Spotted all this gorgeous, mysterious handpainted signage on the walk to Crate in Hackney Wick on Sunday…
…A bit of research when I got home led me to discover that it was created by local artists Bread Collective. The murals honour the companies and industries that have been active in the area both past and present. You can read some more about the project here and here.
By contrast, I think the work above was a Coca-Cola mural that got defaced then ‘upcycled’ into a sign of local pride. Nice.
A funny area, grungy and industrial, now looked over by the gleaming new Olympic Park…
I need to get up there and see it these days. Since I lived there 6/7 years ago it seems to have changed a bit…
Oh that signage is really beautiful! What a cool project and it was executed so well. That’s street art at its finest
We went for a walk to Hackney wick on Sunday too and took photos of the same signs. How funny. Probably walked past you :)
So pretty! Make me feel like moving to Hackney:)
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