Karl is back in town

As you probably know, Karl Marx lived and died in London, where he is buried in Highgate cemetery. In honor of his 195th birthday on May 5th, the German concept artist Ottmar Hörl placed 500 statues of the philosopher in KARL MARX' hometown Trier in Germany.
We are proud to have brought Karl Marx back to London. You can now purchase the statues in 4 different shades of red in our shops and online.
Read more about the installation in Trier in an article by the Huffington Post here.
 
 

The Marx family lived in an apartment in 28, Dean Street, Soho, from 1850 to 1856. From there it was only a short walk to the British Library. A memorial plaque, installed by the Greater London Council, commemorates this with the words: "Karl Marx, 1818–1883, lived here 1851–1856".

Tusch und Egon acts for payleven in London BoxPark

Tusch & Egon is using payleven in London BoxPark
We had fun shooting this promotional video with Alfie Dale and Simon Graffy.

Lene Bladbjerg in our store at boxpark

We are more than pleased to present a selection of beautiful, witty prints by the Danish artist Lene Bladbjerg in our shop now.

ON YOUR BIKE and DO I? by Lene Bladbjerg

Lene was born in Denmark, but grew up in Brussels, Belgium and is now based in London where she graduated at London College for Printing in 2000.

Since then, she has been working from her studio in Crystal Palace, South London, as a full-time visual artist and freelance graphic designer.Lene Bladbjerg’s work is influenced by her background as a graphic designer.

POLE DANCING by Lene Bladbjerg

Typography and grids drift in and out of her pieces creating haunting images and surprising messages. Her work can be very thought-provoking. She pays great attention to the smaller scale details of everyday life. In her work she attempts to capture the hidden beauty or interesting aspect of even the most ordinary of events or objects. She often creates her work by incorporating unusual materials, often re-cycled.

Come to our Boxpark shop, unit7 and get your own Lene Bladbjerg print!
Soon also available online

Visit Tusch und Egon

Enjoy a sneak peak of our shop in Islington, London

    

                   

                          

With Hirst at the Tate

On Sunday we visited the Damien Hirst exhibition in the Tate Modern. Not really our thing apart from a few early works and beautiful butterfly mandalas, but nevertheless interesting. It runs through Sept.9th, so if you want to see it, you'll have to hurry up!

Featured in UGLI's newsletter

A big thank you goes to the Ugli Team for this article about us in their magazine.

We love the design!

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Hello, here London....

The iconic London telephone booth has received an artistic makeover this summer. Every here and there in the city you can spot them wearing different costumes, designed by different artists. These are the ones We have come across so far.

        Near Embankment

On Bond Street

In Covent Garden

On Bond Street