Coffee And Culture-Birmingham designer turns coffee capsules into stunning catwalk dresses
BIRMINGHAM, UK – Birmingham designer Rhys Ellis has come up with a novel way of recycling coffee pods – by turning them into stunning catwalk dresses.
His quirky collection, each of which features 6,000 repurposed coffee capsules, is now being showcased at Selfridges in Birmingham.
Rhys came up with the novel idea after spending time in Milan as part of his undergraduate degree in Fashion Design at Birmingham City University.
Whilst there he studied at the Politecnico di Milano design school alongside world-renowned tailor, Guiltiero Fornetti.
“The year in Italy was a great experience for me,” says Rhys, 25, who is originally from Kings Norton and now livin...
Thanks for visiting Red Gate’s 25th Anniversary show My Living Room.
Brian Wallace,
Founder/Red Gate Gallery
My Living Room
25th Anniversary of Red Gate Gallery
Opening Date: 2 – 5 pm, Saturday 2 July, 2016
Exhibition Date: 2 July – 28 August, 2016
Exhibition Address: Red Gate Gallery, Dongbianmen Watchtower, 9 Chongwenmen Dongdajie, Beijing
My Living Room celebrates Red Gate Gallery's 25th anniversary by drawing from works collected by its founder, Brian Wallace, over his last 30 years in Beijing. Between the red columns of the Dongbianmen Watchtower Wallace and guest curators will 're-create' his apartment's living room with contemporary art from his mostly Chinese collection, but also with work by artists from around the world, many of whom ...
Coffee And Culture-WHIPLASH!!! Ten Years of Emerging Artists
Opening Date: 1 – 5 pm, Saturday, 18 June, 2016
Exhibition Date: 18 – 26 June, 2016
Exhibition Address: Red Gate Gallery, Dongbianmen Watchtower, 9 Chongwenmen Dongdajie, Beijing
Running through 18 - 26 June, WHIPLASH!!! is a unique and surprising presentation of the art currently being created by China’s most interesting young artists. SURGE Art is celebrating ten years of exhibiting, promoting, and selling the newest works of emerging artists. Join in, see and meet, and engage with them on Saturday 18 June from 1 – 5 pm, as Red Gate presents fully functioning arty arcade games, towering sculptural monoliths, performance, and other works by more than forty artists.
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Recently, Arabica Coffee Roasters's partner Red Gate's has gain a lot of attention and appreciation from collectors, curators, artists, and also the public in Shanghai. Red Gate Gallery had a wonderful experience with the other galleries in this year’s. To this, Arabica Coffee Roasters heartfelt congratulations!
Participating artists:
Chen Jiaye, Jiang Weitao, Li Jinguo,
Li Xiaofeng, Pan Kai, Shi Zhongying, T
an Ping, Wang Lifeng, Ye Sen, Zhou Jirong,
Zhang Zhaohui and Zhang Zheyi,
Exhibition Scene
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Opening Times: Monday to Sunday, 9 am to 5 pm. +86 10 6525 1005
Dongbianmen Watchtower, 9 Chongwenmen Dongdajie, ...
Arabica Coffee Roasters Partners——PingPong Productions, ringing China and the world together through the performing arts. Ping Pong Productions is a catalyst that brings China and the world together through the performing arts. As artistic ambassadors, we engage cultures in discourse, searching for points of cooperation, mutual exchange and understanding.
Coffee And Culture-Cynthia Sayer & Her Joyride Band 2015
Cynthia Sayer, one of the top jazz banjo players in the world today, and her all-star quintet “The Joyride Band” tour six cities, bringing the swinging sounds of the Great Gatsby Jazz Age to countless audiences in China for the first time!
Cynthia Sayer has performed in concert halls and festivals worldwide, includ...
视频: 阿罗科咖啡活动-2015有待JZClub爵士音乐节Youdai JZ Club Jazz Festival 2015
Drinking coffee is a kind of enjoyment, it is a part of life, it is something which can be enjoyed when busy or at leisure. Likewise, listening to jazz music is a kind of enjoyment which enriches our lives. Jazz itself is a way of life, but it can also be understood as a kind of attitude; you can listen to jazz, watch jazz, taste jazz. DJ Zhang Youdai, on considering the conceptual overlap of jazz and coffee, expresses that in the beginning, both have a touch of bitterness, you need to spend time, proactively, to fully appreciate the flavor. Gaining a deep understanding of the flavor of coffee comes through paying attention to your sense of smell and taste, both of which senses are ...