Creative Boom London

Pepper grows with new creative and account management appointments

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

9th Feb 2012 ⁄ London ⁄ Integrated brand and marketing agency Pepper is kicking off the New Year with three new appointments following a successful 2011. The new starters will bolster the agency’s creative and account mana...

New work from Award winning artist, Ian Monroe on Bus-Tops across London

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:00:00 +0000

9th Feb 2012 ⁄ London ⁄ Fresh from the opening of a solo show in St Louis, London-based American artist Ian Monroe has created a series of new works for Bus-Tops across the capital. ‘Equivalents’ presents a series of con...

We Are Social makes major New Year hires

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:00:00 +0000

8th Feb 2012 ⁄ London ⁄ Global social media agency We Are Social has made several major new hires and a promotion to kick off 2012, including the appointment of Skive’s Tom Ollerton as marketing director and the promotion ...

Well-read Kingston students book themselves a spot on Channel 4

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:00:00 +0000

7th Feb 2012 ⁄ London ⁄ A short film made by two Kingston University students to highlight the plight of public libraries has been shown on Channel 4. Illustration and animation students Joe Sparrow and Grethe Bentsen made t...

DCH relaunches Chrysler UK with a £10m campaign

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

6th Feb 2012 ⁄ London ⁄ Integrated advertising agency, DCH, is launching a new brand positioning for Chrysler in the UK, which draws on the American car manufacturer’s grittier, urban, no-nonsense reputation. The ‘Differ...

iCrossing UK appoints Chief Strategy Officer

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

6th Feb 2012 ⁄ London ⁄ Digital Marketing Agency, iCrossing UK today announces the appointment of Mark Iremonger as Chief Strategy Officer. Iremonger joins in mid-April to head up the UK’s strategy team, tasked with buildi...

Bloc announces 2012 lineup

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:00:00 +0000

3rd Feb 2012 ⁄ London ⁄ Bloc resumes its position at the forefront of the national consciousness with the world-shattering first announcements of the programme for the sixth annual Bloc festival. Titans of electronic music c...

Parallax Art Fair 16-18 February 2012

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 08:00:00 +0000

3rd Feb 2012 ⁄ London ⁄ A French artist who mixed his own blood with water in a vase of flowers to create an artwork of delicate, pink tinged blooms is just one of over 200 artists exhibiting at Parallax art fair, which runs...

First international Student Film Festival London

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 08:00:00 +0000

2nd Feb 2012 ⁄ London ⁄ London College of Communication is proud to host the first International Student Film Festival in London (SFFL) with over 80 films showing from 38 countries. Three of the films have already won or bee...

Global Children’s Charity Plan UK Hires BEcause for Event Campaign

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 08:00:00 +0000

1st Feb 2012 ⁄ London ⁄ Plan UK, the global children’s charity, has teamed up with brand experience agency BEcause to launch a year-long programme of consumer-facing events, aimed at boosting sponsorship and awareness leve...

No Place Like Home - Photographs by Judah Passow

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 08:00:00 +0000

1st Feb 2012 ⁄ London ⁄ February 2012 will see the Jewish Museum, London, host its first contemporary black & white photography show. Curated by the Jewish Museum and in partnership with Pears Foundation, No Place Like Home ...

British Designer Leads International Fashion Trend – Introducing Rope

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 08:00:00 +0000

1st Feb 2012 ⁄ London ⁄ After seeing huge success with The Next Pashmina-Wood, British designer Jianhui London once again leads a new fashion trend with the introduction of his rope collection. He has just returned from Prem...

Five minutes with….Timothy Bird

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 09:00:00 +0000

31st Jan 2012 ⁄ London ⁄ Timothy Bird is an award-winning designer and director, who combines moving image design and digital technology with theatrical storytelling. As co-founder and Creative Director of eclectic London-bas...

Secret Cinema launch The Other Cinema

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 08:00:00 +0000

31st Jan 2012 ⁄ London ⁄ The organisation behind Secret Cinema has launched The Other Cinema – a global network of pop up cinemas looking to bring back a sense of community, passion and a social experience to cinema-going.....

aka and Eyetease Media develop iTaxitops as a media first for Billy Elliot The Musical

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 08:00:00 +0000

31st Jan 2012 ⁄ London ⁄ Entertainment marketing agency, aka, has secured a media first with Billy Elliot The Musical and the iTaxitop™ – a new digital rooftop advertising solution for taxis in London...

Leading fashion photographer Marc Rogoff to exhibit at Quaglino’s

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

30th Jan 2012 ⁄ London ⁄ Following the success of its inaugural photography exhibition with Roger Mavity, Quaglino’s restaurant in St James, London, is continuing the series by collaborating with a number of established pho...

Ad agency Isobel

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

30th Jan 2012 ⁄ London ⁄ London ad agency Isobel has become famous for their company portraits. Last year it was Glee/Cheerleader (see below) and this year a recreation of a Dutch Master. The process and detail is painstaking...

Knifedge Projections Light Up Kuwait World Squash Cup

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 07:00:00 +0000

30th Jan 2012 ⁄ London ⁄ Projection mapping by British creative agency Knifedge lit up the closing ceremony of the inaugural Kuwait Professional Squash Association Cup, staged in Kuwait City at the end of 2011. Knifedge worke...

Live & Breathe wins Birds Eye Frozen Food below-the-line account

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

27th Jan 2012 ⁄ London ⁄ Live & Breathe has been appointed by Birds Eye in the UK to handle BTL marketing for its full range of frozen foods. The agency secured the business following a competitive pitch involving a number of...

McCann London brings sports pages to life for the Newspaper Marketing Agency

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 08:00:00 +0000

26th Jan 2012 ⁄ London ⁄ The Newspaper Marketing Agency (NMA) has unveiled a set of stop-frame animation films that bring to life the sports pages of the UK’s national newspapers and celebrate the strong emotional bond that...

British tailors cutting their cloth in Manhattan

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 09:00:00 +0000

25th Jan 2012 ⁄ London ⁄ Savile Row in London has a worldwide reputation for superb artistry and craftsmanship in bespoke tailoring, sought after in particular by American gentlemen of consequence, from Hollywood idols like C...

Nexus signs new international directing talents Philippe Gamer and Kris Hofmann

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 09:00:00 +0000

25th Jan 2012 ⁄ London ⁄ Leading London production company Nexus is to expand its roster of international talent with the signing of top directors Philippe Gamer and Kris Hofmann. Originally from France and Austria respective...

PhD student making art in the third world

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 09:00:00 +0000

24th Jan 2012 ⁄ London ⁄ Charlotte Hammond, an AHRC-funded PhD student in the departments of Drama and French at Royal Holloway, University of London, was one of the artists invited to take part in the 2nd Ghetto Biennale in ...

Matt Smukler Joins Independent Films

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 08:00:00 +0000

24th Jan 2012 ⁄ London ⁄ Matt Smukler has been appointed by Independent Films, a film and television production company in London that specialises in the production of commercial films. Matt began his career as an art directo...

The7stars appoints new head of strategy

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 08:00:00 +0000

23rd Jan 2012 ⁄ London ⁄ Media agency the7stars today announced the appointment of Dino Myers-Lamptey in the newly created head of strategy role. Myers-Lamptey previously held the position of head of strategy at Rocket, part ...

Rainey Kelly Campbell Roalfe/Y&R launches its first brand campaign for Vodafone

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 09:00:00 +0000

20th Jan 2012 ⁄ London ⁄ Rainey Kelly Campbell Roalfe/Y&R today launches the first TV ad in a new brand campaign – it’s first since winning the Vodafone account in August last year – featuring a new brand ambassador for...

Bloc music festival announces new venue

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 08:00:00 +0000

20th Jan 2012 ⁄ London ⁄ Bloc has a new home for 2012. It’s the London Pleasure Gardens, in the Royal Victoria Docks. Set by the water’s edge, overlooked by the monolithic post-industrial derelict buildings of Britain’s...

Simon Adamson to join Bloom as Creative Director

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 08:00:00 +0000

19th Jan 2012 ⁄ London ⁄ Simon Adamson is set to join London-based branding agency Bloom as Creative Director in March. Simon is coming from Coley Porter Bell where he started his career back in 1994...

the7stars launches first national ad campaign for RatedPeople.com

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 07:00:00 +0000

18th Jan 2012 ⁄ London ⁄ RatedPeople.com, the UK’s leading online service for connecting homeowners with quality, local tradesmen, launches a £2m national advertising campaign this week. This is the company’s first major...

ELLEuk.com launches fresh new look

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 09:00:00 +0000

17th Jan 2012 ⁄ London ⁄ ELLEuk.com, the UK’s number-one fashion and beauty brand published by Hearst Magazines UK, has today unveiled a fresh new design. The complete site refresh is in response to increasing demand for pr...

Scream’s Debut at London Art Fair

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 09:00:00 +0000

17th Jan 2012 ⁄ London ⁄ Scream will be exhibiting for the first time at this year’s London Art Fair, the UK’s original and largest art fair for Modern British and contemporary art, taking place 18th-22nd January at the B...

the7stars appoints director of data

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 08:00:00 +0000

16th Jan 2012 ⁄ London ⁄ Media agency the7stars has announced the appointment of Dale Simmons as director of data for the agency. Simmons joins the7stars from Aevolve, the data and research arm of Aegis, where he was group di...

Artists explore Underworld, Earth, Afterlife in Mayan Year of Apocalypse

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 08:00:00 +0000

13th Jan 2012 ⁄ London ⁄ Following a ground-breaking solo show at the Aubin Gallery, Piers Secunda presents his politically explosive painting in a group exhibition exploring the prophesised end of the world in 2012, curated ...

VAULT, Old Vic Tunnels, Feb 2012

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 07:00:00 +0000

12th Jan 2012 ⁄ London ⁄ Heritage Arts proudly presents VAULT – London’s new three-week arts festival of theatre, film and music. Explore the underground labyrinth of the Old Vic Tunnels to experience the award-winning S...

Future Map 11 featured in Selfridges window

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 08:00:00 +0000

11th Jan 2012 ⁄ London ⁄ University of the Arts London’s future fashion and art stars are taking over one of Selfridges’ world famous windows this January and February. Seven recent graduates have been selected from this...

London Art Fair – Tours, Talks and Discussions programme announced

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 07:00:00 +0000

11th Jan 2012 ⁄ London ⁄ London Art Fair, the UK’s largest fair for Modern British and contemporary art, has announced an extensive programme of talks, debates and tours. Working with event partners including the Contempora...

Holmes & Marchant strengthens team in the UK

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 09:00:00 +0000

10th Jan 2012 ⁄ London ⁄ Holmes & Marchant has announced five new appointments as the design agency starts its next phase of growth under the new management team of Simon Gore, managing director and Greg Vallance, managing pa...

Superglue enlisted to help Reebok promote ‘Classic’ range

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

9th Jan 2012 ⁄ London ⁄ London-based Film Production company Superglue have teamed up with Reebok UK and Carat to produce branded content films and DOOH screens to help promote the launch of Reebok’s ‘Classic’ range. S...

Coley Porter Bell adds value and personality to Morrisons’ value range

Fri, 06 Jan 2012 08:00:00 +0000

6th Jan 2012 ⁄ London ⁄ Brand design agency Coley Porter Bell has rebranded Morrisons’ entry level ‘value’ range as part of the retailer’s strategic overhaul of its own-brand offering. The rebrand is part of the bigg...

Another new face at Manifest Communications

Thu, 05 Jan 2012 08:00:00 +0000

5th Jan 2012 ⁄ London ⁄ Full service marketing agency, Manifest Communications, has appointed Jade McCartney as a PR Account Executive in its northern office as the agency continues to grow following its recent office move a...

Social Fabric

Thu, 05 Jan 2012 08:00:00 +0000

5th Jan 2012 ⁄ London ⁄ Iniva (Institute of International Visual Arts) presents the Social Fabric exhibition at Rivington Place, in which textiles are used to explore labour, capital, international trade and radical politics...

the7stars scoops R&R Ice Cream account

Wed, 04 Jan 2012 09:00:00 +0000

4th Jan 2012 ⁄ London ⁄ the7Stars has won the £2 million media and buying account for the leading European premium ice cream producer R&R Ice Cream UK Limited following a competitive three way pitch. The independent agency ...

London Jewellery & Silversmithing Fair Returns

Wed, 04 Jan 2012 08:00:00 +0000

4th Jan 2012 ⁄ London ⁄ The London Desire Jewellery and Silversmithing Fair will once again be held in Richmond Upon Thames from 2-4 March 2012. This mixed media jewellery and silversmithing consumer show where visitors can...

Media Arts student lands co-producer role in Brit films

Tue, 03 Jan 2012 07:00:00 +0000

3rd Jan 2012 ⁄ London ⁄ When Amanda Faber enrolled for her Media Arts course at University of London, she hoped it would lead to a career in the film industry. Little did she know she would have one Brit Indie cult film unde...

Knifedge designs virtual world on stage for UK revival of Pippin

Tue, 03 Jan 2012 06:00:00 +0000

3rd Jan 2012 ⁄ London ⁄ Computer gaming meets live theatre in an imaginative new production of the hit Broadway musical Pippin, which has just opened at the Menier Chocolate Factory in London. Directed and choreographed by M...

Spreading the tentacles of public art

Tue, 03 Jan 2012 06:00:00 +0000

3rd Jan 2012 ⁄ London ⁄ Renowned international artist, Marialuisa Tadei, is now exhibiting her landmark installation Octopus at Thomas More Square, St Katherine’s Dock. Octopus featured in Art London this year and was chos...

Charterhouse opens Digital HQ in London

Tue, 03 Jan 2012 06:00:00 +0000

3rd Jan 2012 ⁄ London ⁄ Charterhouse, a marketing services production company, has opened a new office in central London to cater for its continued growth in digital production services.

The Old Street office puts all of ...

Kareena Zerefos

Tue, 03 Jan 2012 06:00:00 +0000

3rd Jan 2012 ⁄ London ⁄ Kareena is a Sydney born, London based artist, designer and self-confessed daydreamer who collects fine bone china tea sets, but prefers to drink coffee.

She has an unhealthy obsession with dangero...

UK film makers find the secret of happiness in recession

Thu, 22 Dec 2011 09:00:00 +0000

22nd Dec 2011 ⁄ London ⁄ In the midst of all the international financial gloom, a two-minute comedy film based on a school photography session for six year-olds and set in a British school, is raising spirits internationally....

DDB UK creates Give in to Gü at Christmas

Wed, 21 Dec 2011 09:00:00 +0000