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About Us
(by)Build Shop - the outlet for design studio Build.
It is the place to buy original and modern design products, designed and produced by the studio, and often available exclusively from us. We strive to produce our wares from the best materials, and to the highest quality, and where possible we source UK suppliers and manufacturers.

(by)Build Shop is also where you can find limited-edition and archive prints by the studio’s creative director, Michael C. Place. Many of Michael’s early prints are long since sold out and are now highly sought after.
Occasionally we stock brilliant and interesting things by other people. You will find these in the section 'not (by)Build'.

Regards,
The (by)Build Shop Team

• ROYGBIV - Slice.
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• ROYGBIV - Cut.
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• ROYGBIV - Illuminate.
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We've just put a few new print-on-demand pieces up on our shop!

ROYGBIV series.
The ROYGBIV series takes its inspiration from the mundane objects of every day life and injects them with a spectrum of refracted light.
Design by Michael C. Place for (by)Build Shop, 2013.

Direct links: Slice / Cut / Illuminate.
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Prints in this series are all printed hi-quality digital print on Hahnemuhle Matt Fine Art Smooth Photo Rag Bright White 310gsm stock.
Each print is available on the following sizes:
Size: A2-420(w)x594(h)mm
Size: A1-594(w)x841(h)mm
Size: A0-841(w)x1189(h)mm

Note:
Whilst we will process orders for print-on-demand as quickly as possible, please allow up to 5 working days from date of your order to dispatch. If you would like your order sooner eg. for a special occasion, please email the shop and we will endeavour to send your order out sooner.

• CLOSE - Beam Me Up (Single).
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• CLOSE - Getting Closer (Album).
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• CLOSE - My Way (Single).
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It's been a real journey, and a long time since Will Saul contacted us about a new musical project that he wanted us to create a visual identity for. What started off as anonymous music project called CLOSE, Will sent us a few tracks, then eventually the album titled 'Getting Closer'. Will eventually 'outed' himself as the man behind the project with an amazing line-up of collaborators including Fink, Scuba, Joe Dukie & Appleblim.
The project finally got signed to the brilliant !K7 Records label and so far we have produced the artwork for the singles Beam Me Up, My Way and the album Getting Closer with another as yet titled single.
It's been really hard to sit on the album which we've had at various stages of completion for over a year and a half! It's an amazing album, and one we hope will get the recognition it deserves!

The CLOSE visual identity can be see on our site here.
A review of the CLOSE Fabric live show can be found on our blog here.
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Beam Me Up (feat. Charlene Soraia and Scuba) is out now, read a review here.
The album 'Getting Closer' is out on the 3rd of June.
My Way (feat. Joe Dukie) is out on the 10th of June, read a review/stream the track here.
Will also recently recorded a Radio 1 Essential Mix which can be downloaded here.
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CLOSE campaign.
Art direction, typography and design by Build.
Photography by Benjamin Grillon.

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We are very pleased to announce that we are to be part of an exhibition called 'Work at Play' at The Chicago Design Museum.
Michael is one of four exhibitors that will form the exhibition, the other esteemed artists/designers are Marian Bantjes, John Massey & Wolfgang Weingart. To be included in such a great line-up is very humbling, we are very much looking forward to seeing pictures of the show which we'll post on the blog as soon as we get them.

From the Chicago Design Museum website:
For many, the compulsion to create is constant. It's unstoppable. Beyond the hours at the office, we create, we make–we play. In an attempt to find our own voice, we may stumble upon a visual language that can speak for and, perhaps, inspire others. This year, we celebrate the blurred line between work and play.

Block Thirty Seven
108 North State Street
3rd Floor
Chicago, IL 60602

Hours
M–F 12pm–08pm
S–Su 12pm–06pm

Calendar of Events
Museum Opens - June 01, 12pm–08pm
CLA First Thursdays gallery walk - June 06, 05pm–08pm
Design Talk: Marian Bantjes - June 08, 02pm–04pm
Design Week Opening Reception - June 10 07pm–11pm
Adobe: Create Now - June 18
Museum Closes - June 30, 12pm–08pm

***ANNOUNCEMENT***

Due to unforeseen circumstances the Pop-Up Shop has been cancelled.
Sorry for any inconvenience this may cause.
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***Due to unforeseen circumstances (we've been burgled) we have had to cancel the Pop-Up Shop that was due to be held tonight. Apologies***

Come to our POP-UP SHOP!
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To celebrate the reprint of Build—Works (01), we will be hosting a pop-up shop in the studio on Thursday 9th May from 5pm-9pm.
You will be able to buy selected prints and order print-on-demand posters, custom built acrylic frames, as well as Build—Works (01) and there will be complimentary drinks for customers ('til stocks last, as they say!).

If you have already received your copy of Build—Works (01), please feel free to bring along and Michael will be available to sign copies.

Our studio address is:
Unit 15 Hiltongrove
12-15 Hatherley Mews
Walthamstow
E17 4QP
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(download a map with directions here).
Hope to see you there!
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If you can't make it to the pop-up shop you can still buy from our online shop by clicking here)!
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• FS Emeric (official poster) by Believe In.
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FS Emeric by Fontsmith.
FS Emeric is about what is happening right now. A sharper aesthetic that cuts across design disciplines — graphic, fashion, product, automotive. A reflection of the present that is accepting and open to whatever shape the future might take.
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To celebrate the launch of FS Emeric, Fontsmith asked 11 leading design studios from around the globe to create a limited edition poster. The studios are: Believe In, Bibliotheque, Lundgren-Lindqvist, Manual, Non-Format, Dixon Baxi, Pentagram, Studio Dumbar, Build, Hey, Atelier Bernd Kuchenbeiser & NB.
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• Def Jam tells you who I am by Build.
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Each studio was given a weight and asked to produce a poster using that weight. We were given Semi-Bold to play with and the poster above is the end result.
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Thought process: Words + Music.
I wanted to produce a print that shows off the type (obviously).
Hip Hop is the music I love, it's the music I grew up with in my youth.
Hip Hop is all about beats & rhyming.
One of my all time favourite Hip Hop albums is Public Enemy's 'It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back'.
Sampling is a staple of Hip Hop, I researched the samples used on the album and this forms the basis for the design. This was then coupled with a big statement sample lyric from 'Rebel Without A Pause' from the album to counter the smaller text that forms the backbone of the poster.
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Screen printed by Dan Mather A1 onto 175gsm Colorplan stock and hand numbered, each poster has a limited run of 50. Fontsmith are giving away one randomly selected poster when two or more weights of the FS Emeric typeface are purchased (while stocks last).
Big thanks to Phil Garnham & Blair Thomson for inviting us to contribute to the project.
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View the microsite (including all the posters) here.
Purchase FS Emeric here.