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Daily Art Giveaway | Day 29 | Portugal 🇵🇹🎨
Daily Art Giveaway | Day 29 | Portugal 🇵🇹🎨
We're giving away free art to a stranger every single day until we know the Final 13.
Each one from an artist of a different country, gifted to someone from that same country.
Next, we took a print by L Filipe dos Santos, a Portuguese illustrator whose poetic, expressive style has appeared in Newsweek, Diário de Notícias and across the Portuguese publishing and music industries, into Golborne Road, where we found Lisboa, two Portuguese institutions facing each other across the street, a patisserie on one side and a delicatessen on the other, the beating heart of West London's Portuguese community since the eighties, home to some of the best pastéis de nata in the city, often sold out by early afternoon.
A chat with the main man himself, at the heart of the Portuguese community here for 48 years.
Day 29 complete, as we look to connect the world through creativity.
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#13AM #Project195 #DailyArtGiveaway #Portugal #GolborneRoad
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Daily Art Giveaway | Day 28 | Palestine 🇵🇸🎨
Daily Art Giveaway | Day 28 | Palestine 🇵🇸🎨
We're giving away free art to a stranger every single day until we know the Final 13.
Each one from an artist of a different country, gifted to someone from that same country.
Next, we took a print by @KhalidAlSaidni a Palestinian 3D and lettering artist based in Gaza, known for reimagining Arabic calligraphy through bold texture, colour and movement, into Marylebone, where we found ShakeShuka, London's first Palestinian restaurant, founded by Haleem Kherallah on his mother's recipes from back home, authentic Palestinian dishes in the heart of the city.
Another successful gift delivered, and this time we walked away with some delicious food gifted in return.
Day 28 complete, as we look to connect the world through creativity.
To buy today's print, follow the link below 👇
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#13AM #Project195 #DailyArtGiveaway #Palestine #Marylebone
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Daily Art Giveaway | Day 27 | Venezuela 🇻🇪🎨
Daily Art Giveaway | Day 27 | Venezuela 🇻🇪🎨
We're giving away free art to a stranger every single day until we know the Final 13.
Each one from an artist of a different country, gifted to someone from that same country.
Next, we took a print by @itwasleo a Venezuelan 3D artist celebrated for his neon-soaked, psychedelic take on the human form and beyond and did things a little differently today. No restaurant, no shopfront, just posted straight through the door of the Venezuelan Embassy in London.
A different kind of drop this time, no face to face, but hopefully finding its way to the right hands inside.
Day 27 complete, as we look to connect the world through creativity.
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#13AM #Project195 #DailyArtGiveaway #Venezuela #London
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Daily Art Giveaway | Day 26 | Brazil 🇧🇷🎨
Daily Art Giveaway | Day 26 | Brazil 🇧🇷🎨
We're giving away free art to a stranger every single day until we know the Final 13.
Each one from an artist of a different country, gifted to someone from that same country.
Next, we took a print by @gabrieldiogof a designer and illustrator from São Paulo whose colourful, textured work has landed clients like Nike, Itaú and ASICS, alongside awards at PR Awards Asia and Brazil's own BDA design awards, into Fitzrovia, where we found Cafe Rio, a Brazilian coffeehouse and bar serving up all the traditional favourites alongside Brazil's classic cocktail, made the authentic way.
A lovely interaction with Duda, another print landing with someone who properly appreciated it.
Day 26 complete, as we look to connect the world through creativity.
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#13AM #Project195 #DailyArtGiveaway #Brazil #Fitzrovia
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Daily Art Giveaway | Day 25 | Chile 🇨🇱🎨
Daily Art Giveaway | Day 25 | Chile 🇨🇱🎨
We're giving away free art to a stranger every single day until we know the Final 13.
Each one from an artist of a different country, gifted to someone from that same country.
Next, we took a print by @JoseCarcavilla a Chilean illustrator and visual storyteller known for his vibrant, playful fusion of colour, humour and fantasy, after years as an art director in advertising across Chile and Spain before going fully independent, into Paddington, where we found @coffee_harrison a Chilean café built on four generations of family history since a British sailor named Alfred Harrison settled in Valparaíso, empanadas, wine, pisco, and Chilean bread baked the traditional way, the only place doing it in Europe.
Some great insight into both Chile and the story behind the café, well timed with Chile's Independence Day just around the corner on the 18th.
Day 25 complete, as we look to connect the world through creativity.
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#13AM #Project195 #DailyArtGiveaway #Chile #Paddington
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Daily Art Giveaway | Day 24 | Poland 🇵🇱🎨
Daily Art Giveaway | Day 24 | Poland 🇵🇱🎨
We're giving away free art to a stranger every single day until we know the Final 13.
Each one from an artist of a different country, gifted to someone from that same country.
Next, we took a print by Ewa Olszewska, an all-round creative from Warsaw specialising in playful, character-filled typography and lettering, a regular in the '36 Days of Type' campaign with a background from the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw, into Wivenhoe, where we found Wivenhoe Cafe & Gallery, run by Margo, who brings a little bit of Poland to this quaint riverside village on the Colne, homemade bakes, rotating local art, and a courtyard tucked beside the old stone church.
A warm welcome and a lovely conversation with Margo, who shared her story fresh off the café's two-year anniversary, a wonderful spot with an even better host.
Day 24 complete, as we look to connect the world through creativity.
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#13AM #Project195 #DailyArtGiveaway #Poland #Wivenhoe
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Daily Art Giveaway | Day 23 | Sri Lanka 🇱🇰🎨
Daily Art Giveaway | Day 23 | Sri Lanka 🇱🇰🎨
We're giving away free art to a stranger every single day until we know the Final 13.
Each one from an artist of a different country, gifted to someone from that same country.
Next, we took a print by Ruwangi "Roo" Amarasinghe, a Sri Lankan illustrator and muralist known for her surreal, vibrant style as head illustrator at Fold Media Collective and creative designer for Smoke & Bitters, one of Asia's 50 Best Bars, into Chelmsford, where we found Arugam Bay, a Sri Lankan restaurant built on the owner's island heritage, seafood, tropical flavours, karaoke and late nights found nowhere else in Essex.
A brilliant interaction all round, capped off by chef Chris joining us to talk us through the Sri Lankan cuisine.
Day 23 complete, as we look to connect the world through creativity.
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#13AM #Project195 #DailyArtGiveaway #SriLanka #Chelmsford
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Daily Art Giveaway | Day 22 | USA 🇺🇸🎨
Daily Art Giveaway | Day 22 | USA 🇺🇸🎨
We're giving away free art to a stranger every single day until we know the Final 13.
Each one from an artist of a different country, gifted to someone from that same country.
Next, we took a print by @jasonnaylornyc an award-winning artist and creative director from Brooklyn, New York, known for his electric colour palette and messages of love and positivity, with work that's landed on HGTV, the Discovery Channel and campaigns for brands like Coach, Pepsi and Xbox, into Marks Tey, where we found @BungalowDiner a retro 50s American diner serving up burgers, stone-baked pizzas and thick milkshakes under the neon lights.
Our honorary American for the day gave us a brilliant rundown of the diner's history, and a warm welcome to go with it.
Day 22 complete, as we look to connect the world through creativity.
To buy today's print, follow the link below 👇
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#13AM #Project195 #DailyArtGiveaway #USA #MarksTey
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Daily Art Giveaway | Day 21 | Peru 🇵🇪🎨
Daily Art Giveaway | Day 21 | Peru 🇵🇪🎨
We're giving away free art to a stranger every single day until we know the Final 13.
Each one from an artist of a different country, gifted to someone from that same country.
Next, we took a print by Danilo Laynes, a Peruvian illustrator and art director whose bold, attitude-driven style is rooted in skate art and heavy metal album covers, now working across illustration, animation and branding for clients like Marvel and Valve, into Stoke Newington Road, where we found Pisco’s, a Peruvian family restaurant built on recipes carried over from a family of kitchens back home.
A brilliant conversation with the owner, who shared his story and gave us his time along with a genuinely warm Peruvian welcome.
Day 21 complete, as we look to connect the world through creativity.
To buy today's print, follow the link below 👇
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#13AM #Project195 #DailyArtGiveaway #Peru #StokeNewington
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Daily Art Giveaway | Day 20 | Ethiopia 🇪🇹🎨
Daily Art Giveaway | Day 20 | Ethiopia 🇪🇹🎨
We're giving away free art to a stranger every single day until we know the Final 13.
Each one from an artist of a different country, gifted to someone from that same country.
Next, we took a print by Tsion Assefa, a visual artist and illustrator from Addis Ababa whose work moves between digital painting and traditional media, exploring perspective, memory and inner worlds, into Kingsland Road, where we found Andu, the UK's first vegan Ethiopian café, serving up injera and hearty stews to a loyal local following.
Short but sincere this one, a language barrier between us, but the art did the talking.
Day 20 complete, as we look to connect the world through creativity.
To buy today's print, follow the link below 👇
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#13AM #Project195 #DailyArtGiveaway #Ethiopia #KingslandRoad
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Daily Art Giveaway | Day 19 | Trinidad and Tobago 🇹🇹🎨
Daily Art Giveaway | Day 19 | Trinidad and Tobago 🇹🇹🎨
We're giving away free art to a stranger every single day until we know the Final 13.
Each one from an artist of a different country, gifted to someone from that same country.
Next, we took a print by @WarrenLePlatte a multidisciplinary creative from Trinidad and Tobago whose design, photography and storytelling work spans two decades and is rooted in celebrating the richness and colour of the islands, into Stoke Newington, where we found @RotiKing1 the Trinidadian roti shop that's had people travelling from around the country for their goods.
Short and sweet this one, but no less special, a quick drop-off to a bonafide local legend, and a warm welcome from the moment we walked in.
Day 19 complete, as we look to connect the world through creativity.
To buy today's print, follow the link below 👇
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#13AM #Project195 #DailyArtGiveaway #TrinidadAndTobago #StokeNewington
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Daily Art Giveaway | Day 18 | Indonesia 🇮🇩🎨
Daily Art Giveaway | Day 18 | Indonesia 🇮🇩🎨
We're giving away free art to a stranger every single day until we know the Final 13.
Each one from an artist of a different country, gifted to someone from that same country.
Next, we took a print by @jatiPpratama an Indonesian graphic designer famous for his surreal landscapes, oceans turned on their sides, beaches distorted into dreamlike worlds, into the heart of London's West End, where we found @BaliBaliLondon an authentic Indonesian kitchen that's been family-run for over thirty years.
A brilliant encounter, and a great insight into Indonesia.
Day 18 complete, as we look to connect the world through creativity.
To buy today's print, follow the link below 👇
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#13AM #Project195 #DailyArtGiveaway #Indonesia #WestEnd
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Daily Art Giveaway | Day 17 | Nigeria 🇳🇬🎨
Daily Art Giveaway | Day 17 | Nigeria 🇳🇬🎨
We're giving away free art to a stranger every single day until we know the Final 13.
Each one from an artist of a different country, gifted to someone from that same country.
Next, we took a print by Maxwell DeWunmi, a digital artist, illustrator and 3D creative from Lagos, Nigeria, raised in Jos, whose textured, colourful and surrealist work explores a beautifully dystopian reality, into the heart of Dalston, where we found Aso Rock, a family-run Nigerian kitchen serving their stew, jollof and suya since 1999, now delivering across London.
Something a little different this time, we ended up gifting it to a customer in the shop, but just as brilliant an interaction all the same.
Day 17 complete, as we look to connect the world through creativity.
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#13AM #Project195 #DailyArtGiveaway #Nigeria #Dalston
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Daily Art Giveaway | Day 16 | Syria 🇸🇾🎨
Daily Art Giveaway | Day 16 | Syria 🇸🇾🎨
We're giving away free art to a stranger every single day until we know the Final 13.
Each one from an artist of a different country, gifted to someone from that same country.
Next, we took a print by Bilal Kahwaji a designer and digital artist from Syria, whose surreal, boldly composed work blends minimalism with striking visual storytelling, into the heart of Soho, where we found @ImadsKitchen bringing the flavours of Damascus to London.
A truly insightful visit, where we heard the remarkable story of Imad Alarnab and his journey from Syria to London.
Day 16 complete, as we look to connect the world through creativity.
To buy today's print, follow the link below 👇
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#13AM #Project195 #DailyArtGiveaway #Syria #Soho
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Daily Art Giveaway | Day 15 | Ghana 🇬🇭🎨
Daily Art Giveaway | Day 15 | Ghana 🇬🇭🎨
We're giving away free art to a stranger every single day until we know the Final 13.
Each one from an artist of a different country, gifted to someone from that same country.
Next, we took a print by Reginald Boateng, a visual artist and photographer from Accra whose bold, colour-led work draws on the patterns of traditional Kente cloth, and whose photography has been featured by Apple and The Guardian, into the heart of Clapton, where we found Accra Palace, serving up the authentic flavours of Ghana in East London.
Another warm welcome and a gift that landed just right, well received by a place that's become a real hub for the community.
Day fifteen complete, as we look to connect the world through creativity.
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#13AM #Project195 #DailyArtGiveaway #Ghana #Accra
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Lots going on as ever here at @13amStudio over the past few weeks.
Planning for the Final 13 is well underway, as it has been for months, as we build our roster of content creators to front the journey. Each is looking to take on a country and collaborate with 13AM, a partnership that gives them access to our unique, world-first mission and concept, while we tap into their individual audiences of millions across the globe, along with their storytelling and distinctive video styles. We genuinely believe we're building a beautiful blend across the roster, to create a series and a movement unlike any other.
Off screen and behind the scenes, work has started on building out our board of advisors. Several really encouraging meetings have taken place, and we already have one name involved who we'll look to announce in due course, someone who brings decades of experience across the entertainment industry, including over twenty years in senior leadership at one of the world's biggest entertainment companies, alongside a track record of backing and advising some of the most exciting names in creative tech, media and travel. This has enabled us to really ramp up our work shortlisting brand partners for the Final 13, as we move into our fundraising stage and begin conversations with the right partners. A critical but exciting stage for us.
As you'll have also seen, our Daily Art Giveaway is now into day 15, with some brilliant success so far, none more so than the feedback from our creative community, who seem to be really enjoying the concept and the campaign. For us all, the joy and pride of seeing an artist's work as a printed piece, then watching it gifted to someone from that same background and hearing more about their story, has led to some truly special moments. As I've said, we'll keep doing this every single day until we know the Final 13.
In the picture you can also see me at a recent networking event hosted by the brilliant Pip Jamieson, founder of The Dots, at Apple Covent Garden. I was able to go on stage and speak a little about what we're building at 13AM, which went down really well and led to some fantastic conversations.
Plenty going on, but so much yet to come.
#13AM #Project195 #Art #Travel
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Daily Art Giveaway | Day 14 | Pakistan 🇵🇰🎨
Daily Art Giveaway | Day 14 | Pakistan 🇵🇰🎨
We're giving away free art to a stranger every single day until we know the Final 13.
Each one from an artist of a different country, gifted to someone from that same country.
Next, we took a print by Javeria Hassan, a graphic designer and visual artist from Pakistan whose bold, textured work moves between illustration and typography, into the heart of Whitechapel, where we found Dilpasand, bringing the soulful flavours of Karachi to London.
An amazing tour and greeting from the founder himself, who gave us his time, showed us around the kitchen and truly appreciated the art.
Day fourteen complete, as we look to connect the world through creativity.
To buy today's print, follow the link below 👇
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#13AM #Project195 #DailyArtGiveaway #Pakistan #Whitechapel
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Daily Art Giveaway | Day 13 | Somalia 🇸🇴🎨
Daily Art Giveaway | Day 13 | Somalia 🇸🇴🎨
We're giving away free art to a stranger every single day until we know the Final 13.
Each one from an artist of a different country, gifted to someone from that same country.
Next, we took a print by @ArtsHothan29708 a traditional artist from Mogadishu whose hand-drawn, mixed-media work is rooted in Somali heritage and identity, into the East of London, where we found Janna Café, a little taste of Somalia in the heart of the city.
Short and sweet this one, with a language barrier between us, but the most important thing needed no words at all, gifting the art.
Day thirteen complete, as we look to connect the world through creativity.
To buy today's print, follow the link below 👇
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#13AM #Project195 #DailyArtGiveaway #Somalia #London
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Daily Art Giveaway | Day 12 | India 🇮🇳🎨
Daily Art Giveaway | Day 12 | India 🇮🇳🎨
We're giving away free art to a stranger every single day until we know the Final 13.
Each one from an artist of a different country, gifted to someone from that same country.
Next, we took a print by Huzefa Indorewala, known as @DreamsGraphicss a graphic designer from India whose work has been featured by Adobe, UNESCO and TEDx, into the heart of Covent Garden, where we found the @punjab1946 the oldest Indian restaurant in the whole of the UK.
A really interesting encounter, with a brief tour through the family's history right back to 1946, all in the middle of a busy service.
Day twelve complete, as we look to connect the world through creativity.
To buy today's print, follow the link below 👇
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#13AM #Project195 #DailyArtGiveaway #India #Punjab 13amstudio.com/store/p/huzef…
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Daily Art Giveaway | Day 11 | Mexico 🇲🇽🎨
Daily Art Giveaway | Day 11 | Mexico 🇲🇽🎨
We're giving away free art to a stranger every single day until we know the Final 13.
Each one from an artist of a different country, gifted to someone from that same country.
Next, we took a print by @jc____b a Mexico-based visual artist whose dreamlike work blends photography and video to reimagine Mexican landscapes into atmospheric worlds rooted in memory, identity and cultural symbolism, with collaborations spanning Apple, Tiffany & Co and Bang & Olufsen, into Bury St Edmunds, where we found Amigos, the award-winning family restaurant crowned the UK's Best Mexican Establishment in 2022.
A brilliant encounter with James, our honorary Mexican for the day, who proudly put our piece straight up on display.
Day eleven complete, as we look to connect the world through creativity.
To buy today's print, follow the link below 👇
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#13AM #Project195 #DailyArtGiveaway #Mexico #BuryStEdmunds
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