DREW JARRETT FOR VODAFONE IRELAND 

New Christmassy campaign for Vodafone Ireland.  Comissioned by Grey London, production  by It’s All Sorted Productions, and shot by Skinny Dip’s wonderful DREW JARRETT in Ireland.  How festive.

SAVE THE GEORGE TAVERN & STEPNEY’S NIGHTCLUB! URGENT!

Swan Housing Association are planning to demolish Stepney’s Nightclub to make way for 2 ground-floor commercial units and 6 luxury apartments with a balcony and a roof terrace.  The proximity of the development to The George Tavern would result in the loss of their live music licence and put the George at serious risk of closure.

We do not want to let this happen!

The George Tavern provides a well used and much loved collaborative artistic space in the heart of the East End: a truly historic venue which has hosted many a notable shoot, among them Lawrence Watson's shoot of the legendary Grace Jones.

SUPPORT The George Tavern by stating your objections to those plans by:

WRITING to Tower Hamlet’s planning department at:

Planning

Tower Hamlets

Mulberry Place

PO BOX 55739

5 Clove Crescent

London

E14 1BY

Or via EMAIL:

planning@towerhamlets.gov.uk

Quoting the references:

PA/11/03301 – Planning Application

PA/11/03302 – Conservation Area Consent

PA/11/03367 – Listed Building Consent

Or Use the template available at http://savestepneys.blogspot.com/ 

The matter is now URGENT as the deadline for objections is:

THE 16^th OF DECEMBER

Find the Save Stepney’s campaign on twitter: www.twitter.com/savestepneys

Hurry, hurry, hurry....

ZAKEE'S YULETIDE IS TIME FOR GOOD THINGS

Skinny Dip illustrator Zakee Shariff HAS been having a busy few weeks.....

Zakee had launched her first collaboration with wonderful Fairtrade fashion pioneer, People Tree.  The new collection consists of easy-to-wear jersey pieces hand printed with four exclusive Zakee designs.  And of course in true People Tree fashion, all garments are made from 100% organic, Fairtrade certified cotton, produced in Gujarat, India.  Prices for the collection range from £30 to £45 which is available to buy NOW from People Tree, ASOS and selected John Lewis stores. 

www.peopletree.co.uk 

As if this wasn’t enough...

Zakee has designed a print for LOVE JAPAN.  Zakee’s image will appear amongst designs from 9 other creatives on men’s/ladies T-shirts and bags sold by LOVE Retouch in their move to raise funds for the all too worthy Japanese tsunami appeal.

They’re hosting a pop-up exhibition on 20^th December 2011 at the ICN Gallery, 96/97 Leonard Street E – Come, have a look.  All proceeds go to the Japanese disaster appeal. Obviously.

http://www.lovejapan.org.uk

JOCELYN BAIN HOGG: 'THE FAMILY'

Ten years ago Jocelyn Bain Hogg’s 'The Firm' documented a thriving London underworld.  Dominated by a few notorious players who had made their names during the 1960s and 70s, among them were Freddie Foreman, Tony Lambrianou, Roy ‘Pretty Boy’ Shaw’, Bruce Reynolds and Reggie Kray. The biggest player of the lot was ‘Big’ Joey Pyle whose influence extended across London for thirty years, from unlicensed boxing matches to the music industry.

Ten years on, Bain Hogg’s 'The Family' documents the legacy of Joey Pyle, inherited by his son Joe and supported by the three men – Warren, Alan, and Mitch – who were appointed by Joey before his death.  These Four men make up 'The Family', an intimate circle entrusted to continue Joey’s business after his death in 2007.  

'The Family' opened this weekend at Foto8 and is exhibited until 14^th January 2012.


www.foto8.com

CAGOULE IS OUT NOW!! 

ISSUE NO. 1: THIS & THAT

The humble Cagoule: Supermundane’s new super-radical magazine, the perfect wintery companion.

Setting a scene reminiscent of the 1960s underground, Issue No. 1 contains a rather fascinating selection of This & That: stories, poems, opinions on doubt, comic strips, the history of the bra, the love of secondhand books and lots more you can’t go without.

This is our kind of magazine.  No adverts, no celebrities (who wants them) AND it's available right now from http://presentjoys.com/ with free postage worldwide!  

If you're still to be convinced, a video flick-through is available at http://vimeo.com/32964190 

ZAKEE SHARIFF ONLINE STORE

Skinny Dip illustrator Zakee Shariff has launched her own online store!  Selling a colourful array of artwork and interior pieces, it's got some great ideas for Christmas, and right in time too.


Take a look...


http://www.zakeeshariff.com/store/