CENTRE POINT POPARC
12in high, 8.5in wide, 2in deep & 3.85lb approximately
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Centre Point is a Grade II listed concrete and glass building standing at the centre of London's West End. The 34 floor, 385 foot tower was not well received by the public and remained unoccupied for five years! It was built as speculative office space by property tycoon Harry Hyams and became a symbol of the property industry's greed. It withstood years of criticism but has flourished in recent years being described by the Royal Fine Art Commission as having an 'elegance worthy of a Wren steeple'. It is currently being re-purposed as a landmark luxury residential development. With its distinctive concrete pattern, Centre Point remains one of London's most recognisable buildings.
EDITION
Open edition - signed and dated
ARCHITECT
Richard Seifert, 1972, Brutalist
DIMENSIONS
12in high, 8.5in wide, 2in deep & 3.85lb approximately
LOCATION
London, England
MATERIALS
Handmade: Plaster
RETURNS
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Handmade
We hand make all of our models. Chisel & Mouse is the combination of an artisan’s approach (the chisel) with modern innovation and transformative technologies (the mouse).
By capturing life and its big ideas in miniature, the brand celebrates the beauty of our industrialised world.
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