Carreras Factory, London by David Thompson
David Thompson

Carreras Factory, London by

The Carreras Tobacco Factory with built in 1926-28 and deigned by architects ME and OH Collins with AG Porri. It draws on ancient Egyptian influences and incorporates the black cat of one of their cigarette brands to create an Art Deco temple in North London. It was restored in 1999 as office space and is called Greater London House.

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deco, london, england, uk, artdeco, egyptian, carreras

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  • Philip Johnson
    Philip Johnsonabout 3 years ago

    thank god it was restore congrats great capture , i hope you added it to art deco heaven group

  • Thanks Philip. It is a great looking building and I hope I added it to Art Deco Heaven too :-) … Just going to double check.

    – David Thompson

  • Scott  d' Almeida
    Scott d' Almeidaalmost 3 years ago

    awesome,

  • Christopher Biggs
    Christopher Biggsabout 2 years ago

    The closed lotus topped columns are unique looking. Thanks for sharing.