Robert Frank in Wales and David Bailey Eyes

This is Robert Frank in the Valleys. Fantastic! He's smiling!

And this is a David Bailey poster which is part of the Valleys Archive. Fantastic also.

Very JR, but 25 years earlier and different - it's always interesting how ideas go around and come around, and get pushed to the outer limits. I still don't see the point of JR - but it looks exciting! And that's the point.

"A pole is just a pole"

The new electricity pylons for the UK have been chosen. Designed by Bystrup, they are a delicate T-shape. They don't have the industrial presence of the old ones which were standardised in 1928 and have been strutting their electical stuff all over the UK landscape since that date. You can read all about the old designs here.


If you really like the old pylons, you can join the Pylon Appreciation Society here. The founder of the society, Flash Wilson Bristow, says of the new design, "The winning design is OK, but it’s a pole and not a pylon. They frame views of the landscape. They're special, but a pole is just a pole."

Full report here.

Below are some of the designs that didn't win.

Also check out  Paul Cabuts Powerlines (not pylons).