The Star of the East is a pub in East London; Shoreditch, Haggerston, Hoxton, Bethnal Green depending on which way the wind blows. After last orders were called in the 1950’s it was used as a garment factory, a printing press, and a minicab office. At some point one of the founders of the Artangel [responsible for Rachel Whiteread's House] lived there, as well various members of Circus Space and numerous artists, musicians, and random international creative types.

When we first moved in we painted it gold but the metal in the paint soon tarnished.

Some of these posts appeared at staroftheeast.com around Y2K [thanks to retrospective date stamping]

About the Author

Robin Garms is a versatile integrated creative director, with over 10 years of digital experience in major London Advertising Agencies. He loves  copy, art direction, design and typography, and has won awards across Advertising, Digital, Integrated and Direct, including 2 D&AD silvers.