citylikeyou — P Franco — London by Louise Mertens

London / Bar

Natural wine bar and shop in east London with communal table and standing space.

Website
pfranco.co.uk

Address
P Franco, 107 Lower Clapton Road, London, United Kingdom

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Current city: Antwerp

Other cities: London Paris Brussels

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Louise Mertens runs an art studio based in Antwerp, Belgium. Her work as an art director became a trademark of herself. The studio became a place where her personal artwork and carefully selected client work come together. Her visual world combines the admiration for human forms & futurism with purity, sophistication and the incomprehensible. Her eye for aesthetics leads to international client projects ranging from concepts, campaign visuals & creative direction.

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