set up by Tamsin O’Hanlon in 2001 to support new creative talent. The Free Range graduate art & design show takes place every June and July at the Old Truman Brewery. The show provides the best platform for graduate art and design students to showcase their work to both public and industry. Free Range is a one stop shop featuring more than 100 university courses from across the UK providing visitors with a unique opportunity to meet the hottest new creative talent all under one roof. Shows rotate weekly over the 8 week season and are curated by discipline including design, graphics, photography, art and interiors.

The exclusive limitied edition prints of work by the five winners will be available to buy online at www.culturelabel.com from 3rd June.

Meanwhile – for those of you who can’t wait that long – here are some treats that might tickle your fancy…

- Studio Voltaire
Limited edition Portfolio

- Jackie Parsons – Secret City Limited Edition Print

- Blek Le Rat Limited Edition Print