Lucy Sparrow Crafts a Felt Fish and Chip Shop in London
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Cajsa Carlson
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· 3 sourcesArtist Lucy Sparrow has opened "The Bourdon Street Chippy," a fully functional fish and chip shop in London's Mayfair crafted entirely from 65,000 pieces of hand-stitched felt, as reported by Dezeen. Housed in the Lyndsey Ingram Gallery, the installation features everything from the food to the decor made of fabric, according to Creative Boom. Creative Boom further noted that the interactive exhibition transforms everyday objects into nostalgic felt dreamscapes.
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Summary
Artist Lucy Sparrow has created a fully functional fish and chip shop in London's Mayfair, entirely crafted from 65,000 felt pieces. The installation, named Bourdon Street Chippy, features everything from the food to the decor made of fabric, housed in the Lyndsey Ingram Gallery.
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· 2 pulledArtist Lucy Sparrow has opened the doors to the Bourdon Street Chippy, a traditional fish and chip shop in London's Mayfair area made out of 65,000 individually crafted felt pieces.
Everything from the art on the wall to the fish and chips themselves was constructed from fabric in the 46-square-metre shop, which is located in the Lyndsey Ingram Gallery in Mayfair.
