The Mondo Neon Podcast
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This episode of the “Mondo Neon Show” we're talking with Signs United (Steve Spiegel, Mike Zack, Marla Zack, and Will Hansen), an all-inclusive group of vintage sign hunters, about the groups humble beginnings, spreading the word about neon, building awareness of signs that are in danger of destruction, and so much more!
This month on “Where's the Neon?” we're talking about the glowing neon signs of post-Communist Poland, creating neon with spray paint, Tim Burton at the Neon Museum, QuadReal and the Museum of Vancouver public display collaboration, a talk about what’s inside Milk Bar’s Huge New Flagship eatery, and so much more!
This episode of the “Mondo Neon Show” we're talking with sign painter and designer Joseph Giampino about his deep appreciation for typography and the hand-painted art of signage, the essence of what makes a great piece, switching careers to pursue happiness, dedication to his community, and so much more!
This episode of the “Mondo Neon Show” we're talking with Philadelphia native and collector Len Davidson from the Neon Museum of Philadelphia about his obsession with neon signs, rescuing advertising relics of the past, his deep interest in roadside American architecture and history, and so much more!
This episode of the “Mondo Neon Show” we're talking with business owner Alex Perry from Right Way Signs about the companies rich history of creating hand painted signs, storytelling from concept to completion, founder Ches Perry, the Hotel Lincoln Mural Project, incorporating neon, and so much more!
This episode of “Mondo Neon” we're talking with artist Jeremy Meikle about his early days of learning neon with Clif Eddens, founder of Random Neon in New Jersey, the trials of setting up a fully functional neon shop, attending Fire Party at the teaching facility, gallery, and art factory known as Glas, a very special family announcement - and so much more!
This episode of “Mondo Neon” we're talking with artist Alissa Eberle about her mentor Domenic Urbani, her early years of making neon and being the only woman working in the shop, the complicated process of bending glass over an open flame, unveiling “Already Dreamed,” her first-ever neon art show, and so much more!
Lily Reeves discovered neon bending while earning her undergraduate degree in glass blowing at New York State’s Alfred University. Her work has themes of mysticism and performative spirituality. Growing up in Birmingham, Alabama, Lily found herself around communities of evangelists and outsider artists. Different faith-based practices are brought to life using light and performance.
Stephen Coles, Associate Curator & Editorial Director at the Letterform Archive, talks with Max about the history of the museum, special collections and the unique letter forms associated with neon signs. Located in San Francisco and founded by Rob Saunders in 2015, the collection, compromised of over 50,000 items - focuses on lettering, typography, printing, and graphic design.
For artist Brooke Barttelbort, neon was a nice mix of design and hot glass work - something she’d first tasted at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco. She talks with Max about her move to Los Angeles, finding her tribe at the Museum of Neon Art in Glendale and touches on some very personal health challenges.
Kate Widdows is a graphic designer and neon sign maker. Kate began creating digital neon in animated GIF form, which is an image that's been encoded using the graphics interchange format where it has multiple frames encoded into a single image file and a web browser will play those images back in animated sequence.
