Creative Boom East Midlands

Stand-up master Tom Stade returns to Glee Club Nottingham

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 08:00:00 +0000

21st Feb 2012 ⁄ East Midlands ⁄ Due to phenomenal public demand, one of the comedy circuit's fastest rising stars is set to return to Nottingham in May. Canadian Tom Stade first came to prominence on the debut series of BBC One's Mi...

Kindred Sole Highly Commended Footwear Brand of the Year

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 10:00:00 +0000

20th Feb 2012 ⁄ East Midlands ⁄ The online shoes retailer, Kindred Sole set up by two Fashion Retail Buying Graduates won Highly Commended for Footwear Brand of the Year at last night's Footwear Industry Awards 2012. The company was...

Acclaimed Burton-on-Trent Guitarist celebrates 10 years in the business

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:00:00 +0000

10th Feb 2012 ⁄ East Midlands ⁄ Blue Yates is a professional Classical guitarist, performer and recording artist, specialising in Classical, Acoustic and Latin genres and this February marks the 10 year anniversary of his guitar tui...

New jobs created in 2012 as local firms launch and recruit in Harborough district

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:00:00 +0000

10th Feb 2012 ⁄ East Midlands ⁄ Despite the economic downturn, scores of local jobs have been saved and created, thanks to the Harborough Innovation Centre, which first opened its doors six months ago. The Centre, based at the entra...

PHG appoints Punch Communications

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:00:00 +0000

8th Feb 2012 ⁄ East Midlands ⁄ Performance Horizon Group (PHG), a leading provider of performance marketing technology, has appointed Punch Communications to handle its national, trade-specific and online PR. Established in May 201...

A magical journey begins Underneath the Floorboards at Déda

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:00:00 +0000

6th Feb 2012 ⁄ East Midlands ⁄ A newly commissioned performance for Under 5s, Underneath the Floorboards is the latest show from North-East based Dance Company balletLORENT. This interactive show - which will take place at Déda in...

Culture at Coopers comes to Burton

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:00:00 +0000

6th Feb 2012 ⁄ East Midlands ⁄ This February, Coopers Square Shopping Centre in Burton Upon Trent is bringing the art gallery direct to you, with an exclusive pop-up exhibition, giving Burton shoppers the opportunity to view the la...

Readers' Studios: Jane French

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:00:00 +0000

2nd Feb 2012 ⁄ East Midlands ⁄ Readers' Studios is a lot like Readers' Wives, except we're talking about photos of some of the most stimulating creative workspaces instead of... well, you know. Today we're taking a peek at the stud...

Host of celebrities join DMU for the return of Cultural Exchanges

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 08:00:00 +0000

30th Jan 2012 ⁄ East Midlands ⁄ A host of arts and media celebrities will visit Leicester later this month for De Montfort University’s (DMU) annual student-run Cultural Exchanges Festival. This year’s festival will include publ...

Michael Clark dance company at Curve

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 08:00:00 +0000

27th Jan 2012 ⁄ East Midlands ⁄ Michael Clark Company returns to Curve with the latest instalment of his critically acclaimed dance production made primarily to the music of David Bowie - come, been and gone. The piece also embraces...

Retina Dance Company returns to Déda with brand new show featuring local professional dancers

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 09:00:00 +0000

26th Jan 2012 ⁄ East Midlands ⁄ Nottingham-based Retina Dance Company returns to Déda on Saturday 25 February with their latest work Layers of Skin. Having established itself as a leading contemporary dance company on both the Brit...

Graduate’s collection to hit Paris catwalk for world-leading fashion show

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 09:00:00 +0000

23rd Jan 2012 ⁄ East Midlands ⁄ A De Montfort University (DMU) graduate’s biker-style collection is to appear on the runway at one of Europe’s most renowned fashion trade shows after winning a prestigious competition. Lauren Pha...

DMU pair appeal for online votes in footwear awards

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 09:00:00 +0000

12th Jan 2012 ⁄ East Midlands ⁄ Two graduates from De Montfort University (DMU) are hoping that their online shoe boutique will be a winner at this year’s Footwear Industry Awards. Lizze Leary and Beth Widdowson – who set up Kin...

New Year’s Honour for DMU graduate

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 08:00:00 +0000

9th Jan 2012 ⁄ East Midlands ⁄ A graduate from De Montfort University (DMU) who has photographed some of the world’s biggest celebrities has been honoured with an MBE. Andy Gotts – who completed his MA at DMU in 2007 – receiv...

Call for Entries! Lightworks 2012

Fri, 06 Jan 2012 09:00:00 +0000

6th Jan 2012 ⁄ East Midlands ⁄ Lightworks is a one-night festival of film, sound and new media that takes place in Grimsby Minster in Lincolnshire every year. The aim of Lightworks is to find new audiences for contemporary art and ...

Parents of Four Sons Launch Unique ‘Boys-Only’ Online Clothing Store

Fri, 06 Jan 2012 09:00:00 +0000

6th Jan 2012 ⁄ East Midlands ⁄ Having spent many years scouting clothing stores only to find a disappointing range of boys’ clothes, Kerry Oldfield and Paul Bishop took the matter of fashion into their own hands, launching MyKi...

De Montfort University launches UK’s first digital marketing and social media degree

Wed, 14 Dec 2011 08:00:00 +0000

14th Dec 2011 ⁄ East Midlands ⁄ A unique degree course that combines two critical areas in marketing and has the backing of a major blue-chip organisation and a leading social media agency is now recruiting its first students. Launc...

Where The Lost Things Go

Mon, 12 Dec 2011 07:00:00 +0000

12th Dec 2011 ⁄ East Midlands ⁄ From 7 January to 5 February, the Harley Gallery will be showing some very special paintings by East Midlands based illustrator, Tom Bell. If you've ever collected odd buttons or wondered where all th...

Advent calendar gets new twist for old romantics

Tue, 06 Dec 2011 08:00:00 +0000

6th Dec 2011 ⁄ East Midlands ⁄ If a partridge in a pear tree is out of the question in the current economic climate, a free app that provides a daily love poem could be the Christmas gift of choice for cash-strapped romantics. The ...

Emma Carpendale

Mon, 05 Dec 2011 09:00:00 +0000

5th Dec 2011 ⁄ East Midlands ⁄ Emma Carpendale graduated from the University of Northampton in 2010. Since then she has worked on [building her portfolio[(http://www.emmacarpendale.co.uk/) while pursuing freelance work. She also ha...

DMU students dominate shortlist for UK Knitting Awards

Mon, 05 Dec 2011 08:00:00 +0000

5th Dec 2011 ⁄ East Midlands ⁄ Seven out of nine students shortlisted for knitwear awards at one of the UK’s most prestigious fashion events are from De Montfort University (DMU) in Leicester. DMU’s Fashion Design students domi...

Shoe guru Jimmy Choo named world’s most outstanding Chinese designer

Mon, 05 Dec 2011 08:00:00 +0000

5th Dec 2011 ⁄ East Midlands ⁄ De Montfort University (DMU) honorand and world-renowned shoe designer Jimmy Choo has been honoured for his outstanding achievements in the footwear industry. As part of its annual recognition of the ...

Web Design Company Launches Online Gallery

Fri, 02 Dec 2011 09:00:00 +0000

2nd Dec 2011 ⁄ East Midlands ⁄ A Derbyshire web design agency has embarked on an exciting new venture after launching an online gallery. Stylistic Web Design has founded the Stylistic Gallery, which provides artists, designers and ...

Anne Wassell

Fri, 02 Dec 2011 09:00:00 +0000

2nd Dec 2011 ⁄ East Midlands ⁄ Anne Wassell is an illustrator, recently graduated from Derby University, and has been drawing for as long as she can remember, often on things that she really shouldn’t draw on. She has always draw...

Call for East and West Midlands based Filmmakers and Photographers

Wed, 30 Nov 2011 08:00:00 +0000

30th Nov 2011 ⁄ East Midlands ⁄ QUAD in Derby is issuing a final call-out to all filmmakers and photographers based in the East and West Midlands to be part of a major cross region exhibition in 2012. The exhibition, entitled East M...

Readers' Studios: Ruth Gray

Tue, 29 Nov 2011 09:00:00 +0000

29th Nov 2011 ⁄ East Midlands ⁄ Readers' Studios is a lot like Readers' Wives, except we're talking about photos of some of the most stimulating creative workspaces instead of... well, you know. Today we're taking a peek at the stud...

Creative agency celebrates first birthday with jobs boost

Fri, 25 Nov 2011 09:00:00 +0000

25th Nov 2011 ⁄ East Midlands ⁄ Fast growing creative design agency DE22 based in Derby is marking its first birthday by doubling the size of its team. DE22 will see its existing team of three swell to six in order to cope with rece...

Global experts gather at DMU to explore the ‘monster inside us all’

Thu, 17 Nov 2011 07:00:00 +0000

17th Nov 2011 ⁄ East Midlands ⁄ As the new vampire film Twilight: Breaking Dawn is about to hit cinema screens nationwide, experts from around the globe are gathering at De Montfort University (DMU) to explore the ever-growing appea...

Christmas comes to Curve

Tue, 15 Nov 2011 07:00:00 +0000

15th Nov 2011 ⁄ East Midlands ⁄ As the nights draw in and the festive season approaches, Curve has three affordable family treats which will make welcome gifts and create treasured memories that will last well beyond Christmas. In a...

Come and visit THEM

Thu, 10 Nov 2011 07:00:00 +0000

10th Nov 2011 ⁄ East Midlands ⁄ Talent House East Midlands (THEM for short) is the brainchild of Stephanie Macdonald-Walker and Elizabeth Dyer, recent graduates from De Montfort University, Leicester. Having struggled with finding o...

Jam entrepreneur spreads the word at DMU Enterprise Fair

Wed, 09 Nov 2011 09:00:00 +0000

9th Nov 2011 ⁄ East Midlands ⁄ The man behind the SuperJam brand will deliver a keynote speech at De Montfort University (DMU) next week in a bid to inspire a new generation of entrepreneurs. Fraser Doherty, 22, – who started mak...

Jeffery-West co-founder gives masterclass to DMU footwear students

Tue, 08 Nov 2011 09:00:00 +0000

8th Nov 2011 ⁄ East Midlands ⁄ David Beckham and Rio Ferdinand have been spotted wearing his designs, but last week one of the co-founders behind Jeffery-West shoes took time out to visit some of De Montfort University’s (DMU) st...

Choreographer Stephanie Schober presents a playful new work at Déda

Tue, 08 Nov 2011 07:00:00 +0000

8th Nov 2011 ⁄ East Midlands ⁄ On Friday 11 November, choreographer Stephanie Schober presents new work Traffic at Déda in Derby. Previously artist in residence at the South Bank Centre and Laban, Stephanie has created an engaging...

Tall Stories return with a magical wintery tale

Fri, 04 Nov 2011 08:00:00 +0000

4th Nov 2011 ⁄ East Midlands ⁄ Tall Stories theatre company return to Déda in Derby with The Snow Dragon, a perfect wintery show suitable for the whole family. Following last year’s hugely successful performance of Twinkle Twonk...

Graduate’s crafty works jet off to Prague for glass design exhibition

Mon, 24 Oct 2011 09:00:00 +0000

24th Oct 2011 ⁄ East Midlands ⁄ The innovative glass-works of a De Montfort University (DMU) design crafts graduate have been jetted of to Prague to feature in an exhibition honoring one of Europe’s most renowned glass artists...

BSDC students in 1-2-3 win at Young Creative Chevrolet Awards

Wed, 19 Oct 2011 08:00:00 +0000

19th Oct 2011 ⁄ East Midlands ⁄ Three Graphic Design students from Burton and South Derbyshire College have scooped all three top awards at a prestigious Young Creative Chevrolet Awards night in London...

Arthur & Charles Present Create & Play

Fri, 14 Oct 2011 07:00:00 +0000

14th Oct 2011 ⁄ East Midlands ⁄ 'Arthur & Charles Present Create & Play' is a beautifully designed, fun and happy app for the whole family. Created by Moopf, a digital artist and software developer from the Peak District who also wo...

An English Perspective: 20th Century British Art from Welbeck Abbey

Thu, 13 Oct 2011 09:00:00 +0000

13th Oct 2011 ⁄ East Midlands ⁄ The Harley Gallery is delighted to be exhibiting the modern art collection from Welbeck Abbey, on display 29 October - 24 December 2011. Collected over thirty years by William Parente, this is the fi...

Student’s designs for Peak District hub wins sustainability award

Tue, 11 Oct 2011 09:00:00 +0000

11th Oct 2011 ⁄ East Midlands ⁄ A De Montfort University (DMU) student has won an award from a prestigious architectural body for designing a sustainable activities hub for the heart of the Peak District. Architecture student Oliver...

Call for artists: East Midlands Artists Showcase - Open 23

Mon, 10 Oct 2011 07:00:00 +0000

10th Oct 2011 ⁄ East Midlands ⁄ Artists from the East Midlands are invited to apply to exhibit art and contemporary craft at the Open 23 exhibition at New Walk Museum & Art Gallery, Leicester. The Open 23 exhibition is at New Walk M...

Graduate takes centre stage in cult classic One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest

Wed, 05 Oct 2011 08:00:00 +0000

5th Oct 2011 ⁄ East Midlands ⁄ A De Montfort University (DMU) graduate takes centre stage this autumn with a leading role in the new Curve production of cult classic One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, directed by the award-winning ...

Nottingham Trent University’s ‘Eco Heroes’ on show at Grand Designs Live

Tue, 04 Oct 2011 07:00:00 +0000

4th Oct 2011 ⁄ East Midlands ⁄ Two of the best eco-innovations showcased at Grand Designs Live in Birmingham next month are from Nottingham Trent University. Products designed and built by a furniture and product design graduate an...

UK's first German Expressionist Collection is back on display

Fri, 30 Sep 2011 07:00:00 +0000

30th Sep 2011 ⁄ East Midlands ⁄ A new permanent gallery at New Walk Museum & Art Gallery, Leicester celebrates a remarkable collection of German Expressionist Art. The collection was founded in Leicester during the dark days of war,...

Support for designers in search for Nottingham's 'creative twin'

Thu, 29 Sep 2011 09:00:00 +0000

29th Sep 2011 ⁄ East Midlands ⁄ A sustainable design project is helping three Nottingham designers to find their ‘creative twin’ through a series of eco-exchanges and events. Nottingham Trent University’s Future Factory proj...

Print Monkey continue their success with 2 wins at the COGs

Thu, 29 Sep 2011 07:00:00 +0000

29th Sep 2011 ⁄ East Midlands ⁄ Building on its success at the 2010 COGs, East Midlands company Print Monkey has confirmed its position as one of the UK’s top print solutions firms by taking the top honours in both the Print and B...

Tavaziva Dance wow audiences with new show 'Double Take'

Tue, 20 Sep 2011 08:00:00 +0000

20th Sep 2011 ⁄ East Midlands ⁄ Following last year’s hugely successful performance of Wild Dog, Tavaziva Dance returns to Déda with new show Double Take on Friday 30 September at 8pm...

Leicester to host first national symposium promoting South Asian Dance

Tue, 20 Sep 2011 07:00:00 +0000

20th Sep 2011 ⁄ East Midlands ⁄ Leicester’s Curve Theatre is to host an event to promote and celebrate Indian classical dance for the first time next month (October). The National Symposium for South Asian Dance will be held at th...

Fashion graduate’s collection sold in Warehouse and showcased at Harrods and London Fashion Week

Mon, 19 Sep 2011 09:00:00 +0000

19th Sep 2011 ⁄ East Midlands ⁄ An award-winning De Montfort University (DMU) fashion graduate will see her colourful designs sold in stores across the UK this autumn after winning a national design competition...

Siobhan Rhodes

Mon, 19 Sep 2011 09:00:00 +0000

19th Sep 2011 ⁄ East Midlands ⁄ Siobhan Rhodes is a photographer from Nottingham. She graduated from Nottingham Trent University in 2009. Her work covers a wide range including landscape, travel, portraits and weddings. She is curre...

Former decorative arts student returns to Nottingham for solo exhibition

Fri, 16 Sep 2011 07:00:00 +0000

16th Sep 2011 ⁄ East Midlands ⁄ Artist Anna Collette Hunt has returned to Nottingham Trent University this week as part of a project to produce 10,000 ceramic insects for an installation to be showcased in Nottingham Castle...