An intriguing new exhibition, Kimono Roboto brings together sound and motion to present an artistic exploration of the kimono from its early beginnings to present day. Thirteen kimonos will be on display in a circular space. At its centre stands an animatronic robot wearing one ‘hero’ kimono. Around the walls of the exhibition, which was conceived […]
One of Britain’s most innovative and celebrated composers has created a unique original score to accompany a 66-minute family wash cycle. Michael Nyman whose haunting work has accompanied dozens of hits and arthouse movies, including Oscar-winner The Piano has composed the soundtrack to accompany a new feature film which turns the everyday drudge of the […]
The time has come to draw a line to end violence against women and girls forever. In 2017, as part of UN Women’s annual global initiative to ‘Orange the World’ to symbolise a brighter future without violence, UN Women National Committee (NC) UK is launching a powerful homegrown campaign, #drawaline, asking the public to […]
Integrated agency Mercieca has proactively created a new social campaign to drive donations to Camden charity Shelter from the Storm in the lead up to Black Friday (24th November). On a day when over £10 billion is spent on manufactured products and prices are slashed on everything from toasters to televisions, the agency’s new creative […]
MarComm’s Magnificence is a series where we highlight Magnificent individuals from the Marketing, Design, Advertising, and Communications industries. In this magnificence list, we are spotlighting those individuals in the creative industry who have pushed boundaries and inspired others through their unique work in advertising. Without further ado, here are our picks (in no particular order) […]
Award winning integrated agency Mercieca, has been appointed to manage all of the PR for sports bra band, Shock Absorber. The agency’s first task will be oversee the launch of Shock Absorber’s first Activewear collection from November. Mercieca Director Gemma Oakes says: “We’re really excited to be working with Shock Absorber as many of us are […]
To celebrate the inclusivity of tennis and as part of Nature Valley’s commitment to driving participation in tennis in Britain, the cereal bar brand and official partner of British Tennis, created a full size tennis court in Westfield Shopping Centre, Shepherd’s Bush, and invited tennis champions, celebrities, social media influencers, and the general public, to […]
Out There Media (OTM), a global leader in mobile advertising and data monetization, has announced their expansion into the Middle East and a new partnership with Zain, a leading mobile operator in eight markets across the Middle East and Africa. OTM, headquartered in Vienna, Austria, is the creator of Mobucks, a proprietary technology platform that […]
Shell and bio-bean announce that together they are helping to power some of London’s buses using a biofuel made partly from waste coffee grounds. The B20 biofuel contains a 20% bio-component which contains part coffee oil. The biofuel is being added to the London bus fuel supply chain and will help to power some […]
Since adding 360 videos to News Feeds in June 2016, Facebook has spent 2017 significantly invested in the format. It enabling 360 live-streaming and then added that functionality within its apps, and even boosted the back end with automatic image correction. But the social network isn’t stopping its immersive push at flat imagery. Facebook’s Oculus recently announced it has started testing VR experiences […]