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3-d ampersands

• 3-d ampersands, From the Field

  Clams & Fries

  02.12.09 | Permalink | Comment?

  At lunch yesterday in Albany, CA.

• 3-d ampersands, reader links

  Colorful Steel Ampersand

  11.11.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  Painted steel sculpture outside an art gallery on the South Bank, London. From Ben.

• 3-d ampersands, ampersands I like

  House Letters & Ligatures Opening

  11.11.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  Lots of great ampersands here from House Industries.

  Giant Iron Ampersand on the wall.
  Imagine frying bacon on that.

  A bit rusty.

  Ampersands & Ampersands
  Looks like a pretty cool show. Wish I could have made it. Link.
  Previously mentioned: Cast-Iron

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  Antique Market Ampersand

  09.26.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  My friend Maggie found this at the antique market in Alamo Square.

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  Metal Ampersands are Everywhere

  08.14.08 | Permalink | 1 Comment

  Anthropologie (Urban Outfitters for grown-up ladies) has them now. Sweet.

  I tried to see how much they wanted for it but:
  Sorry, no items were found for the keyword “ampersand “.
  If you feel this is in error:
  * Please try a new search using a basic word, phrase or item #.
  [...]

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  Another Metal Ampersand

  08.10.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  Thanks Matt.

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  H&M

  07.29.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  Negative space ampersand from everyone’s favorite disposable clothing store.

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  Potterybarn Ampersand

  07.29.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  Chris sent this in from a Potterybarn in Norcross, GA. Unfortunatley he says it isn’t for sale.

• 3-d ampersands, ampersands I like

  Cast Iron

  07.12.08 | Permalink | 3 Comments

  So this one is truly amazing. House Industries has come out with three dimentional cast metal ampersands. The cast sculptures are part of their Studio Lettering series. They come in both cast iron and aluminum. I like to think that you can season and heat up the cast iron one and use it to fry [...]

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  Pen & Teller: Bullshit

  07.07.08 | Permalink | 1 Comment

  This ampersand is bullshit. Nah, actually I like it. It’s shiny.

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A scribal abbreviation for and. Derived from the Latin word "et."

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