Fading painted signs

Austria

One month ago I attended the launch of Ghostletters Vienna at the Wien Museum in Austria’s capital city. The book was conceived, written and produced by Tom Koch, alongside photographers Daniel Gerersdorfer and Stephan Doleschal. It got off the ground with two crowdsourcing efforts, one […]

Ghostsigns & Ghostletters of Vienna

This entry was posted in Sign Collections Signs in Media and tagged Austria Book Books Brigitte Korble Daniel Gerersdorfer Dusty Spregnagel Erwin K. Bauer Erwin Kotanyi Ghostletters Ghostsigns Johann Hautzenberger Josef Samuel Neon Neon Line Schildermalermuseum Sign Painting Museum Stephan Doleschal Stuart Freeman Tom Koch Vienna Viennese Wien Museum on November 23, 2016 by Sam Roberts

Looking barely aged since it was painted in 1963, this fabulous ghostsign for Kotanyi Paprika has just been revealed in Vienna, Austria. The demolition of the adjacent building fortuitously precedes the publication of Ghost Letters of Vienna, and happened just in time to make it […]

Kotanyi Paprika: Stunning Vienna Reveal

This entry was posted in Signs of Note and tagged Austria Book Demolition Development Kotanyi Kotanyi Paprika Reveal Stern Schilder Siebdruck GmbH Tom Koch Vienna Wien Museum on September 29, 2016 by Sam Roberts

Ghost Letters of Vienna is a project to photographically document the wide range of fading fascias, and other forms of redundant lettering, on buildings in the Austrian capital. I met with the project leader, Tom Koch, during his recent visit to London, and have offered […]

Ghost Letters of Vienna

This entry was posted in Sign Collections Sign Initiatives Signs in Media and tagged Austria Book Fading Fascias Ghost Letters Ghostsigns Tom Koch Vienna Wien Museum on May 18, 2016 by Sam Roberts