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Delighted at being shortlisted for an award this year for License to Inspire, we attended the ceremony at the London Hilton, Park Lane on Tuesday the 8th. Joined by the fabulous Brian Grimwood and Ben Cox from the Central Illustration Agency we had a fine old time (the pictures say it all!). Sadly we didn't come away with a gong but a great honour to have been able to attend.
A recent visit up North took me the foot of Antony Gormley's magnificent Angel of the North. The steel structure which stands at 20 metres tall and 54 metres wide is a fitting testament to the industrial heritage of the area and in my humble opinion worth every penny of the reported £1 million it cost to create and construct.
Whilst kicking around Gateshead I took the opportunity to visit the home of one of my arts branding crushes - The BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art . Another awe-inspiring industrial structure (former flour mill) sat on the south bank of the River Tyne, a beautiful building both inside and out, punctuated by a strong typographical brand as contemporary as the art is houses and as timeless and the building itself. Oh, and Antony Gormley is a patron of the Gallery which completes the circle. Check it out.
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