Nadia PR: May 2012

Tuesday, 29 May 2012

Twenty8Twelve Pretty in Pink

This season’s directional pieces by Twenty8Twelve are led by beautifully tailored styles with an injection of powder pink to brighten up your winter wardrobe.

Tuesday, 15 May 2012

iNadia featured in HeartArt's artbook

It's a pleasure to be included in HeartArt's artbook...

Seasonal/annual HeartArt pop-up galleries and artbook are produced to promote a selection of wow artists, illustrators, designers, and brilliant creative brands whilst raising awareness and funds for Heart radio's charity Have a Heart organised by Party & Paper HQ.

Thursday, 3 May 2012

CUSTO BARCELONA OPENS FIRST UK STORE IN WESTFIELD STRATFORD CITY

CUSTO BARCELONA STORE LAUNCH RELEASE – 1 MAY, 2012

CUSTO BARCELONA OPENS FIRST UK STORE IN WESTFIELD STRATFORD CITY

International fashion brand Custo Barcelona has opened its first UK store in the Westfield Stratford City shopping centre. Renowned for its ability to redefine the hottest trends through a kaleidoscope of vibrant colours and a passion for cutting-edge graphics, Custo Barcelona is proud to open the doors of its first London store with its SS12 collection.

The new store occupies 140m² and is divided into three distinct zones showcasing the Custo Barcelona women’s clothing, accessories, and Custo Growing the brand’s kidswear collection.

The Westfield Stratford store reveals an ambitious new retail design concept for Custo Barcelona. Designed by directional Spanish architecture firm Dear, the visionary concept features a dramatic geometrical ceiling structure made up from a complex assortment of abstract vectors. The new retail design will not only provide the blueprint for a roll-out of UK stores but is also planned to be implemented across all new international openings.

“We’re thrilled not only to be opening our first UK Custo Barcelona store in Westfield Stratford City, located as it is on the doorstep of the upcoming London Olympics, but also to be able to make such an exciting visual statement through the store’s imaginative design,” said Hugo Deane, director at Love Brands, UK distributor for Custo Barcelona. “The store’s all white theme provides a neutral backdrop for the vibrant print-led fashion of Custo Barcelona. Combined with the intricate ceiling design which surrounds the trading space the new store creates a unique sense of retail theatre.”

Situated in The Arcade area of Westfield Stratford City the store features white timber wall panels, stainless steel hanging rails, grey resin flooring and interactive mirrors.

Wednesday, 2 May 2012

HeartArt Weekend Artshow & Auction helps Heart Radios charity

HeartArt art & charity weekend 27-29th April @Sanctum soho hotel played host to a fun weekend full of fascinating works by 13x local artists, (including my fashion illustrations!) and a lovely list of celebrity donated art pieces available at Sunday afternoon's auction whilst raising funds for http://www.facebook.com/myhaveaheart

WHAT: HeartArt is a new volunteering activity launching a summer and winter ArtPR and charity event as part of a biannual student-art exhibition produced to promote a selection of London based undergraduate and postgraduate artists whilst raising awareness and funds for Heart radios charity Have a Heart. Activity also includes an art auction of surprise celebrity drawings donated to raise money for Hearts charity. HeartArt (spring2012) events are part-sponsored by JohnJones.co.uk

WHO: Party & Paper a local voluntary art promotions agency annually promote UK children's charities by gathering a selection of extraordinary London illustrators, photographers, graphics and fashion designers, sculpture, textile, and craft makers, all under the age of thirty to have new works displayed discovered and sold at networking art afternoons.

WHY: Publishing & Media student, Monelle Bryce founded voluntary ArtPR agency Party & Paper in 2010 after having toured City Youth Art Afternoons every summer and winter across London since her teens. Since 2005 Monelle managed to secure over £10,000 in funding to host and coordinate annual art and charity promotions events held at venues such as The Dorchester Hotel and The Foundling Museum; HeartArt will be her 11th exhibition produced through the promotional works of her dissertation-project art agency, Party & Paper.

HeartArt opened its spring/summer weekend artshow on Friday 27th April 2012 until Sunday 29th April. Charity fundraising support included a cute piggy bank collecting donations at Sarah Owen and Lily Coopers vintage boutique Lucy in Disguise; goody bags with content featuring Moschino treats; Molly Bakes cakepops and cupcakes featured for sale at HeartArt events; a prize draw includes gifts donated from Giraffe Restaurants, SpaceNK, Paperchase, Cest Ici, I Love Lola, and more. A celebrity donated art auction including art submitted by Kelly Rowlands hairdresser Charley McEwen and his TV clients; PR guru, TV presenter and fashion editor for OK!TV Nick Ede submits a painting, plus a few lovelies of channel 4s Made in Chelsea cast are also participating with a surprise mix of other fun donations to help raise funds for Heart radios charity, Have a Heart.

Here are some images from the weekend to include some of my illustrations - By iNadia www.nadia-pr.com