Heads Up by Coco Lom in London

The Scolt Head pub in Hackney, which has 8 blocked-up windows (which may have been the result of the 1800s ‘Window Tax’), commissioned me to brighten up the neighbourhood with 8 aerial window murals. Each window’s design reflects the colours, shapes and patterns of life at this historic Hackney pub. Classic pub objects that inspired my designs include stripey paper straws, geometric drip trays, corrugated beer mats, the vertical lines of ventilation shafts, the ripples of folded restaurant napkins – and, of course, the pub’s popular dartboard. My aim was to capture the joyful spirit of the pub community!