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International Celebrities, Designers and Artists to Lend Their Artistic Talents to London's Paddington Trail

International Celebrities, Designers and Artists to Lend Their Artistic Talents to London's Paddington Trail

LONDON, October 2, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --



Today VisitLondon.com, the NSPCC and STUDIOCANAL announced the first of the
internationally renowned celebrities, designers and artists signed up to THE PADDINGTON
TRAIL.



(Photo:
http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20141002/709234 )




The list includes stars of the Paddington film Hugh Bonneville, Peter Capaldi, Nicole
Kidman, Julie Walters and Ben Whishaw, Hollywood actors Benedict Cumberbatch, Michael
Sheen and Emma Watson, stars of the music world Nick Mason and Frankie Bridge, globally
renowned photographer Rankin, leading fashion designers Christopher Kane, Lulu Guinness
and Matthew Williamson, multi-talented artists Tom Phillips and Hannah Warren and
world-famous ex-footballer, David Beckham.



Actor Hugh Bonneville, who stars in the forthcoming Paddington film, which opens
around the world this Christmas, is amongst the designers and comments: "Paddington is an
explorer - this trail is a wonderful way of bringing this to life and I hope it makes
people look at London with fresh eyes. I am delighted to have been asked to design one of
the bears and have created an ode to Paddington's favourite preserve. I can't wait for
people to see it."



The star-studded Paddington design team also includes former Royal Ballet principal
dancer Darcey Bussell, explorer and survival expert Bear Grylls, the Chelsea football
team, the England rugby union team and Mayor of London, Boris Johnson.



The first of the designs were also revealed today: 'Paddington Bear' by Michael Bond,
'Paddington Shakesbear' by Michael Sheen, 'Paddington Sparkles' by Frankie Bridge and
'Paddingtonscape' by artist, Hannah Warren.



These adventurous designers are working on some of the 50 Paddington Bear statues,
which will be placed across the capital ahead of the global release of PADDINGTON. The
trail will take in museums, parks, shops and landmarks, all with a colourful,
Paddington-inspired flavour. London is Paddington's favourite city: full of adventure and
opportunities to explore the art, culture, innovation and entertainment that are so
prominent in the capital.



Visitors will be able to follow in the furry footsteps of the world's favourite
Peruvian explorer, visiting locations across the capital. Key cultural and landmark
hotspots featured in the Trail are The Royal Opera House, Horse Guards Parade, the Museum
of Childhood and, of course, Paddington Station with the trail ending in Selfridges, from
4 November - 30 December 2014.



Selfridges is the Trail's retail partner and will be selling a selection of statue
miniatures from a dedicated Paddington concept store to raise funds for the NSPCC.



London based design company 3DEye is helping to create the three foot six inch tall
statues, all of which will be auctioned to raise money for charity partners* including the
NSPCC; a charity whose work is all about protecting vulnerable children and making them
safe through its services including ChildLine.



To find out more about The Paddington Trail go to
http://www.visitlondon.com/paddington



The Paddington Trail Map, statue images, video/EPK and accompanying b-roll is
available here:http://bit.ly/1nJzGti






Photo:
http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20141002/709234


Photo:http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20141002/709234
http://photoarchive.ap.org/
The Paddington Trail

CONTACT: Contact - Rebekah Clement, Media & PR Manager, London & Partners, +44-(0)20-7234-5861 / +44-(0)7826-907-415, rclement@londonandpartners.com


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