Since 1995, London-based artist Paul Noble has been engaged in a monumental project to meticulously depict a fictional city, Nobson Newtown. Using pencil on paper, Noble draws wall-sized, fantastic aerial perspectives. Described by the artist as an "exercise in self-portraiture via town planning," the city is unpopulated and the buildings, upon close inspection, are revealed to be three-dimensional letters; Noble based "Nobfont" on the forms of modernist architecture. Ye Olde Ruin (One) expands upon a small section of a larger drawing by the same name, spelling out an excerpt from the epic Persian poem, the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam.
Reference Dimension: 10' H x 16' 8" W (305cm x 508cm)
Traffic: Moderate Traffic
Customs: Repeatable
Country of Origin: USA
Note on Mold: Intended for use in buildings designed and maintained to avoid moisture on or within walls. Application must conform to current Installation Guidelines included in each shipment.
Maintenance
W-Clean with water-based cleanser.
Testing
Flammability: AS/NZS 3837 Adhered
ASTM E84 Adhered
CAN ULC S102 Adhered
ISO 5660 Adhered
Lightfastness: AATCC 16.3, 40+ hours
Environmental
Greenguard Gold Certified
LBC Red List Free
Contains Bio-Based Content
FR Free
Free of Intentionally Added PFAS
Brief
Since 1995, London-based artist Paul Noble has been engaged in a monumental project to meticulously depict a fictional city, Nobson Newtown. Using pencil on paper, Noble draws wall-sized, fantastic aerial perspectives. Described by the artist as an "exercise in self-portraiture via town planning," the city is unpopulated and the buildings, upon close inspection, are revealed to be three-dimensional letters; Noble based "Nobfont" on the forms of modernist architecture. Ye Olde Ruin (One) expands upon a small section of a larger drawing by the same name, spelling out an excerpt from the epic Persian poem, the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam.
Since 1995, London-based artist Paul Noble has been engaged in a monumental project to meticulously depict a fictional city, Nobson Newtown. Using pencil on paper, Noble draws wall-sized, fantastic aerial perspectives. Described by the artist as an "exercise in self-portraiture via town planning," the city is unpopulated and the buildings, upon close inspection, are revealed to be three-dimensional letters; Noble based "Nobfont" on the forms of modernist architecture. Ye Olde Ruin (One) expands upon a small section of a larger drawing by the same name, spelling out an excerpt from the epic Persian poem, the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam.
Reference Dimension: 10' H x 16' 8" W (305cm x 508cm)
Traffic: Moderate Traffic
Customs: Repeatable
Country of Origin: USA
Note on Mold: Intended for use in buildings designed and maintained to avoid moisture on or within walls. Application must conform to current Installation Guidelines included in each shipment.
Maintenance
W-Clean with water-based cleanser.
Testing
Flammability: AS/NZS 3837 Adhered
ASTM E84 Adhered
CAN ULC S102 Adhered
ISO 5660 Adhered
Lightfastness: AATCC 16.3, 40+ hours
Environmental
Greenguard Gold Certified
LBC Red List Free
Contains Bio-Based Content
FR Free
Free of Intentionally Added PFAS
Brief
Since 1995, London-based artist Paul Noble has been engaged in a monumental project to meticulously depict a fictional city, Nobson Newtown. Using pencil on paper, Noble draws wall-sized, fantastic aerial perspectives. Described by the artist as an "exercise in self-portraiture via town planning," the city is unpopulated and the buildings, upon close inspection, are revealed to be three-dimensional letters; Noble based "Nobfont" on the forms of modernist architecture. Ye Olde Ruin (One) expands upon a small section of a larger drawing by the same name, spelling out an excerpt from the epic Persian poem, the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam.
