The latest edition of Gum magazine, our in-house rag, created by staff, is here! You can have a read (and maybe even bag a copy for yourselves) at GU towers. This special pocket sized issue reviews the last decade and comes with a free 2010 calendar illustrated by some of our secret artist movement. Turns […]
Entries Tagged as 'handmade'
Pocket Gum review of the noughties
December 22nd, 2009 · No Comments · design, fun, handmade
Tags:·free gift·grand union·GU·gum·in-house·magazine
Gum #1
August 11th, 2009 · 1 Comment · design, handmade, lo-fi, work
Make it up as we go along? That doesn’t sound like us at all. We had two and a half weeks to concept, write and design our quarterly in-house magazine. Gum was a colaborative project and a massive (and sometimes drunk - Parnell) effort to complete. Well done. You can read an online version here.
Tags:·collaboration·grand union·GU·gum·magazine
High-street love in Herne Bay
February 14th, 2009 · No Comments · art, handmade, photography
Tags:·driftwood·herne bay·lovers·sculpture·wood carving
My new favourite thing
February 6th, 2009 · No Comments · design, food, handmade
So I got these eggcups for Christmas. Now I can’t stop eating eggs!
Eggcups! Not the most eggciting gift? Well, these are different. They’re part of a collection called ‘Is That Plastic?’ from our friend and master of pottery, Helen Yoyo. She has a knack of evyolking memories in a contemporary way.
Take a looky at her […]
Tags:·ceramics·eggs·is that plastic?·retro·Yoyo Ceramics
Barney
February 3rd, 2009 · No Comments · food, fun, handmade, people
A portrait of our friend Barney from Jelly. Made with Bourbons, Jammy Dodgers, Hobnobs, Chocolate Digestives, a Custard Cream and a half eaten Golden Crunch Cream. Piercings are represented by a lump of staples and a five pence piece. It didn’t last long!
Remember. Broken biscuits are fair game.
HOW BARNEY RATED HIS BISCUIT FACE:
I like the […]
Hibernating bear seen in Hackney
February 2nd, 2009 · No Comments · animals, environment, fun, handmade
Tags:··bear·hackney·leaf·sculpture·snow·tongue
Fake boobs
February 2nd, 2009 · No Comments · fun, handmade, photography
Tags:·bra·glam·implants·snow·snow woman·Victoria park
How and why?
January 12th, 2009 · No Comments · fun, handmade, photography, test
How: shot my finger, then held the plasticine in the same light for another shot, cut it out, stuck on the text, then gave the birdy legs and a little motion blur.
Why?: It was a test for an animated poster for Coca-Cola
Tags:·bird·bob·plasticine·questions·time wasting



