BIG NEWS!
Hey guys,
Here I have a long awaited update post regarding GGP! If you’ve been in store, or are a good friend of ours, you will have heard snippets of the current situation and how we hoped to deal with it. We like to keep our lovely customers in the loop, and now we have some decisions set in stone, we can freely tell you all!
Basically as our in-store customers will know, The Custard Factory is an amazing, but very quiet place, even quieter since the building work started back in March. That has had a great effect on business for the retailers at The Custard Factory. Our hearts made us hold on for as long as we could, despite no in-store business, but we have since decided with the help of our landlord, that we will be temporarily closing. But do not fear, as I say it’s temporary!
We initially thought about moving to a smaller space to reduce costs. Though we realised with our wonderful landlord that no matter how cheap our costs were, the problem is passing trade. The Custard Factory has a massive plan for the next year for the whole factory, with the plan being complete next summer. We saw the blueprints last night for the completed Devonshire House. The completed Devonshire house will include a number of new courtyards, and 14 new retail spaces. 14 shiny new retail spaces for a handpicked select few, chosen from the current residents of The Custard Factory, current independent businesses in the City, and new businesses that may arrive/be created in the coming year.
We will be one of them! We will start discussing our contract and space we want in December/January for a plan to launch all the new spaces in the summer. Along with the new spaces, there are many changes happening to the current space, and some old faces (the good ones!) will be returning to The Custard Factory for the summer too. The Custard Factory will be a completely new complex, like we’ve never seen it before. We’re so pleased to even be considered a part of this grand master plan!
So you may say, well what’s happens in the short-term? The short-term is not so bleak! We will continue to be attached to The Custard Factory. We don’t want to be seen anywhere else in the City! We will have a wonderful stall at the Sunday Flea every week, where you can still come and have a feel of lovely new vinyl, and maybe some Saturdays too. (All info will be posted here when set in stone). Not to mention we will have events at the Gallery at The Custard Factory. It’s an amazing space; we hope to use it well. We have some ideas in the pipeline for future events, and potentially a collaboration coming up with another store based at TCF. You can still buy online. We are currently going through a complete overhaul, new logo, new website etc – all designed and created by the oh-so-amazing Gavin Strange of Jam Factory!
Generally, we have just under a year to fine-tune all aspects of Go Go Plastic! ready for a brand spanking new space, in a shiny new Custard Factory! We’re excited, and we hope you are too!
Thanks for all your support so far! You've all been amazing!
If you have any questions, PLEASE just email us: info@gogoplastic.co.uk
Here I have a long awaited update post regarding GGP! If you’ve been in store, or are a good friend of ours, you will have heard snippets of the current situation and how we hoped to deal with it. We like to keep our lovely customers in the loop, and now we have some decisions set in stone, we can freely tell you all!
Basically as our in-store customers will know, The Custard Factory is an amazing, but very quiet place, even quieter since the building work started back in March. That has had a great effect on business for the retailers at The Custard Factory. Our hearts made us hold on for as long as we could, despite no in-store business, but we have since decided with the help of our landlord, that we will be temporarily closing. But do not fear, as I say it’s temporary!
We initially thought about moving to a smaller space to reduce costs. Though we realised with our wonderful landlord that no matter how cheap our costs were, the problem is passing trade. The Custard Factory has a massive plan for the next year for the whole factory, with the plan being complete next summer. We saw the blueprints last night for the completed Devonshire House. The completed Devonshire house will include a number of new courtyards, and 14 new retail spaces. 14 shiny new retail spaces for a handpicked select few, chosen from the current residents of The Custard Factory, current independent businesses in the City, and new businesses that may arrive/be created in the coming year.
We will be one of them! We will start discussing our contract and space we want in December/January for a plan to launch all the new spaces in the summer. Along with the new spaces, there are many changes happening to the current space, and some old faces (the good ones!) will be returning to The Custard Factory for the summer too. The Custard Factory will be a completely new complex, like we’ve never seen it before. We’re so pleased to even be considered a part of this grand master plan!
So you may say, well what’s happens in the short-term? The short-term is not so bleak! We will continue to be attached to The Custard Factory. We don’t want to be seen anywhere else in the City! We will have a wonderful stall at the Sunday Flea every week, where you can still come and have a feel of lovely new vinyl, and maybe some Saturdays too. (All info will be posted here when set in stone). Not to mention we will have events at the Gallery at The Custard Factory. It’s an amazing space; we hope to use it well. We have some ideas in the pipeline for future events, and potentially a collaboration coming up with another store based at TCF. You can still buy online. We are currently going through a complete overhaul, new logo, new website etc – all designed and created by the oh-so-amazing Gavin Strange of Jam Factory!
Generally, we have just under a year to fine-tune all aspects of Go Go Plastic! ready for a brand spanking new space, in a shiny new Custard Factory! We’re excited, and we hope you are too!
Thanks for all your support so far! You've all been amazing!
If you have any questions, PLEASE just email us: info@gogoplastic.co.uk
Posted on 29 Jul 2008 by louise
Saturday!
Hey guys its Saturday and good things are happening down here at the Custard Factory!
This weekend the CF is host to the Supersonic Festival featuring 3 days of live music, exhibitions and films.
The shop will be open as follows during the festival:
Saturday = 11am - 9pm
Sunday = 11am - 6pm
Also we finally have Mini Munny's and other blanks back in stock!
Stay tuned for more news soon and have a great weekend!
This weekend the CF is host to the Supersonic Festival featuring 3 days of live music, exhibitions and films.
The shop will be open as follows during the festival:
Saturday = 11am - 9pm
Sunday = 11am - 6pm
Also we finally have Mini Munny's and other blanks back in stock!
Stay tuned for more news soon and have a great weekend!
Posted on 12 Jul 2008 by jay
Brummy Talent!
Hey kids!
Its Saturday and the sun is.......... well, in.
But fear not! GGP! is open until 6pm so come on down!
Well heres something to brighten up the day anyway- this little guy was spotted over on the VA forum and is called Mini Lumpy Monkey by super local talent James Yeah?!
You cant get much cleaner than that!
Go check out James Yeah? at flickr, and tell him GGP! said hi!
Its Saturday and the sun is.......... well, in.
But fear not! GGP! is open until 6pm so come on down!
Well heres something to brighten up the day anyway- this little guy was spotted over on the VA forum and is called Mini Lumpy Monkey by super local talent James Yeah?!
You cant get much cleaner than that!
Go check out James Yeah? at flickr, and tell him GGP! said hi!
Posted on 21 Jun 2008 by jay
Holiday!
The shop will be closed from Wednesday 28 May until Monday 2nd June as were going on holiday!
Any online orders will be sent on Tuesday 3rd June.
Any online orders will be sent on Tuesday 3rd June.
Posted on 27 May 2008 by jay
Goonism tees!
Hey guys
The sun is out and Birmingham is alive, so why not take a trip down to GGP? Open until 6pm on Saturdays!
We have been lucky enough to get our hands on a few tees by Goonism!
These awesome Goon Squad 2 colour screenprint tees are available in both blue and yellow and are available here
You can find more stuff by Goonism over at flickr so go check it out!
The sun is out and Birmingham is alive, so why not take a trip down to GGP? Open until 6pm on Saturdays!
We have been lucky enough to get our hands on a few tees by Goonism!
These awesome Goon Squad 2 colour screenprint tees are available in both blue and yellow and are available here
You can find more stuff by Goonism over at flickr so go check it out!
Posted on 24 May 2008 by louise
Friends With You - Wish Come True
Friends With You - Wish Come True now available here! These super cute toys are eye candy for everyone. Plus they jingle! What more could you need? Oh my, I want them all for myself... >.<
Also Tokidoki's Carina is back in stock!
Posted on 22 May 2008 by louise
Show Me The Munny comp/exhib results (finally!)
We know we've been slacking in many areas. We've been uber busy both at home & in GGP! We've finally collated the results for the Show Me The Mini Munny competition & would like to announce the following winners:
Prize: £40 to spend in store
Prize: goody bag worth £30
Prize: goody bag worth £15
Well done to all who won, and all who entered! We will be shipping out all Mini Munnys that have not requested to stay here at GGP! over the next week or so.
Have a great day everyone!
1st
Prize: £40 to spend in store
2nd
Prize: goody bag worth £30
3rd
Prize: goody bag worth £15
Well done to all who won, and all who entered! We will be shipping out all Mini Munnys that have not requested to stay here at GGP! over the next week or so.
Have a great day everyone!
Posted on 20 May 2008 by louise
Droplet launch footage!
Posted on 12 May 2008 by louise
Ben The Illustrator + info...
Super limited Ben The Illustrator prints now available here! I'm not kidding when I say they brighten up any room. Each print is filled with happiness & joy!
We're going to be closed this Saturday (nooo!) because we have some staff training! (How interesting does that sound?) Our returns are due this month & we have to learn how to do it! GAH! Any accountant-folk fancy lending a free hand?
To counter this closure, we'll be open on Sunday 18th May & Monday 19th May! Come visit!
Posted on 08 May 2008 by louise
Droplet on sale!
For all those who weren't at the amazing Droplet launch night, you missed out on seeing some amazing customs & meeting the wonderful Gavin Strange! BUT you can still buy the Droplet from our online store! You lucky people! These little guys are going to fly out fast!
Click here to grab them now!
Click here to grab them now!
Posted on 03 May 2008 by louise
Droplet Launch - TONIGHT!
Today is the day folks!
Droplet is here & on sale at 7pm tonight! With a super limited run of 128 hand-numbered Droplets, they're just waiting to be snapped up!
Not to mention the gallery is ooozing creativity in the form of amazing CUSTOM Droplets! Here's a sneak to wet your apetite.
Droplet is here & on sale at 7pm tonight! With a super limited run of 128 hand-numbered Droplets, they're just waiting to be snapped up!
Not to mention the gallery is ooozing creativity in the form of amazing CUSTOM Droplets! Here's a sneak to wet your apetite.
Posted on 02 May 2008 by louise
Last chance on Limited Edition art!!
Some of the Limited Edition items are due to go back to their owners at the end of the month... if you have your eye on a certain piece, grab it now!
Posted on 29 Apr 2008 by louise
Sale! Smash has arrived!
Righty-ho, first off we have a mini Spring Sale on! We need to make room for more amazing goodies at GGP! Grab a bargain while you can... I'm sure some of these items won't last long. :D
Secondly Smash is in the building! To all those who pre-ordered Smash, he has been sent to you today! He should be banging on your doors with his super-size fists first thing tomorrow morning.
For brick & mortar store customers please note our new opening times! Due to how quiet the store is during certain hours, we will no longer be opening during these times - such as early evening. This is partly due to the building work going on down at the Custard Factory. We will be opening for longer hours in the Summer months & on some Sundays from May.
Posted on 22 Apr 2008 by louise
Show Me The (mini) Munny!
Thanks to all the wonderful entries we had for the Show Me The (mini) Munny exhibition/competition. The amount of interest from customers & people passing by the store has been phenomenal. Each piece in the competition is an amazing achievement, to pick a top 3 would be a hard task for one individual. Therefore the judges have been named as myself (Louise), Jay, and Miranda from the oh-so-amazing Clutter magazine. Clutter & Co are currently enjoying themselves at the NYCC, so as soon as we get Miranda's picks we'll reveal the winners!
The prizes are as follows; 1st place - £40 to spend in store, 2nd place - a goody bag worth £30, 3rd place - a goody bag worth £15.
All submissions can be seen in our Flickr photostream. If you submit a mini munny & would like it returned, please contact us. Many artists have requested their mini munny reside in Go Go Plastic! a little longer - that's cool too! Just let us know. Those who wish for their mini munny to stay AND be for sale, we can add them to our webstore for a wider customer audience if you'd like.
Posted on 18 Apr 2008 by jay
LOVEtoPOST Exhibition
Due to unforseen circumstances we are sorry to announce that the LOVEtoPOST exhibition has been cancelled.
However the book, LOVEtoPOST Volume 1, is still avaiable to purchase here so be sure to pick up a copy.
Posted on 18 Apr 2008 by jay
Exhibition launch
Go Go Plastic! will be attending Phil Corbett's first solo show! We think everyone should attend! All the info for the launch is above, or if you can't make Thursday, be sure to check out the show while it's running.
"...if you're into cute, very slightly suggestive animals with dark undertones and gaudy colours than this is the show for you". - Phil
That's a definite must then! See you there!
Posted on 17 Jan 2008 by louise
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