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Spray Bike  is a collaboration between three different companies: Brick Lane Bikes – a major international manufacturer, retailer and wholesaler in the bike industry, based in London Vicious Cycles Athens – an urban bike workshop in the centre of Athens, Greece Cosmos Lac – a high-tech paint manufacturer based in Greece Spray Bike was created out of frustration with existing products. If you’re not an experienced pro, it’s so difficult to use metal or car spray paint on bikes. It drips and dribbles and is extremely hard to control. And professional electrostatic or powder coating can get super expensive. At VCA, while trying to repair a damaged frame using a standard RAL spray, they were so disappointed with the results that they phoned up the manufacturer, which happened to be Cosmos Lac. “Well what do you want the paint to do?” was the reply. After 2 years of development, Spray Bike was the answer. VCA and Cosmos Lac sent samples over to Brick Lane Bi...

Thanks to popular demand from customers we now stock Fleur Chalky look paint! In today's blog post we will be looking at the brand in more detail.  THE FAMILY In 1946 Luigi and Adele Dallamano founded the company Colorificio Centrale S.p.a. in Brescia dedicated to the production and sale of painting for decoration and restoration. From the beginning, the company has been characterised by the value attributed to research, innovation and dedication to the development of high quality products. To date, the family business, run by the third generation, has established itself on the market also internationally, thanks to its particular sensitivity to changes and new trends in the world of colour and decoration. PRODUCTION Fleur Paint has its origins in the 70 years of experience gained by our company in the production of high quality colours for decoration and restoration, traditionally used for the recovery of historic artworks and buildings. The e...

One of our customers for art supplies here at Fat Buddha Store , Peter Drew has made this great short video showcasing an ongoing project he has been doing in Glasgow. Before Peter left Adelaide he made a collection of portrait photographs of his friends and family. When he arrived in Glasgow he started drawing their portraits and installing the drawings, together with the photos, on the street. he recorded people’s reactions to the project and began to make portraits of the people who reacted. In this sense the project has grown in the same way that our feeling of ‘home’ grows around our sense of community. 'Home’ is an ongoing project that Peter aim's to continue by photographing and drawing people wherever he goes. Each portrait is a small memorial to the people in his life and a means to connect with the place where he is living. You can check out the video below, and lots more from our art and graphics department here . HOME - urba...