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London Finds: Jimbobart, Shoreditch

Located just on Cheshire Street, just off Brick Lane, is Jimbobart. I stumbled across Jimbobart whilst taking an easy Saturday afternoon stroll around the area, drawn in by the smartly dress and characterful animals in the window.

Created by designer and illustrator James Ward, the Jimbobart store showcases his work through prints and ceramics. The store itself is also decorated with dapper animals… well and the one bear who turned up to the party in just his pants. I immediately fell in love with the expressive animals depicted in his work and have to share them with you. I’m already wishing I’d picked up some of the stacked coffee cups – how great would they look on a kitchen shelf?

Jimbobart 1 Jimbobart 2 Jimbobart 3 Jimbobart 4 Jimbobart 5 Jimbobart 7Jimbobart 6 Jimbobart 8 Jimbobart 9 Jimbobart 10 Jimbobart 11 Jimbobart 12Check out more by James Ward on the Jimbobart website here.

What finds have you made recently?

Brick Lane Street Art #1

Brick Lane is the perfect place to spend a day wandering and taking in the sights. Full of vintage shops, small boutiques, cafés, street food markets, and countless curry houses to name just a few of the things to draw you in. Brick Lane is also very well-known for its street art that can’t fail to catch your eye. Here’s a view of some of the small bits and pieces I spotted, with a view of the bigger murals around to follow tomorrow:    London Street Art 1Brick Lane Street Art | The Tofu DiariesBrick Lane Street ArtBrick Lane Street ArtStreet Art Collage 4Brick Lane Street ArtBrick Lane Street ArtLondon Street Art 8London Street Art 26 London Street Art 3 London Street Art 13 London Street Art 32London Street Art 24London Street Art 20 London Street Art 19What catches your eye when you’re in a city?

Iceland Diary: Reykjavik’s Street Art

Street art says a lot about a place; It gives you an opening into the soul of a city. In my opinion there is a huge gulf between street art and “graffiti” but you rarely get street art without a prevalence of graffiti. Maybe precisely the openness needed for one breeds the other.

Either way, the buildings of Reykjavik are privy to a huge amount of it. These were some of my highlights: (warning: very photo heavy!)

Reykjavik Street Art - Acorn Reykjavik Street Art - Blue Reykjavik Street Art - Chimp Reykjavik Street Art - EagleReykjavik Street Art - Drainpipe Reykjavik Street Art - Face Reykjavik Street Art - Faces on Buildings Reykjavik Street Art - Fish Reel Reykjavik Street Art - It's not what you look at Reykjavik Street Art - Man Reykjavik Street Art - Melting Reykjavik Street Art - Mountain Reykjavik Street Art - OctopusReykjavik Street Art - Mushroom Reykjavik Street Art - Peace hands Reykjavik Street Art - Playground Reykjavik Street Art - Single Gloves Reykjavik Street Art - Smoking Reykjavik Street Art - SunflowersWhat is your opinion on street art? Do you think it adds to a community or takes away from it?

More in my Iceland Diary:

Iceland Diary

Ways to Explore Reykjavik

Vegetarian Reykjavik

The Golden Circle

The Blue Lagoon