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-{{Merge to|Darren Cullen|discuss=Talk:Darren Cullen#Merger proposal|date=March 2014}}
-{{notability|Companies|date=March 2014}}
-{{Infobox company
-|name             = Graffiti Kings Ltd
-|logo             = [[File:Graffiti Kings ltd logo CopyrightedFreeUse-image.jpg|200px]]
-|type             = [[Limited company]]
-|traded_as        =
-|industry         = [[Commercial graffiti]]
-|foundation       =
-|founder          = [[Darren Cullen]]
-|location         = [[Leake Street]], [[London]], U.K.
-|area_served      = Worldwide
-|key_people       =
-|products         =
-|revenue          =
-|operating_income =
-|net_income       =
-|assets           =
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-|homepage         = {{URL|http://www.graffitikings.co.uk/|GraffitiKings.co.uk}}
-}}
-[[File:Kate Middleton & baby painting.jpg|thumb|Graffiti mural of Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge and Prince George of Cambridge painted by Graffiti Kings, 2013<ref>{{cite news|title=Graffiti artist paints Royal baby|url=http://www.itv.com/news/meridian/story/2013-07-20/graffiti-artist-paints-royal-baby/|publisher=[[ITV Network|ITV]]|date=20 July 2013}}</ref>]]
-'''Graffiti Kings''' is a [[commercial graffiti]] and [[street art]] company based on [[Leake Street]] in [[London]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.timeout.com/london/things-to-do/graffiti-kings-graffiti-and-street-art-workshops |title=Graffiti Kings: Graffiti and Street Art Workshops |date=26 February 2014 |publisher=Timeout}}</ref> The company provided spraycan artwork and branding to major international brands<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2012/jul/18/graffiti-artist-adidas-banned-olympic|title=Graffiti artist who worked for Adidas is banned from Olympic Games venues|date=2012-07-18|author=Esther Addley, Sandra Laville and Ben Quinn|publisher=The Guardian}}</ref> including Microsoft, Red Bull and Adidas.<ref>{{cite news|title=Police raid homes and arrest graffiti artists in pre-emptive Olympic swoop|url=https://www.tntmagazine.com/news/london/police-raid-homes-and-arrest-graffiti-artists-in-pre-emptive-olympic-swoop/|publisher=TnT Magazine|date=17 March 2014}}</ref> They have also appeared on [[BBC]] TV [[Junior Apprentice]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Students work with Graffiti Kings for local youth club|url=http://basic.sworcs.ac.uk/news-and-events/view/students-work-with-graffiti-kings-for-local-youth-club/|publisher=[[South Worcestershire College]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=SJunior Apprentices make a big splash|url=http://business-powerpack.com/junior-apprentices-make-a-big-splash/|publisher=business-powerpack}}</ref> Graffiti Kings represents around 30 artists.<ref>{{cite news|title=Colourful Characters: Graffiti Kings|url=http://www.completelylondon.co.uk/colourful-characters-graffiti-kings/|publisher=Completely London|date=28 June 2011}}</ref>
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-==Graffiti Vehicles==
-Graffiti Kings give the [[London Tonight]] Olympic cab a whole new look with vibrant colours. The cab was used by London Tonight presenter Ben Scotchbrook to interview the public and get their views on the 2012 Olympic games. Ben Scotchbrook says the "Graffiti Kings are artistic royalty"<ref>{{cite news|title=London Tonight launch Olympic cab|url=http://www.itv.com/news/london/2012-07-23/london-tonight-launch-olympic-cab/|publisher=[[ITV News]]|date=10 August 2012}}</ref>
-Green campaigner Mr Peg from Croydon commissioned the Graffiti Kings to paint his chip fat powered eco bus before it went on a worldwide tour to help promote low carbon use..<ref>{{cite news|title=Croydon green campaigner plans world tour in chip fat powered bus|url=http://www.croydonguardian.co.uk/news/localnews/4566797.Green_campaigner_plans_world_tour_in_chip_fat_powered_bus/|publisher=[[Croydon Guardian]]|date=1 September 2009}}</ref>
-==Live Performances==
-Graffiti Kings take part in a live online [[hashtag]] campaign that was featured on the [[Sony]] [[Facebook]] & [[Twitter]] social media sites.<ref>{{cite news|title=Have you heard about the Studio Duo online event tomorrow|url=http://community.sony.co.uk/t5/PCs-Accessories/Have-you-heard-about-the-Studio-Duo-online-event-tomorrow/td-p/1257998/|publisher=[[Sony]]|date=11 July 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Grafitti Kings' ArtJaz: How To draw on the hybrid VAIO Duo 13|url=http://www.damkool.com/en/video/Q8RdQ7p7JFQ/Grafitti-Kings-ArtJaz-How-To-draw-on-the-hybrid-VAIO-duo-13/|publisher=damkool.com|date=}}</ref>
-Graffiti Kings produce a live piece of art in front of shoppers to help launch the opening of a new store in [[Trinity Leeds]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Trinity opens T-shirt Store with Graffiti Kings this Saturday|url=http://www.leedsuncut.co.uk/trinity-opens-t-shirt-store-with-graffiti-kings-this-saturday/|publisher=LeedsUnCut|date=13 December 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Graffiti Kings help launch flasghip TSHIRT store in Leeds|url=https://bdaily.co.uk/entrepreneurship/16-12-2013/graffiti-kings-help-launch-flasghip-tshirt-store-in-leeds/|publisher=Bdaily|date=16 December 2013}}</ref>
-==Graffiti Workshops==
-Students from [[South Worcestershire College]] England work with the Graffiti Kings to paint a colouful graffiti art mural in their college youth centre.<ref>{{cite news|title=Students work with Graffiti Kings for local youth club|url=http://basic.sworcs.ac.uk/news-and-events/view/students-work-with-graffiti-kings-for-local-youth-club/|publisher=[[South Worcestershire College]]}}</ref>
-Graffiti Kings help the visitors at the [[National Railway Museum]] in [[York]] England to produce graffiti art murals over a 2 week period.<ref>{{cite news|title=Graffiti artwork on show at NRM|url=http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/9861249.Graffiti_artwork_on_show_at_NRM/?ref=rc/|publisher=Completely London|date=8 August 2012}}</ref>
-Graffiti Kings hold weekend graffiti workshops at the Banksy Tunnel in London to explain the distinctions between graffiti and street art.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.timeout.com/london/things-to-do/graffiti-kings-graffiti-and-street-art-workshops |title=Graffiti Kings: Graffiti and Street Art Workshops |date=26 February 2014 |publisher=Timeout}}</ref>
-==History==
-[[File:Graffiti-Artist-SER-aka-Darren-Cullen-CopyrightedFreeUse-image1.jpg|thumb|Graffiti Kings founder [[Darren Cullen]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Artist Darren Cullen creates mural of Kate Middleton and royal baby on wall at Brookland Lake|url=http://www.kentonline.co.uk/kent_messenger/news/at-last-the-birth-of-3601/|publisher=[[KM Group]]|date=20 July 2013}}</ref>]]
-Graffiti Kings was founded in 1999 as a [[social movement|movement]] by London graffiti artist [[Darren Cullen]], also known as SER. Graffiti Kings became an organised business in 2007.<ref>{{cite news|title=Interview: Graffiti Kings|url=http://www.ukstreetart.co.uk/interview-graffiti-kings/|publisher=UK Street Art|date=30 July 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.croydonguardian.co.uk/news/31134.from_vandalism_to_street_legal/ |title=From vandalism to street legal |date=7 December 2001 |publisher=The Croydon Guardian |accessdate=8 February 2012}}</ref>
-==References==
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-==External links==
-*[http://www.graffitikings.co.uk/ Company website]
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 [[Category:Graffiti and unauthorised signage]]
-[[Category:Public art in the United Kingdom]]
+[[Category:Graffiti in the United Kingdom]]