Tag: culture
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![Sunshine, Bassline and Good Times: The History of Notting Hill Carnival [@redbullmusicuk]](https://guap.co/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/CARNIVAL-RB-FT-7-180x180.jpg)
This year Notting Hill Carnival celebrated its 53rd anniversary, whereby over a million people came together in W11 for the largest street festival in Europe. Over the Bank Holiday weekend thousands of floats, sound systems and bottles of rum are consumed in a cumulative celebration of Caribbean culture. In the midst of the euphoric atmosphere,…
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![Art, Culture and Community: GUAP Meets the Brains Behind LAYERS [@layers_online]](https://guap.co/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/ce777e8c-816d-405b-a1d1-bbcd4bbf8216-180x180.jpg)
“The UK’s creative industries are worth £92bn a year to the economy, however it does not reflect wider Britain or include people from working class backgrounds.” Aiming to address this, LAYERS is a learning-focussed community platform originally founded in 2017 by design enthusiast Tunde Abdulazeez with the primary aim of exploring and sharing the ideas…
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Ni’mah, also known as Nimz, is an all rounded creative and a forward-thinking fashion icon. Finding her voice in digital expression she created a web magazine called MKTB (pronounced ‘Maktub’, which in Arabic means ‘it is written’). On it she documents and explores the UK’s rich Muslim fashion, art, and culture that rarely make it…
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It’s not often that large global corporations, pull the plug on scandals which could impact consumerism and most of all profit; especially if the results could affect the revenue of their own enterprises. Which is why when Iceland put out the politically taunted palm oil advert – which later got banned, (click here to watch),…
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As an Entrepreneur myself, the finesser in me was somewhat inspired by the ability of Billy McFarland, the Founder of the now ill-fated Fyre Festival, to walk into a room full of investors and persuade them to invest in his ideas. The extent to which the network of investors that he had around him supported…
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Diaspora is defined as individuals from one original country to other countries, platform EBUTE is described as a cultural thermometer which measures this for African Youth. Founder, Juliana Olukitibi a British Nigerian multi-disciplined creative has recently been exploring the digital developments and cultural shifts within society. A current MA student in Global Media and Postnational…
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![Alizé [@alizeoriginal] gears up for re-launch event](https://guap.co/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/new-upload-180x180.png)
Award-winning drinks brand Alizé has officially announced its relaunch. Under the guidance of Global Brand Director Jason Yates, noted for his work at Missguided and with his transformational impact on Protein World. The brand has reinforced its decades-long commitment to celebrating youth culture by introducing Alizé Dance, a new focus for the brand; centred specifically…
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![Be Your Own Tribe – Kwaleö’s [@kwaleoconcept] latest pop-up gallery](https://guap.co/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/IMG_9679-180x180.jpg)
London based fashion brand Kwaleö hosted their latest pop-up gallery at Old Street last week. Across the week they hosted a series of exclusive screenings, creative workshops and DJ sets. Kwaleö directly translated from Swahili, means ‘Enjoy the Moment‘, and this is definitely prevalent in their branding. Initially, Kwaleö popped up on the London scene…
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Fly threads and empty beds is the title because that’s all this week has consisted of in the fashion industry. With the launch of Adidas’ latest designer collection, and Black Friday round the corner to your left outside your house, there’s more going on than I can tell you in a text, which is why…
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In an exciting collaboration which forms part of Disney’s global art initiative Jimmy C, most famously known for his David Bowie work in Brixton, and Michael Bosanko, famed for his vibrant light street art, have been commissioned by Disney UK to create Mickey Mouse inspired artworks. As well as handpicking 10 exceptional emerging UK-based artists,…