GOAT Festival, a brand new boutique music and arts festival is heading to Indian shores in January 2017. A three day Indian love affair, GOAT Festival is to be held on Ashvem beach, which is hidden away in 2 acres of lush palm grove, sheltered by the sand dunes and facing directly west across the Arabian Sea. Across 27-28-29 January, GOAT will curate future-forward sounds from India and around the world alongside performing arts, theatre and spoken word including Gilles Peterson, Sarathay Korwar, Dope St Jude, Kiasmos, Marquis Hawkes, plus many more. GOAT festival is presented by GOAT Music,...
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‘The Monkey awaits you’ is one of the slogans from MNKY HSE, Mayfair’s new kid on the block. A trendy Mezcal-fronted lounge bar and Latin American –restaurant turn club in the basement. With a 4am license there’s no doubt why people are flocking to get a table there. MKY HSE prizes itself on being a lifestyle venue. The focus is experiential, through its music, design, dining, people and drinks. The Monkey theme continues throughout the venue in playful design elements presenting the cheeky and playful nature of the venue. Music Director Francesco Mami has collaborated with an incredible arr...
Read more →Last week we attended a fragrant and festive floristry wreath making workshop. This was the first of an exciting series of workshops taking place as a partnership between Dalloway Terrace and Orchidya florists. Orchidya have a new popup flower shop next to Dalloway Terrace selling a range of hand-tied bouquets from £30 and, moving into the festive season, a range of beautiful Christmas decorative items for the home. I attended the christmas wreath making workshop with one of the Orchidya florists. It was a two hour session packed with insider tips and creativity using a natural selection of...
Read more →Have you tried ‘Dirty Food’, ‘Dirty Drinks’ and listened to ‘Dirty DJ’S’? If so, then you will have already visited the booming Dirty Bones in Carnaby Street or Kensington but beware, there’s a new kid on the block. Dirty Bones Shoreditch has opened with new branding, an amplified food concept, Dirty DJ’s and a Dirty brunch to die for. Designed by Studio Lots & More and Gina Brennan, the design has embraced the existing features of a stunning listed building, contrasting it with Dirty Bones' retro flair. Whilst DB are famous for their retro memorabilia interiors, Dirty Bones Shoreditch h...
Read more →Emma Symes, the Director of Pomba Girls is a passionate female performer running and hosting fabulous female- driven immersive experiences and events centred around dance and dress-up. We interviewed Emma on her journey to the Pomba Girls, her passion for music and love for dance. EMMA SYMES INTERVIEW Tell us about The Pomba Girl! Who are you and how did you come about? The "Pomba Girl" is the epiphany of a "Party Girl" - she uses the act of "Partying" to release her inhibitions and empower herself as a female. She originates from the "Pomba Gira" a transgressive female spirit belonging to...
Read more →Here at RUDE we love to push the boundaries at our events. This October we worked with the new Ciroc Mango and Tom Soden from Sweet & Chilli to curate bespoke Tropical Vs Jungle cocktails with a bird of paradise garnish. The event was hosted at Cecil's late night cocktail bar in London Bridge. The cocktails hit the guests by storm. The ingredients for the Tropical Vs Jungle cocktails were chosen by drinks specialist Tom Soden. The cocktails featured top brands from Diageo’s Reserve portfolio. See the ingredients for his 'Tropical Tipples' below! We can't wait to experiment more with this...
Read more →From November 1st – 26th Reuben Feels brings 'The Last Dance' to Hoxton Hall, their debut Interactive theatre performance. The Last Dance puts our audience at the heart of a story about love and connection in the 21st century. They become part of The Institute, in a dystopian match-making programme, where they soon realize the high price of playing by the rules. The Last Dance weaves narrative led immersive theatre with dance, and places the audience at the centre of the action. Journeying through The Institute our story ends, as all good stories should, on the dance floor. All relationship s...
Read more →L'Eden by Perrier-Jouët is an immersive experience around a completely new vision of nature and an unexpected contrast in the urban city of London. From 16th – 25th September, spanning the duration of both London Fashion Week and London Design Festival, L’Eden by Perrier-Jouët will celebrate the creative effervescence of two of the biggest cultural weeks, with an installation from leading Parisian designer Noé Duchaufour-Lawrance and the world’s first bio-responsive garden by Bompas & Parr. Found at 147 Wardour Street the two story L'Eden by Perrier-Jouët is named after the exclusive ...
Read more →Ben Eine, one of our bright and fabulous British street artists recently partnered with Casa Havana on a Cuban-themed pop-up with Havana Club Rum. They took Ben to Cuba earlier this year where he met with local artists from a range of backgrounds including traditional film poster producers to graphic designers. He has brought those experiences to life in his own artwork which were showcased at Casa Havana before being auctioned for charity. We speak to Ben about his art, lifestyle and favourite hangouts! Where are you and what did you do today? I am in the Havana Club pop up event/restaurant...
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