Here comes the sun!
At last the sun is shining again, for the moment at least. Here’s the latest episode from Brokenbog TV to get you in the spirit, with special thanks to the Isley Brothers for the loan of a classic summer tune.
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Brokenbog Movie News
Congratulations to John Hurt on receiving the 2012 Bafta Award for Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema. Here he is making an outstanding contribution in a Coral Pink Royal Doulton low-level toilet supplied by Brokenbog.com for the set of 2009 film 44 Inch Chest:
John Hurt making an outstanding contribution to cinema in 2009 film 44 Inch Chest
We regularly provide bathroom fittings in vintage colours and styles for film and theatre sets; watch this space for OSCAR NEWS…
Och aye the noo
Spotted on the streets of Edinburgh, we are fairly sure this is/was a Shanks double-trap syphonic pan although identifying the colour is proving an issue. Good job the photos we receive from customers aren’t in black & white or our job of colourmatching would be a whole lot harder!
Makes for an atmospheric image though, we’ll be keeping an eye out for toilets as art over this coming year. Any submissions welcome, just send them through to our main email address email@brokenbog.com.
The Brokenbog Advent Calendar 2011
For anyone who missed it, we have now completed the Brokenbog Advent Calendar for 2011. The first, and almost certainly the last, time we’ve attempted such a feat. Untold man (and woman) hours went into this, please pick your favourite shot from the bunch, leave a comment below the photo album telling us which one and why then perhaps we’ll get some t-shirts made up….
Preview below – for the full calendar and to comment please go to
http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150428302935138.379526.237767325137&type=3
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Back on the air
Sorry folks, we let the Bog Blog slip for a while there – in these days of multiple social media formats it’s difficult to keep up with them all! Since our last post our Facebook page has been going strong and now has a wealth of photographs from the wonderful world of Brokenbog.com, well worth checking out if you get a chance at http://www.facebook.com/brokenbog?sk=photos
Don’t forget to click the “Like” button when you get there to keep regularly updated.
Our online shop http://shop.brokenbog.com is gradually increasing in size; we’re uploading more items as and when we get the chance although we’re still about a million miles away from getting all our stock lines on there. Don’t hold your breath – if you’re looking for an item of replacement bathroomware just get in touch directly. Our friendly staff (including newest member Julie, welcome to the team) will be more than happy to help.
Winter is coming (see photo below from this time last year) – time to get that old coloured bathroom of yours spruced up for Christmas. Can’t have Auntie Flo sitting on a cracked toilet seat now can we??
Stay warm people!
You’re not going to believe this…
Introducing the “Modern Toilet” restaurant chain. No, really. Based in Taiwan, with 12 “outlets”, we can’t believe it either! Number 2 in The Blogington’s list of unusual restaurants (number 2! Oh dear):
http://blogington.com/8-unusual-restaurants/
Or go direct to their website – check out the menu, among other things it does raise some questions of taste and cultural differences:
http://www.moderntoilet.com.tw/en/about.asp
More stock!
Good idea or not, we bought another thousand or so items of discontinued bathroomware this week from a fellow trader who is downsizing. Roll up folks, plenty to go around!
The Toilet Tree
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The new-look Toilet Tree! Now becoming a famous local landmark, with special thanks to Deidrik & Julie at Avalon Garden Centre for their expert planting.Half term’s over – Let the bogbuying begin!
Dreary weather today, a good time to be thinking about replacing that broken basin, damaged WC or tatty toilet seat. Or why not bring some sunshine into the bathroom with one of our trademark “pick & mix” multicoloured suites? The Brokenbog team are ready for a mid-year rush, or perhaps that should be flush!
TV & Movie News
We had a set designer from “Hollyoaks” on the phone today, seeking fittings for an army barracks changing room scene, and we’re all looking forward to the release of the feature film “One Day” starring Anne Hathaway which should also be starring not one but TWO bathroom suites supplied by ourselves. One Turquoise one and one Coral Pink one no less.
