The creator of Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band Album Cover Goes Green

Maybe you’ve heard of a British band called The Beatles. And maybe you’ve seen the psychedelic cover of their amazing album titled Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. And maybe, just maybe, you’ve thought of who had the artistic genius to create such an amazing cover for one of the most popular bands in the world.

Well, look no further, because the artist’s name is Sir Peter Blake, and he’s still making art that is transforming the way we view pop culture. Along with designing cover art work for other British bands like Oasis and The Who, Sir Peter Blake has also been following his own artistic endeavors to support “a culture of sustainability” and “zero waste” by creating recycled tin pop art with a green message.

Sir Peter Blake launched two limited-edition pop art pieces made on 56% recycled tin plates last week at the National Recycling Awards 2009 in Park Lane, London. These iconic pieces feature colorful images of hearts, stars and rainbows with the sayings “I Love Recycling” and “I Love London” on them.

Check them out:



Partnering with the amazing company Urban Remade, which we mentioned in our post London is Calling for Recycled Train and Bus Seat Shoes, he is now selling them for everyone to enjoy (or at least to the first 5,000 people that are lucky enough to buy them before they sell out).

Despite being made from tinplate metal waste that was recovered from British landfills, they definitely look like treasures to me!

I love the fact that Sir Peter Blake is still going strong with his iconic pop culture pieces of art, and he’s still rolling with the times as the world turns to sustainable solutions. Like Paul McCartney said in his song on Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, it looks like Sir Peter Blake is only “Getting Better.”

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