Brick boutique

London is made of brick. And my corner of the city, Hammersmith, wouldn’t exist without it. It doesn’t take a lot of observational skills to notice that there are a myriad of types of this most robust of building materials, comprising different ages, colours and finishes.

I spent a couple of days collecting some samples – well, photographing them. You notice how wildly different they all are only when they’re placed side by side.

Each panel can be clicked to reveal more detail. And they each have names of the sort you find in a paint catalogue or a set of carpet swatches. Which would you choose? Any of Hammersmith’s finest?…

9 thoughts on “Brick boutique”

belgradestreets on September 19, 2013 at 11:49 said:

Just love this! Andy

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- mikeosbornphoto on September 19, 2013 at 22:51 said:
  
  Thanks Andy! Was enjoyable to put together.
  
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lena de almeida on September 10, 2013 at 21:24 said:

What a great idea, Mike! I love the composition that you created!

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- mikeosbornphoto on September 10, 2013 at 23:27 said:
  
  Thank you very much, Lena! It was great fun making something hopefully interesting out of something quite mundane.
  
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A Taste of Brazil on September 8, 2013 at 14:09 said:

This is really great Mike. I love how they are all so different when seen together. Texture is always one of my favorite things and you really manage to bring this out in the collection! Beautiful as always.
-Saskia

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- mikeosbornphoto on September 8, 2013 at 16:27 said:
  
  Thank you very much, Saskia. It was also fun giving them names like they have for car colours!
  
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ckponderings on September 8, 2013 at 10:48 said:

Great set of shots, Mike! Really underlining that when you actually look at them, no two buildings are truly the same. :)

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- mikeosbornphoto on September 8, 2013 at 16:25 said:
  
  Thanks Richard, I warned you about the bricks! This is a selection from less than a square mile.
  
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  - ckponderings on September 9, 2013 at 07:48 said:
    
    The set works really well! :D
    
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