WHAT’S BEEN FORGOTTEN

"Let's not look at what we're doing together in a vacuum. Let's look to the world around us, let's look to our neighbours, let's look to history. I'm looking to the past — not out of nostalgia, but to think about how we can build a future better than the one we're in now. We truly believe that design work, and design at large, has the power to unite people and create community."

Meet the artists behind Noble Signs, a Brooklyn-based design studio that specialises in custom hand-painted and neon signs for restaurants across New York. Noble Signs is also preserving and rescuing classic signage from shuttering businesses amid a rapidly changing city. City of Signs is a deep dive into the world of restaurant signmaking, an integral part of the visual language of New York City.