Pharmacy Restaurant Ashtrays by Artist Damien Hirst Now Available.

Contemporary artist Damien Hirst tried his hand at the restaurant business in 1998 when he opened the art-filled Pharmacy Restaurant + Bar in London. Filled with pseudo-scientific pharmacy-themed items, Hirst curated every design element from metallic pill-printed wallpaper and pill-shaped ashtrays.





above: the gold and silver pill covered wallpaper by Hirst for the restaurant.



The gourmet restaurant featured fine dining and cocktails with names like "Cough Syrup" or "Voltarol Retarding Agent" served up by a waitstaff decked out in surgically inspired outfits designed by Prada.



The Pharmacy restaurant closed its doors in 2003. Sotheby's then auctioned off the contents after the restaurant closure, with bidding ranging from £1,920 for a pair of salt and pepper shakers to £1.2m for a giant mock medicine cabinet.





above: The Sotheby's Hirst Auction catalog.



However, these ashtrays weren't included in the Pharmacy auction at Sothebys on October 18th 2004, so now they are available for purchase from Other Criteria.



Pharmacy Ashtray 8630 by Damien Hirst, 2011:



Painted Aluminium

111 x 111 x 31 mm

Unlimited edition



Pharmacy Ashtray THREE HEADS by Damien Hirst, 2011:



Painted Aluminium

91 x 91 x 31 mm

Unlimited edition





Pharmacy Ashtray LILLI U53 by Damien Hirst, 2011:



Painted Aluminium

107 x 93 x 31 mm



Pharmacy Ashtray N by Damien Hirst, 2011:



Painted Aluminium

111 x 111 x 31 mm





Pharmacy Ashtray NICOTINE by Damien Hirst, 2011:



Clear glass

99 x 99 x 31 mm

Unlimited edition



Pharmacy Ashtray SALVOY 1023 by Damien Hirst, 2011:



Painted Aluminium

131 x 73 x 31

Unlimited edition



Pharmacy Ashtray WYATH 765 by Damien Hirst, 2011:



Painted Aluminium

99 x 99 x 31 mm

Unlimited edition



Please note that if used as an ashtray (or other than for display purposes) the gallery cannot guarantee that it will retain its original condition.



The painted aluminium ashtrays shown are priced at £450. The Glass Nicotine ashtray is £300.



Contact Other Criteria for ordering info.

Pharmacy Restaurant Ashtrays by Artist Damien Hirst Now Available.

Contemporary artist Damien Hirst tried his hand at the restaurant business in 1998 when he opened the art-filled Pharmacy Restaurant + Bar in London. Filled with pseudo-scientific pharmacy-themed items, Hirst curated every design element from metallic pill-printed wallpaper and pill-shaped ashtrays.





above: the gold and silver pill covered wallpaper by Hirst for the restaurant.



The gourmet restaurant featured fine dining and cocktails with names like "Cough Syrup" or "Voltarol Retarding Agent" served up by a waitstaff decked out in surgically inspired outfits designed by Prada.



The Pharmacy restaurant closed its doors in 2003. Sotheby's then auctioned off the contents after the restaurant closure, with bidding ranging from £1,920 for a pair of salt and pepper shakers to £1.2m for a giant mock medicine cabinet.





above: The Sotheby's Hirst Auction catalog.



However, these ashtrays weren't included in the Pharmacy auction at Sothebys on October 18th 2004, so now they are available for purchase from Other Criteria.



Pharmacy Ashtray 8630 by Damien Hirst, 2011:



Painted Aluminium

111 x 111 x 31 mm

Unlimited edition



Pharmacy Ashtray THREE HEADS by Damien Hirst, 2011:



Painted Aluminium

91 x 91 x 31 mm

Unlimited edition





Pharmacy Ashtray LILLI U53 by Damien Hirst, 2011:



Painted Aluminium

107 x 93 x 31 mm



Pharmacy Ashtray N by Damien Hirst, 2011:



Painted Aluminium

111 x 111 x 31 mm





Pharmacy Ashtray NICOTINE by Damien Hirst, 2011:



Clear glass

99 x 99 x 31 mm

Unlimited edition



Pharmacy Ashtray SALVOY 1023 by Damien Hirst, 2011:



Painted Aluminium

131 x 73 x 31

Unlimited edition



Pharmacy Ashtray WYATH 765 by Damien Hirst, 2011:



Painted Aluminium

99 x 99 x 31 mm

Unlimited edition



Please note that if used as an ashtray (or other than for display purposes) the gallery cannot guarantee that it will retain its original condition.



The painted aluminium ashtrays shown are priced at £450. The Glass Nicotine ashtray is £300.



Contact Other Criteria for ordering info.

Greeking For Groovy Art Directors. Hipster Ipsum - Artisanal Filler Text.

Lorem ipsum dolor got you down? No more, now there's Hipster Ispum, a text generator that infuses trendy words into your placeholder text. They offer two styles, Hipster with a shot of Latin and Hipster, neat.



An example of Hipster with a shot of Latin:

Homo mlkshk banh mi brunch biodiesel. Lo-fi echo park terry richardson 3 wolf moon, scenester gluten-free fanny pack. Brooklyn master cleanse locavore tattooed terry richardson freegan, homo gluten-free. Mixtape fanny pack banh mi put a bird on it. Quinoa vinyl thundercats wolf 8-bit you probably haven't heard of them. Helvetica lo-fi salvia 8-bit mustache hoodie 3 wolf moon iphone, lomo banh mi. High life mcsweeney's food truck ethical, jean shorts craft beer portland stumptown synth aesthetic retro artisan lo-fi VHS.



an example of Hipster Neat:

Fap mixtape trust fund retro. 8-bit cliche thundercats artisan PBR. Portland raw denim thundercats keytar helvetica dreamcatcher. Wolf photo booth thundercats tofu echo park, 8-bit mlkshk VHS master cleanse bicycle rights. Synth keytar craft beer, VHS marfa fixie american apparel gluten-free mustache. Cosby sweater skateboard before they sold out homo food truck. Quinoa mcsweeney's organic tumblr, letterpress dreamcatcher PBR.



Like other greeking generators, you can choose the number of paragraphs, choose between the two styles and voila.... filler for your layouts with a hint of hip.



Try it yourself.



A special shout out to one of my favorite artists, Danny Heller, who brought this gem of a find to my attention.

Greeking For Groovy Art Directors. Hipster Ipsum - Artisanal Filler Text.

Lorem ipsum dolor got you down? No more, now there's Hipster Ispum, a text generator that infuses trendy words into your placeholder text. They offer two styles, Hipster with a shot of Latin and Hipster, neat.



An example of Hipster with a shot of Latin:

Homo mlkshk banh mi brunch biodiesel. Lo-fi echo park terry richardson 3 wolf moon, scenester gluten-free fanny pack. Brooklyn master cleanse locavore tattooed terry richardson freegan, homo gluten-free. Mixtape fanny pack banh mi put a bird on it. Quinoa vinyl thundercats wolf 8-bit you probably haven't heard of them. Helvetica lo-fi salvia 8-bit mustache hoodie 3 wolf moon iphone, lomo banh mi. High life mcsweeney's food truck ethical, jean shorts craft beer portland stumptown synth aesthetic retro artisan lo-fi VHS.



an example of Hipster Neat:

Fap mixtape trust fund retro. 8-bit cliche thundercats artisan PBR. Portland raw denim thundercats keytar helvetica dreamcatcher. Wolf photo booth thundercats tofu echo park, 8-bit mlkshk VHS master cleanse bicycle rights. Synth keytar craft beer, VHS marfa fixie american apparel gluten-free mustache. Cosby sweater skateboard before they sold out homo food truck. Quinoa mcsweeney's organic tumblr, letterpress dreamcatcher PBR.



Like other greeking generators, you can choose the number of paragraphs, choose between the two styles and voila.... filler for your layouts with a hint of hip.



Try it yourself.



A special shout out to one of my favorite artists, Danny Heller, who brought this gem of a find to my attention.

23 Thai Artists, Designers & Brands Interpret the MINI in Scale Models.

The MINI Thailand Design Celebration commemorated half a century of the iconic MINI design tradition by commissioning leading Thai artists, designers and brands to interpret the classic car, all in the form of a 1:3 scale fiberglass model.



The artists had total freedom to express their individual creativity and the participating designers presented their model MINIs On October 27th to the public.




Then, from November 20 - 30, the cars were displayed at the Bangkok Art and Culture Center and Central World Plaza as part of the Bangkok Design Festival 2010, where MINI was also the official car.






























Participants included Taweesak Srithingdee, Jitsinga Somboon, Wuttikorn Kongka, Moey Scrubb, Sarit Hoontragul, and Dolchai Boonyarattawesh. Herman Miller and Wallpaper were amongst the brands participating.


above: TK Stripe by Santi Lawrachawee in collaboration with Nattapol Rojjanaratanangkool.©

above image courtesy of flickr



Finally, in January, the designed cars were auctioned off by MINI Thailand with all proceeds going to The Reading Room, a non-profit organization operated by The Foundation for the Promotion and Preservation of Thai Art.

images courtesy of MINI space, Mini.com.au, flickr and Wallpaper (Thai)