Aiming to deconstruct the past, deliberate on the present and assemble ideal futures across streams of design, art, culture, technology, and policy This week, Quicksand Design Studio, launches the return of India’s preeminent interactive, multi-disciplinary festival platform UnBox Festival. The 5th edition of UnBox is taking place in Bangalore, capitalizing on the city’s vibrant technology, start-up, and arts communities….
“The ceremony was notable for the fact that virtually all of the winning films are by/and or about women” Dame Heather Rabbatts The UK’s leading film critics handed out their annual prizes on Sunday night at the 39th London Critics’ Circle Film Awards presented by Dover Street Entertainment at The May Fair Hotel. Hosted by…
Huge congratulations to United Patients Alliance (UPA) on their successful protest outside The Palace of Westminster on Tuesday this week. The Ladbury team were delighted to be a part of the action and the positive media coverage and support for the cause has been overwhelming. This week, Labour MP Paul Flynn has officially put the question to the…
// Press Release Thu 21 – Sun 24 September 2017 Abandon Normal Devices Festival | Festival of new cinema, digital culture and art | Castleton, Peak District National Park (UK) Abandon Normal Devices (AND) Festival, the UK’s only roaming digital festival, surfaces in 2017 in the caves and rugged summits of the Peak District National…
by Sanka Pityana Want an interesting yet obscure way to learn your way around London with the added benefit of not spending money? Look for the noses (and ears) of Soho… You can find the art on the walls of buildings and if you’ve walked around Soho, chances are you’ve walked straight past a few….
By Sanka Pityana This is going to get a bit confusing so bear with me. It was my first night out clubbing which is kind of a big thing because I am more of a stay at home watching telly or reading a book kinda person. Anthony, a friend I made at a photo shoot…
By Sanka Pityana Most people think going to a cemetery is taboo – or at least that’s how it is in South Africa. I happen to like them. I find them peaceful and beautiful. On my trip, I have visited two – Kensal Green Cemetery near my work at Ladbury PR and Highgate Cemetery in…
So, I got to Hyde Park Corner a bit early and I waited for my friend Kam and her cousin to arrive. While I waited I tried some cactus juice which smells like cranberry juice and tastes like it but very watered down and then a bunch of South African people came and I chatted…
Hot chocolate and a collection of very original books 28.06.17 by Sanka Pityana So, I had met my cousin for lunch at Piccadilly Circus and we went to a really nice sushi place called Yoobi and ate 16 pieces of maki each (which was amazing!) and then we had decided to go for coffee. Again, amazing coffee –SAID dal 1923 –…
As workingwomen, we tend to give 100% of ourselves to our work. Maybe we want to prove that we can deliver? Or we are so passionate about our work that we cannot stop working? I guess it is a mix of both for me. And over the years, I have realised that even if my…
Lorelle Mykoo on reflections of soon-to-be motherhood At eight months pregnant, in my incredibly hormonal state, I have asked my partner to no longer wake me with the morning news. As my body and mind are absorbed with nurturing the life inside me, I care not to be saddened within the first few minutes of…
Here at Ladbury HQ having to wear sunglasses and turn the heating off in the UK at Christmas has inspired us to reflect on another extraordinary year, enjoy the sunset of 2015 and look ahead to all 2016 will bring. We are extremely proud to work on some incredibly awe-inspiring, life-changing and creative projects both…