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We place creativity in the heart of our cities We bring art and culture to our streets We are creative, alternative, experienced, communal We care about and support causes that matter

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We are the creative street advertising specialists We create street campaigns that connect with communities and add to the vitality of our cities We work with brands, artists, labels and creative institutions We carefully curate and offer authentic poster space across the UK We do flyposting, creative billboards, murals, installations, experiential and ambient campaigns

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Art college > actors & anarchists > drama teacher > the clash lyrics > a collective > take over an empty school in Chelsea > students become teachers > the unemployed become actors > musicians build sets > decide to make a film > a year in the making > Thatcher’s cuts > lose all funding > no film equipment > DIY > Art School attitude > find investors > Tim Roths Mum > Charlie Gillett > bank loan > collective make the movie > no narrative an expression of everything > BuildHollywood the film is made > It's not what you would call a good film > sight & sound review > see where it goes > nowhere > loses money > debt with investor > the diorama theatre > squat > alternative comedy > Roland Muldoon > put up posters to promote small comedy nights > asked to do more > move to Hackney empire > more comedy > more posters > more requests > more fly posters > pay off film debt > crew from BuildHollywood film join poster company > start making money > constantly growing and evolving > promote all major new music releases > brands want to connect with same audience > own sites on the streets of 11 UK cities > ASBO > move from illegal fly posting to council approved sites > support young artists and creative communities > a totally different street media company is born, built on a genuine connection with the streets and the importance of creativity > BuildHollywood >

Adam Jones brings pubs, punk rock and pints to the streets for Your Space Or Mine

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Adam Jones brings pubs, punk rock and pints to the streets for Your Space Or Mine

Adam Jones’ spiritual home is the traditional boozer. The 30-year-old fashion designer with an eye for kitsch has made a name for himself by repurposing original beer towels and turning them into a range of distinctive, genderless fashion.

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Client / Artist

Product

Sector

City

Diabolical

Amazon Music: Olivia Dean’s Growth (Live from a Dream)

Creative billboards

Music

London

Amazon Music: Olivia Dean’s Growth (Live from a Dream)

Jack Arts

Girl A: Abigail Dean

Creative billboards

Books

London

Girl A: Abigail Dean

Jack

Climate Call-Up

Creative billboards

Environment

London

Climate Call-Up

Your Space Or Mine

Ronan Mckenzie

Street posters

Art

London

Diabolical

Disclosure: DJ Kicks

Creative billboards

Music

London

Disclosure: DJ Kicks

Jack

Gucci: Circolo Shoreditch

Street posters

Fashion

London

Jack Arts

The Storyteller: Dave Grohl

Street posters

Books

London

Diabolical

Adele: 30

Ambient

Music

Birmingham

Adele: 30 - Projections

Jack

The French Dispatch: Wes Anderson

Street posters

Film & TV

London

Wes Anderson: The French Dispatch

Jack Arts

180 The Strand: LUX

Street posters

Art

London

Jack Arts

Daughter of the Deep: Rick Riordan

Installations

Books

Brighton

Recent features

Your Space Or Mine

Ronan Mckenzie curates “Celebrating Joy” street exhibition

Partnerships

The art of the album is taking over the streets for National Album Day

Partnerships

Chefs in Schools’ school food revolution lands on the street courtesy of BBH London and JACK

Chefs in Schools’ school food revolution lands on the street courtesy of BBH London and JACK

Partnerships

Celebrating the beauty of the written word with National Poetry Day

Things we love

Photographer Franck Allais reframes the city

Your Space Or Mine

Pubs, punk rock, and pints: we talk to fashion designer Adam Jones about his romance with the classic British boozer

Things we love

After over 30 years, Brinkworth are still revolutionising design

Supreme San Francisco - Brinkworth

Your Space Or Mine

York-based designer Matty Bovan brings his cut-and-paste style to the streets

Photo: Matty Bovan Studio

Partnerships

ONE HUNDRED YEARS Portraits of a community aged 0 – 100

ONE HUNDRED YEARS Portraits of a community aged 0 - 100

Your Space Or Mine

Tanaka Saburi is the art curator making space for underrepresented artists on his own terms

Tanaka Saburi is the art curator making space for underrepresented artists on his own terms

Your Space Or Mine

Four Hugs Wide

Four Hugs Wide by photographer Harry Borden and writer Mireille Thornton

Partnerships

Spotlighting the creativity of Ravensbourne University London graduates on the street with the Homemade Grads AR exhibition

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