100 De Beauvoir Rd

100 De Beauvoir Rd
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A brown paper with the address sticker from an envelope on it, a with friendly hand written address to Mathew Wilson, 100 De Beauvoir Rd, London, N1 4EN, UK

I used to have a slight compulsion with buying prints and artworks form artist and designers, even when I had nowhere to put them (or when living with people that didn't share my taste). I think I just hoped I would one day have a space where I could hang it all up and indulge, as shown on the about page in Katsuya Kamo’s home.

This address label came from artist Bjorn Rune Lie when he posted a copy of this 'Flowers of Evil' print to my old office:

Painting by Bjorn Rune Lie of fantasy plants and flowers that almost look real and familiar, arranged in a group as if it's an illustrative plate from an old horticultural book.

I loved the print, but also the address label. When things are written or created with such care I find it very hard to throw them away. It's also a very fond souvenir from Studio 100, which was my all time dream studio space back before it was converted and (I imagine) made to be all swanky.

I wish that I had handwriting like this. I've never seen my name look so friendly, when normally I write it like a worrying electrocardiogram.