Summer Round Up: It’s been a great summer here at GWS, there are lots of lovely new faces around the building. Our studio holders have been very busy. Check out their latest news and events below…

Dan Marks Studio

Dan Marks Studio is an RIBA chartered architecture practice based in London. The practice was founded in early 2015 by Dan Marks as a collaborative studio to develop projects at a range of scales; from bespoke furniture to new build and open space/ public realm, whether private residential, commercial, public or cultural.

Young Westminster Foundation

Young Westminster Foundation is a brand new charity based here at Great Western Studios focused on helping young people locally with brighter futures. The foundation is an exciting cross-sector partnership, working with youth clubs, charities, schools, businesses and Westminster City Council. Their business partner programme connects businesses with young people to engage employees and invest in future talent. If you’d like to get involved and help shape opportunities for young people to be healthy, safe and fulfil their best potential, then contact phil@ywfoundation.com.

ITALSPIRITS

ITALSPIRITS is a marketing, events and brand activation agency, specialized in providing fresh and sophisticated drinks experiences across of Europe, Russia, Australia and the USA. ITALSPIRITS offer beverage consulting services comprised of professionals striving to provide excellence in the education, development and execution of any beverage related field. They are dedicated to the art of mixology as a specialised craft, as well as to the precision of proper bar management.

Otiumberg

Founded in 2014 by London-based sisters, Otiumberg jewellery is both luxurious and practical, beautifully created and reasonably priced, so that each piece will become your own: jewellery made to be worn, shared, given, received, and above all, cherished. Otiumberg was made for the love of jewellery and the love of how women wear it.

Run For the Hills

Run For the Hills have a raft of new hospitality openings coming up, including the recently launched Made Of Dough in the heart of Peckham. The up and coming MOD pizza champs first made a name for themselves on the festival circuit, before taking up a residency in Brixton Pop alongside a lot of the youngest and hippest F&B brands, serving up saucy slices to a hip and edgy soundtrack. Shipping container stint behind them, they enlisted Run For The Hills back in the Spring, to help them style up their first bricks and mortar restaurant. The studio got cracking with spatial planning and tech layouts and then gave their new space an edgy gold and black interior design makeover. Adding a RFTH signature topping of in-venue graphics, including a cool fly posted wallpaper mash up. Check out the full Made of Dough case study here.

In other restaurant design news, the studio is also set to launch a new Vietnamese in Notting Hill and are working on the design of several new sites for their Hawaiian sushi clients at Island Poke. The studio has also been shortlisted for two International Design & Architecture Awards for some of their residential design projects, also getting special recognition in the Property Marketing awards for their branding and brochure design work for The Market Building. Busy times indeed.

KPPR

KPPR are managing the publicity campaigns for five book releases this autumn. Having handled all of Julian Clary’s children’s books series, including the third & most recent ‘The Bolds on Holiday’ in July, the KPPR team will be managing all digital, broadcast & print media opportunities for upcoming titles including: James Acaster (Classic Scrapes – 24th Aug), Fearne Cotton (Yoga Babies – 7th Sept), Vogue Williams (Everything – Release Date TBC) and Rick Edwards (Science(ish): The Peculiar Science Behind the Movies – 5th Oct).

Once Milano

Once Milano have been working with Boutique Hotel Jashita in Tulum, Mexico. Their plum Ambra bag is seen here laying over their Cinnamon Quilt, with a week end bag in yellow.

Dan Marks Studio fantastic first restaurant

Dan Marks Studio are delighted to have completed their first restaurant for Monty’s Deli in April this year.

They’re thrilled that Monty’s is getting great press including an excellent feature in Wallpaper* magazine. In designing the space they set out to expose original features that help to uncover the building’s narrative and, ultimately, add character to the finished scheme. The front of house restaurant design acts as a foil to the historic building fabric. It is the juxtaposition of contemporary fit out elements with the original historic building features that make the end product warm, soulful and distinct.

The Feeding House Cafe new boozy loyalty cards

The Feeding House Cafe now have loyalty cards for alcohol! Buy 10 alcoholic drinks and get one free! With alcoholic beverages starting from £3.95 there is no excuse to miss those afterwork drinks.

Loyalty card artwork by our incredible collage artist/Feeding House Manager Joe Mackenzie, see more of his work here.

Style by Definition at This Morning Live

The fashion brands distribution, Style by Definition will have a stand at the This Morning Live – Home, Gardens and lifestyle show in Birmingham from Thursday 18th to 21st May 2017.

They’ve curated the best and jaw dropping pieces from the spring/summer 17 collection of their brands. Get yourself a unique piece or pieces that will timelessly inspire and elevate your occasion, day and summer wear. Find them in Fashion & Style, stand number S342.

Spring Round Up: Despite the weather suggesting otherwise we are quickly approaching the summer months! Check out our new addition to the building and the latest news from our fantastic studio holders below…

Brøgger

Brøgger, a luxury women’s wear label designing jackets and coats, announced its first collection for AW17. AW 2017 introduces Brøgger’s multi-purpose approach to fashion. Featuring opulent jacquards, intricate Italian prints and louche velvets, the brand explores this approach through rakish wool outerwear, princely evening coats and handsome blazers with recurring nods to streetwear. Each garment embodies the functionality and versatility that are key to the label. Brøgger is founded by designer Julie Brøgger and co-founded by fellow Dane Linn Norstom Weile.

Latest news from our Studio Holders…

Simon Clark Photography

It’s been a very busy, sporty few months at Simon Clark Photography, with a number of trips abroad including Barbados, Cape Town, Barcelona, The Alps and then back in London, with Clients Inc Lululemon Athletica, Every Second Counts, Boden, Aspiga, Trumin and BAM amongst others.

KPPR

KPPR are immersed in the innovative world of improvisation, with two exciting new projects. These include London’s leading improv theatre group, The Free Association who host over 300 live comedy events a year & offer a unique brand of improv training. Additionally, KPPR are working with Universal Pictures on the UK digital download release of the critically acclaimed comedy feature film ‘Don’t Think Twice’. The film follows the story of a close-knit New York comedy-improv troupe & includes a brilliant cast, with the likes of Gillian Jacobs, Keegan-Michael Key and writer and director of the film, Mike Birbiglia. Improv is a unique art form that is group created and really depends on human connection and play – something KPPR are fully embracing.

Teaseme

Teaseme will take part in Top Drawer this Summer on the 10-12th September 2017 at London Olympia. Stop by to stand SP211 and say hello.

Steve Stacey LP artwork for Little Mix

Steve Stacey was commissioned by Sony Music to create a collage for Little Mix.

The LP edition of their latest album Glory Days was produced as part of as part of Record Store Day 2017.

RaspberryPlum ss17 collection

RaspberryPlum have dropped their ss17 collection and it’s adorable.

This season the collection took its inspiration from a few different sources, which are closely connected. The stock character Pierrot, and his large frill collars, oversized buttons, frills and wide culottes have inspired the shapes of the ss17 range.

The collection features strong graphic images which have been influenced by the outlandish costumes of theatre of Bauhaus and the Modern and Postmodern stage of Oskar Schlemmer. They also looked the work of one of the leading album and book cover designers of the 20th century Neil Fujita. As with previous seasons They kept the colours soft and summery; lilac, nude, soft orange, citrus yellow, pastel green and denim blue. Some of the colours intentionally looking almost sun bleached. The colours were influenced by the pallet of the sketched for the costumes of Triadic Ballet by Oskar Schlemmer.

Read more about the collection here.