{"id":109635,"date":"2019-08-03T22:00:52","date_gmt":"2019-08-03T15:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/perfectly-polished-a-former-varnish-factory-in-east-london\/"},"modified":"2019-08-03T22:05:38","modified_gmt":"2019-08-03T15:05:38","slug":"perfectly-polished-a-former-varnish-factory-in-east-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/perfectly-polished-a-former-varnish-factory-in-east-london\/","title":{"rendered":"Perfectly polished: a former varnish factory in east London"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nA colourful artistic couple have converted an industrial space in Shoreditch into a vibrant homeIt has become less ravey since we moved in,\u201d says Di Atkinson of Shoreditch back in the mid-90s, when the former factories and warehouses were just that. \u201cBuildings were taken over for two-day raves and used as squats. It is more gentrified now.\u201d Di, an author and historian, lives with her husband, the British artist, Patrick Hughes in Great Eastern street. The couple met in 1986 at the Chelsea Arts Club. Peer through the window at street level and you will be greeted with a pleasing vista: other people working. Number 72 is home to the atelier Reverspective. Inside, artists sit on swivel chairs surrounded by tables crammed with tubes of paint, brushes, rags and mixing palates. They are working on Patrick\u2019s optical-illusion 3D canvases, creating intricate details of familiar scenes: the canals of Venice, a library, or surrealist images, a rainbow escaping from a box, a never-ending maze. This is Patrick\u2019s business, making and selling his unique Reverspective artworks. Patrick and Di are old school: they live above the shop. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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