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hello82 LA Neon Logo

A large-scale neon logo built into a base of vintage vinyl records for hello82's Los Angeles headquarters, now the office centerpiece where visiting K-pop artists perform and take photos, running for years with almost no issues. Neon Flamingo designed and fabricated a large-scale custom neon logo for hello82, a K-pop entertainment company, at their Los Angeles headquarters. The brief came with a specific creative vision: incorporate real vinyl records into the sign itself, grounding a modern neon logo in the physical history of recorded music.

Sourcing Vinyl at Scale

Executing that vision meant sourcing bulk quantities of black vinyl records, enough to build out a full base layer beneath the neon. Neon Flamingo worked with Record Safari, the well-known vinyl shop in Atwater Village, to source and supply the volume of records the installation required. Each record was set into the base layer, with a rainbow gradient of hand-bent neon lines built directly on top. Physical music history under glowing glass.

The Centerpiece of hello82's LA Office

The sign has become the defining feature of hello82's Los Angeles headquarters. Visiting K-pop artists perform in front of it and shoot photos against it, so it doubles as the office's signature backdrop.

Built to Perform for Years

It has run for years with almost no issues, which matters for a piece built from hundreds of glued vinyl records and hand-bent glass in a high-traffic office. Unconventional materials still get the same fabrication discipline as any commercial install.

Why This Project Matters

A well-made neon sign can turn into something a business builds moments around. That is what happened here: visitors seek it out, artists shoot in front of it, and it still performs years after install. The client showed up with an original idea, and the shop had the range to build it.

Client: hello82
Fabrication Partner: Record Safari (Atwater Village), vinyl sourcing
Location: hello82 Los Angeles headquarters
Materials: Hand-bent glass neon, vintage vinyl records

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