James Bond Book Bench coming to London

marketto007marketto007 Brazil
edited June 2014 in Literary 007 Posts: 3,277
Ian Fleming Publications Ltd is very proud to be supporting the National Literacy Trust‘s Books About Town project.

This summer – from early July until mid-September – 50 unique benches shaped like open books will be dotted around London, each one decorated by a top artist in homage to a particular work of fiction. The project aims to promote reading for pleasure, to celebrate London’s rich literary heritage, and to raise money for the National Literacy Trust when the benches are auctioned at the end of the summer – watch this space for details!

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Our very own James Bond BookBench, designed by Freyja Dean, will be found in Bloomsbury Square Gardens, in the heart of literary London.

See more at: http://www.ianfleming.com/bond-about-town

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  • 4EverBonded4EverBonded the Ballrooms of Mars
    edited June 2014 Posts: 12,480
    I love it! Thanks for posting, @marketto007. You really know about so many off the beat Bond things. I can even spy a raised martini glass. Cool!

    I just checked the link: it shows the back as an homage to Live and Let Die. :)
  • QBranchQBranch Always have an escape plan. Mine is watching James Bond films.
    Posts: 14,702
    Great stuff! A very unique design indeed, and a great way to tip ones hat to Bond. Thanks for sharing, @marketto007.

    No word on whether the TLD bench will swallow whoever sits on it, unfortunately.
  • DragonpolDragonpol https://thebondologistblog.blogspot.com
    edited June 2014 Posts: 18,354
    Great design indeed! It reminds me a bit of the poster artwork for the 1967 spoof version of Casino Royale in a wacky hippy 1960s sort of way. I hope its symbolism makes people return to reading the Bond novels anyhow.
  • RC7RC7
    Posts: 10,512
    This reminds me, we may be getting an exciting new book soon, but alas I cannot disclose any information ;)
  • DragonpolDragonpol https://thebondologistblog.blogspot.com
    Posts: 18,354
    RC7 wrote:
    This reminds me, we may be getting an exciting new book soon, but alas I cannot disclose any information ;)

    Which is that, pray tell? PM me if Top Secret!
  • Posts: 802
    Absolutely brilliant!
    If it goes missing - check out my garden.
    Shame IFP can't do a real one. I don't think there'll be a 'SOLO' bench any time soon!
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