It’s that time again!
Orlebar Brown are holding their biannual sample sale in studios 310 from 5th December 2018. It’s always a hugely popular event so get down early to avoid missing out!
This December, 60-seater Regent’s Canal boat, the Electric Barge transforms itself into the Electric Sledge: an exciting new pop-up floating venue moored at Merchant Square in Paddington Basin.
The Electric Sledge will be an intimate venue for Christmas lunches and dinners for private and corporate parties between the 3rd and 21st of December. Braai specialists, Bring & Braai, have created a menu that puts a South African twist on the classic Christmas fare. The food – including Chakalaka Turkey, Braaied Butternut and piping-hot Potjiekos – will be cooked on traditional open wood fires on the towpath alongside the barge, providing a unique winter spectacle for guests and passers-by.
At lunchtimes, the Electric Sledge will also be serving – street-food style – Turkey and Sage Boerewors Rolls, with smoked caramelised braai onions. Operated by the charity Beauchamp Lodge Settlement, The Electric Barge offers private hire trips, throughout the year, to independent and corporate guests to raise money for learning activities on its Floating Classroom – providing opportunities for local children to come aboard to learn about history, science, nature and the world around them.
The Electric Sledge is no different and all the money made by this venture will be ploughed back in to support that charitable work.
Click here, or get in touch to find out more!
You asked and we listened, yoga starts next week!
Surrender yourself to an entire hour devoted to slowing down and tuning in. Dive in to a calming Vinyasa practice full of self-love, space to stretch and nurture your mind.
The class will run weekly by Jess Griffiths on Tuesday evenings between 17:30 and 18:30pm in studio 110.
Tickets are £8.
Email kristi@greatwesternstudios.com for the ticket link and access password.
All mats & blocks will be provided, please feel free to bring your own mat to practice if you wish! Bring something warm, cosy and plenty of water.
We look forward to seeing you on the mat!
Join professional artist and life drawing tutor Lily Holder for an evening of music and drawing.
With a relaxed, informal approach to teaching and a focus on experimentation and creative freedom, this is a great way to unwind with friends or meet like-minded people. The class is fully tutored and designed for all abilities, so no previous experience is needed, and all materials are provided.
Tickets are a bargain £8.50 for a 2 hours session, grab yours here!
Part of the FreeForm Life Drawing network.
Lot 78 are having a sample sale in studio 107 on Saturday 24th November between 11-3pm and Monday 26th November between 10am – 6pm. Come along to get your hands on some great bargains.
Hurry before its all gone!
OPUMO just launched it’s 2018 Christmas Gift Guide and is excited to offer studio holders an exclusive ‘Black Friday’ promotion with 20% off store wide. Email robyn@greatwesternstudios.com for the discount code, offer ends 30/11/18. Sort Christmas now!
Female driven design – British designer Bethan Gray partners with Emily Johnson, Co-Founder of pioneering ceramics brand, 1882 Ltd to create Lustre – a design driven 24 carat gold fine bone china tableware collection.
The collection is crafted from fine bone china and 24-carat gold, the allure and radiance of which cannot be replicated with any other material. Possible only by hand, the pattern is meticulously applied in multiple separate pieces in a pattern that is complex with its curvatures. The decals of 24-carat gold and black are fired, hand finished with 24-carat gold and finally fired for a second time which complete the 12 day making process. The collection comprises two bowls, two dinner plates, a salad plate, coffee cups, espresso cups, a jug, a sugar bowl, a tea light and a platter, which sit alongside Bethan’s brass spun and marble tables.
KPPR’s office is full of festive spirit this month, after being appointed to manage personal publicity for actress and Love Island 2018 winner Dani Dyer, who will be starring in ‘Nativity! The Musical’ this Christmas.
KPPR have secured some high-profile appearances for Dani, including a spot on a primetime TV Christmas special with her dad and co-star Danny Dyer, as well as various national magazine covers. Alongside this, they have overseen Dani’s relationships and partnerships with brands and charities, such as Mondelez, Specsavers, and (Stand Up To Cancer’s) Gogglebox.
‘Nativity! The Musical’, which will run at London’s Eventim Apollo from 19th – 30th December, is just one of Dani’s exciting new projects since winning Love Island with boyfriend Jack Fincham in the summer. She also launched her hugely successful clothing range with In The Style (out now, just in time for Christmas!), and has big plans for 2019 – so stay tuned!
Paddington Development Trust’s St Mary Mags Project in Paddington brings together a restored Grade 1 Listed heritage jewel with a modern purpose built Living Heritage Centre – London’s newest community and cultural venue. The new centre will extend the performance and artistic use of the Church as well as providing a new lobby and entrance shared with the Living Heritage Centre which will house new educational resources and a canal-side Café and Bar.
Click here to donate to this fantastic cause. Your donation will help St Mary Mags provide a hub for young people, families and the local community in the heart of the Westbourne Ward, the second most deprived ward in London. It will provide a base for activities which will build confidence, create community cohesion and local pride. As part of the Big Give this year, donate between 27th and 4th of December and your donation will be doubled!
what3words is the simplest way to talk about location. It’s divided the world into 3m x 3m squares, each with a unique 3 word address. Now you can refer to any precise location – a delivery entrance, a picnic spot or a memorable viewpoint – in three words. For example ///filled.count.soap marks the exact location of the entrance to Great Western Studios. To help your visitors find you more easily, simply add ///filled.count.soap to your contact page after your street address. To find you easily and hassle-free, visitors can then simply enter three words into the free what3words app and use their preferred navigation app to get directions.
Tip: To direct people to the canal entrance of GWS, use the 3 word address ///chips.legend.level
In September 2018, Craster were in the process of launching the Line Table, a new product created by them to turn the tables (quite literally) on traditional conferencing furniture. As a longstanding client of Craster’s, Simon Antoine, General Manager of InterContinental Washington D.C – The Wharf, was the first to work with them on a bespoke offering created using Line Table.
In this exclusive interview, Simon, provides useful insights into the impact of the Line Table on business space best practice at the Wharf. Read the full interview here!
“Once I’d seen the Line Table, I got the Craster team in touch with my designer and they went through the moodboards together to decide on finishes. We’re using the Line Table for conferences, boardrooms, and theatre-style set-ups, so the team are constantly breaking it down and re-setting the tables non-stop for different events.”
It’s been a really busy Summer and Autumn at Simon Clark Photo and Film with Campaigns for Justine Tabak, Jacamo, ESC, BAM, KCA LAB and a very special project with Reebok and a Hollywood a lister. Watch this space!
You know what we haven’t done for a while? Gone to the pub! Which is why for the next GWS Social we’re going to the Union Tavern at the end of the month.
Join us from 6:30pm on Wednesday 26th September for a catch up and some drinks.
The last social was a huge success, so put this in your calendar today and come along, introduce yourself and engage in our fantastic creative community.
We look forward to seeing you there!
Bethan Gray is launching new colours, finishes and materials for the Shamsian Collection of furniture, inspired by the Omani fort at Nizwa and traditional Dhow boats.
Bethan says: ‘Oman is an incredible place – the fort at Nizwa really captured my imagination. I love working with Omani craftspeople – their techniques are incredible. Reinterpreting what they do for a contemporary and global audience offers a rare opportunity to champion skilled craftsmanship.’
The new finishes will be shown at Decorex during this September’s London Design Festival. For more details on where to find us during the show, please visit the website or sign up to their newsletter.
