{"id":6139,"date":"2017-06-20T16:42:00","date_gmt":"2017-06-20T16:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.anglepoise.com\/?p=5359"},"modified":"2017-06-20T16:42:00","modified_gmt":"2017-06-20T16:42:00","slug":"paper-city-gfsmith","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.anglepoise.com\/eu\/journal\/paper-city-gfsmith\/","title":{"rendered":"Paper City Pop-up Celebrates the World&#8217;s Favourite Colour"},"content":{"rendered":"<section  class=\"c-content content-section  u-background-colour--black\" >\n    <div class=\"container\">\n                    <div class=\"content content--white u-stack u-stack--small\" >\n                <p>Founded in Hull by George Frederick Smith in 1885, not long after Anglepoise\u00ae family company Herbert Terry and Sons was established, longtime passionate pioneer of the paper industry <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gfsmith.com\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">G. F. Smith<\/span><\/a>, has become Britain\u2019s foremost supplier of specialist paper to the creative industries. So, when Anglepoise\u00ae was invited to participate in G. F. Smith\u2019s \u2018Paper City\u2019 pop-up to celebrate the World\u2019s Favourite Colour we were intrigued \u2026<\/p>\n\n            <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section  class=\"c-single-image c-single-image--right-align content-section u-background-colour--black\">\n    <div class=\"single-image single-image--right-align container\">\n                        \n    \n    <img decoding=\"async\"\n                        width=\"\"\n        height=\"\"\n        src=\"\"\n        alt=\"Type Range Floor Pole Cable Clips\"\n    \/>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section  class=\"c-content content-section  u-background-colour--black\" >\n    <div class=\"container\">\n                    <div class=\"content content--white u-stack u-stack--small\" >\n                <p>To mark Hull UK City of Culture 2017, G. F. Smith resolved to find the World\u2019s Favourite Colour, voted by the public. An extensive survey spanning more than 100 countries was conducted and many thousands of votes were recorded. The result is celebrated today in Hull and soon in London, in a \u2018Paper City\u2019 pop-up shop offering an eclectic range of products from iconic British brands, all customized in the Worlds\u2019s Favourite Colour, Marrs Green &#8211; named after Annie Marrs who picked the colour closest to the consensus, inspired by the blue\/green\/grey tones that \u2018dance\u2019 on the River Tay in her home city Dundee.<\/p>\n<p>And this is where Anglepoise\u00ae comes in \u2026<\/p>\n\n            <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section  class=\"c-single-image c-single-image--right-align content-section u-background-colour--black\">\n    <div class=\"single-image single-image--right-align container\">\n                        \n    \n    <img decoding=\"async\"\n                        width=\"\"\n        height=\"\"\n        src=\"\"\n        alt=\"Original 1227 Brass Spring Kit\"\n    \/>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section  class=\"c-content content-section  u-background-colour--black\" >\n    <div class=\"container\">\n                    <div class=\"content content--white u-stack u-stack--small\" >\n                <p>The full collection of products in Marrs Green.<\/p>\n<p>An imposing <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.www.anglepoise.com\/product\/original-1227-giant-floor-lamp\">Original 1227\u2122 Giant floor lamp<\/a><\/span> in Marrs Green is now displayed in the Hull pop-up shop, available to order alongside a series of custom- coloured products from brands we admire, including Tokyobike, Cambridge Satchel Company, Sunspel &#8211; and of course, G. F. Smith. A \u2018Paper City\u2019 exhibition, a series of paper installations by eight leading creatives commissioned by G. F. Smith, runs concurrently in nearby Fruit Market and includes one installation by Hull-based design company Made in Thought to showcase the World\u2019s Favourite Colour. Both exhibition and pop-up are in Hull until 9th July before moving to G. F. Smith\u2019s Show Space in London on 12th July.<\/p>\n\n            <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section  class=\"c-single-image c-single-image--right-align content-section u-background-colour--black\">\n    <div class=\"single-image single-image--right-align container\">\n                        \n    \n    <img decoding=\"async\"\n                        width=\"\"\n        height=\"\"\n        src=\"\"\n        alt=\"Original 1227 Spring Kit\"\n    \/>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section  class=\"c-content content-section  u-background-colour--black\" >\n    <div class=\"container\">\n                    <div class=\"content content--white u-stack u-stack--small\" >\n                <p>Tokyobike<\/p>\n<p><strong>Paper City Hull: 30 June &#8211; 9 July:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Humber Street Gallery,<br \/>\n64 Humber Street,<br \/>\nHull HU1 1TU<\/p>\n<p>Fruit Market Humber Street<br \/>\nHull, HU1 1UU<\/p>\n<p><strong>Paper City London: From 12 July<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>G F Smith Show Space in London,<br \/>\n27-28 Eastcastle Street,<br \/>\nW1W 8DH<\/p>\n\n            <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section  class=\"c-single-image c-single-image--right-align content-section u-background-colour--black\">\n    <div class=\"single-image single-image--right-align container\">\n                        \n    \n    <img decoding=\"async\"\n                        width=\"\"\n        height=\"\"\n        src=\"\"\n        alt=\"90 Mini Mini O-Ring Pack\"\n    \/>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section  class=\"c-content content-section  u-background-colour--black\" >\n    <div class=\"container\">\n                    <\/div>\n<\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To mark Hull UK City of Culture 2017, G. 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