Winter Round Up: We say hello to new members and share the latest news from around the studios

Nature Squared

Nature Squared produce luxury objects that derive from the beauty and sustainability of nature. With an unparalleled quality of surface applications that have been quietly inspiring and transforming the perception of ethically sourced design. Though it may not be a brand you are familiar with, for the past 20 years, Nature Squared have been quietly creating unimaginably opulent hand-inlaid surfaces on land and sea. Collaborations have included leading fashion houses, architects, product designers and the world’s biggest global luxury brands including Rolls-Royce, Mont Blanc and BMW.

Joy of Print

Joy of Print is a new independent design company founded by Cath Kidston, her first venture since leaving her eponymous brand. Joy of Print creates special, custom-designed prints for strategic partners and collaborates with established brands to explore the potential of their own print archives. With Cath’s encyclopaedic knowledge of and passion for print, it was only natural that this would be her focus when setting up a new company.

Latest news from our Studio Holders…

Simon Clark Photography

It’s been another busy few months at Simon Clark Photography with trips to South Africa, Barcelona, the cotswolds and loads going on in London. It’s been really diverse too, shooting Sportswear, Lifestyle, fashion and Swimwear for clients such as Lululemon, BAM, Pretty Athletic, Justine Tabac, Boden, Equilibrium, Mint Velvet and GWS’s finest ESC and Doodle London. So many shoots coming out soon, so follow @siclarkphoto for more updates and do get in touch with Simon if you need a photographer.

Haine & Co.

Haine & Co. Architectural Designers and Project Managers are pleased to launch their new website displaying a picture gallery of over 40 projects. They undertake the complete design and project management of residential building projects in the London area. Covering planning, listed consent, building regulations and all other statutory requirements, tendering, Quantity Surveying, interior design and project management of the builder on site, through the entire process to handover to the Client.

Bethan Gray

One of the latest additions to Bethan Gray’s Shamsian Collection is their new Monochrome finish, shown here on the 3-door Nizwa cabinet. The detailing takes inspiration from the architectural patterning of the Nizwa Fort in Oman. Elegantly crafted using brass overlay, the repeating pattern on Bethan’s Nizwa pieces reflect the rounded architectural composition of the fort’s castellation. The Nizwa collection is made with beautiful maple veneer sourced from Italy and the ombré effect on the cabinet is created by hand using a technique called stain shading.

KPPR

KPPR have been managing a publicity campaign for award-winning South African stand-up Trevor Noah, ahead of his first ever UK arena date – a now sold out show at London’s O2 Arena on Saturday 19th May 2018. Having sold out his stand up shows across five continents, Noah’s appeal has rocketed even further over the past two years, since he took over hosting duties from Jon Stewart on Comedy Central’s Emmy Award-winning news satire programme The Daily Show in the US, in September 2015. This will be the first time in two and a half years that the celebrated comedian has performed in the UK.

HOUZZ OF 2018, Interior Design by Run For The Hills

Run For The Hills are very excited to finally get to talk about the Houzz of 2018, which opens its doors in Greek St in less than two weeks.

They were approached towards the end of last year by Houzz UK, and invited to pitch for the opportunity to partner with them on a major pop-up installation in the heart of Soho designed to showcase the coolest upcoming interior design trends of 2018.

Originally, Houzz reached out to a range of top London design studios, planning to give each successful consultancy a single floor of the five-storey townhouse to design. But, they fell in love with the Run For The Hills concept pitch, and invited them to concept and style the entire house as the sole designers of Houzz of 2018. A huge task in such a small space of time, but they didn’t hesitate and signed up on the spot.

To hear more about their design for this event click here.

GWS Studio Holders inspiring the young people of Westminster and Luxembourg

Over the past few weeks Great Western Studios has played host to two fantastic school visits.

Students from Westminster Academy visited the site in November to put their questions to our experts during Westminster Enterprise Week.  Westminster Enterprise Week is an annual event supporting young people in turning their business ideas into reality. This year’ s programme includes talks from high-profile entrepreneurs including Margaret Mountford and Tim Campbell from the BBC’s ‘The Apprentice’, tours of Westminster’s enterprise spaces, master-classes and workshops to inspire young people to start up their own business.

This week, for the fifth year running Great Western Studios have hosted the International School of Luxembourg as part of their Art & Design research trip to London. The guided tour featured exposure to a range of different designers and working artist helping the students expand their understanding of the creative industries.

A big thank you to all the studio holders that made these two events possible!

The Collection is available with either plain or decorative legs giving a choice of contemporary or classical look. Read more here.

Kharmel Cochrane Casting for Channel 4 and Netflix

Kharmel Cochrane Casting have recently cast newly released Channel 4 / Netflix TV series ‘The End of the F**king World’.

Following on with Kharmel’s success with Indie horror feature film, ‘The Witch’, comes a new darkly comedy starring Alex Lawther (The Imitation Game), Jessica Barden (The Lobster), Gemma Whelan (Game of Thrones) and Wunmi Mosaku (Our Beloved Damilola). Lawther and Barden play teen outsiders James and Alyssa, who embark on a road trip to find Alyssa’s father, who left home when she was a child. You can watch the entire series on All4 here. Or January 2018 on Netflix Globally!

Autumn Round Up: We’ve got lots of new additions this Autumn! Say hello to the new recruits and read the latest news from around the studios…

Visual Editions

Visual Editions are a Creative Studio and Reading Lab founded and run by Anna Gerber and Britt Iversen. They believe that great literature doesn’t just live in books. Drawing on their background in publishing, advertising and design, they push and stretch the possibilities of narratives through extreme innovation and awesome technology. They help partners around the world like Google Creative Labs, Ace Hotel, WeTransfer, Vitsoe and Five Dials to create narrative driven story experiences in the form of books, apps, urls, events, installations. Visual Editions like to say they operate at the cross-section of publishing, design, culture and tech. And that everything they do is powered by magic.

IP Publicity

IP Publicity is a full service communications agency specialising in design, hospitality, entertainment and high profile personalities. As well as providing tailored PR and communications services to clients within the hospitality and design industries, IP Publicity work with some of the best-known faces in the entertainment industry. The flexibility and ingenuity gained from working across several sectors allow the agency to provide a bespoke approach for clients, who not only want to be at the top of their respective fields, but also for those who want to broaden into new, innovative areas.

Juicebox

Juicebox is a creative, independent music company and record label started by Adam Callan and Becky Tong. With a focus on strategy and development unique to each artist, Adam and Becky use their extensive experience of working in the music industry in multiple areas to provide management, radio promotion, and A&R services to independent artists.

HARU

Introducing HARU, revolutionary stick-on and peel-off design from Japan. A creative new way of adding colour to all kinds of surfaces. Large highly flexible masking tape in over 80 colours and 4 different sizes. It can be used on walls, floors, furniture, anywhere! It is easy to stick on and peel off without damaging surfaces. It’s inspirational, and turns everyone into an artist. So you can design and re-style your space every day if you like!

STALOGY

Also by Nitto is STALOGY, a cool new collection of Japanese stationary. Simple, sophisticated and functional. The kind of good quality designed sketch books and notebooks that will inspire all sort of creators! Come and visit us at Studio 36 and say hello!

Latest news from our Studio Holders…

KPPR

KPPR are managing the national publicity campaign for television presenter Rick Edwards’s second book release ‘Science(ish): The Peculiar Science Behind The Movies’, securing TV, radio, podcast, print and digital interview opportunities for Rick to be promoting the book. Based on his and Dr Michael Brooks’s award winning podcast of the same name ‘Science(ish)’, the book wittily confronts all the scientific questions that our favourite sci-fi movies provoke. KPPR are pleased to offer the GWS community a special discount offer on the book – perfect for those ‘tricky-to-buy-for’ family members this Christmas! To order your copy FOR JUST £9 including P&P (RRP £12.99), please call 01206 255 777 and quote ‘SCIENCE154’. Offer ends 11th December 2017.

Totality

Totality has worked pro bono with a girls school in South Sudan on the launch of their new fundraising campaign ‘Become a Friend for Life’. The school has 130 students and the objective is to raise £300,000 in order to run the school through the next academic year starting Feb 2018. For ways to support click here.

Run For The Hills

Run For The Hills are busy working on the design of a number of high profile new restaurants, fashioning both the interior and designing the in-venue graphics, signage, wayfinding and menus. Our concept design for Kricket’s larger, third outpost in the new BBC Television Centre development is taking shape nicely and the new restaurant will sit next to Bluebird and opposite the new White City House brasserie. They also recently launched a cool new eatery in the GWS local hood, in Notting Hill called Mắm (pictured), which is on the ultra hip All Saints Road, and is a new style of Vietnamese Barbeque restaurant, from the talented team behind Salvation In Noodles. They’ve also opened two Island Poké’s, a cool pizzeria in Peckham and they are installing CLAW’s first bricks and mortar restaurant in Carnaby. Other recent F&B highlights include re-branding Indian Street food pioneers Dabbawal in Newcastle and developing a brand new Pisco Bar and Cevicheria concept to hit Central London very soon. On the residential side, Run For The Hills were delighted to have been shortlisted twice in the International Design & Architecture Awards, for our remodelling of a Kensington stucco apartment and their design work on a Listed Townhouse in Islington. They have also been jetting Stateside over the summer, styling Ellie Goulding’s New York loft apartment and are just about to start work on her gorgeous new Central London home.

Emily Young at Bowman Sculpture

Emily Young will be exhibiting at Bowman Sculpture from the 17th November 2017 to the 11th January 2018. The private view is Thursday 16th November between 6-8pm.

Bethan Gray selected as one of London’s most influential 1000 people

Huge congrats to studio holder Bethan Gray on being selected as one of London’s most influential 1000 people by the Evening Standard for the third year in a row! We are proud.

See who else made the cut here.

A welcome gift from Otiumberg

Newbies to the building Otiumberg are offering a welcome gift to Great Western Studios followers. Grab yourself 10% off your first purchase using the code HELLOGWS at checkout. Offer valid until 31st December 2017.

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.

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.