WonderCulture

WONDERCULTURE DESIGNERS MARKET OCT 2010

2010-08-15T10:17:00.003+01:00

** STOP PRESS** 9.10.10 & 10.10.10 Chapter, Cardiff

The WonderCulture Designers Market will be taking place in Chapter during the Cardiff Design Festival in October. Once again we will be promoting contemporary Welsh Design and will be sending out stall applications in September. If you are a designer and would like to sell your products and take part as a Design Merchant then email designersmarket@wonderculture.com for an application form and info. There will be approximately 7 stalls available and the usual selection process so make sure you apply soon.

Last years WonderCulture Designers Market in Chapter during the Cardiff Design Festival 09

Designers Kiosk - Part 2

2009-12-07T13:48:00.000Z

Well its week 2 of the Designers Kiosk and once again we will be popping up in Chapter on Thursday 10th December between 12-10pm with our mini Christmas market. This week we are back with market favourites Nomad & Nest and their nostalgic lifestyle products and accessories like this great little Johnny Cash coin pouch

Fun, quirky home accessories from Mode including the recently launched 'big hand'

Great homewares and foodie gifts from Bodlon including this 'winter chills' hamper

Customised vintage furniture from ByKirsty

Charming tableware from Lowri Davies featuring her vibrant bird illustrations

100% wool wall decors and interior decorations by Rachel Horrocks

and RCA graduate Ed Austin will be launching his pepper grinder pestle & mortar

WonderCulture Designers Kiosk - part 2

2009-12-04T15:28:00.000Z

WonderCultures pop-up Designers Kiosk will be back in Chapter next Thursday 10th December from 12-10pm....watch this space for more details

Late night shopping

2009-12-03T18:06:00.003Z

Just a quick snap of the Designers Kiosk in Chapter today. It's been busy and getting busier. We wrap up at 10pm tonight so still time to pop in for those unique Christmas prezzies!

No bull..Elvis & Ark are in the building!

2009-12-03T17:36:00.006Z

Hand-drawn Bull by Julian. Finished 2am this morning

Really it's no bull... well only one maybe! Our event partners ThinkArk have set up a great social design creative activity here at the WonderCulture Designers Kiosk in Chapter's main concourse so anyone and everyone can get involved in the projects..... and a colouring in the bull competition!

More @ ThinkArk blog & the Projects

Meet the Designers....part 1

2009-11-30T16:34:00.000Z

The first pop-up WonderCulture Designers Kiosk taking will be taking place this Thursday in Chapter, showcasing individual collections of eco products, fashion, furniture, ceramics, interior accessories, prints and much more from an exciting batch of local designers. As ever we are keen to promote the best local talent and new finds and this Tuesday you can expect to see:

Eco fashion from Recycled with Love

Great new tee's and hoodies from Devils Laundry

Distinctive hand-made leather bags from home-grown brand Nomad & Nest

Limited edition t-shirts by guest artists for Ed & Flo

and finally for quirky gifts and accessories come check out Mode

We'll see you there between 12pm-10pm!

Designers Kiosk Invite

2009-11-26T15:37:00.000Z

Designers Kiosk

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Only a few more shopping weeks to go but if you are looking for something unique or handmade pop along to the Designers Kiosk in Chapter on Thursday 3rd & 10th of December to meet a fantastic line-up of designers including Nomad & Nest, Mode, Devils Laundry, Bodlon, By Kirsty, Captain Kate, Recycled with Love, EaK Design and Ed & Flo. And if all that shopping has made you thirsty, well your only a few feet away from Chapters fantastic new bar. So come along, say hello.......see you there!

WE'RE GOING TO...

2009-11-24T16:15:00.000Z

The re-launch of Chapter is happening TONIGHT and us WonderCulture bods will be there to celebrate the remarkable new space. We'll be checking out the little plot of space in the concourse and main cafe bar ready for the WonderCulture Designers Kiosk which will be popping up in Chapter on Thurs 3rd and 10th Dec.

In the meantime - Pob lwc Chapter!

Design Up Your Street Issue #2

2009-11-11T16:00:00.000Z

WonderCulture will be supporting Design Up Your Street Issue #2.
It's another 48 Hour Challenge to produce an 8 page design newspaper and the WonderCulture team are up for the challenge ..... Are you?

Design Up Your Street needs contributors, design writers, design stories and supporters. If you want to get involved click here for more details and contacts.

A Christmas SchoolTrip

2009-11-10T17:17:00.000Z

We also set a date for our next WonderCulture SchoolTrip with a Christmas twist. Come and join us and the rest of the Trippers on Thursday 17th December.
It's free, it's fun and it's festive. If you fancy taking part email us at contact@wonderculture.com or call us on 029 20490359.

More details to follow

Christmas pop-up Designers Kiosk

2009-11-10T15:43:00.000Z

Just to let you know we have set the date for the next Christmas shopping experience - its called Designers Kiosk and we will be popping up in Chapter on Thursday 3rd & 10th December. More details to follow...

Design Up Your Street Going Going...

2009-10-12T19:04:00.000+01:00

Our free design publication and first edition Design Up Your Street - supported by WonderCulture - went like the 'hot Welsh cakes' this weekend at the Designers Market, Chapter and various bars and cafe's around the city. We have a small batch of copies left which will be at the Cardiff Design Festival events taking place over the next 10 days. If you want to grab a copy before they go head to -
Chapter, Spillars Records, Habitat, Milgi, 10 Feet Tall, Brava, Cameo Club, Melyn Tregwynt, Momentum, NoodleBox, Coffee #1, Expose exhibition in the Radisson Blu hotel and others.

WonderCulture Designers Market sells sells sells

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Doors opened at 10am on Saturday and by lunchtime there were over 130 people in the space!
A vibrant 2 days of trading, networking, catching up with familiar faces, meeting new peeps and selling selling selling! AND how cool was it that WonderCulture were the first to take root and run a creative event in Chapters new uber-cool concourse and cafe bar before its finished for its soft opening on the 20th Oct. WonderCulture was pretty proud to call it 'home' over the weekend - Thanks/Diolch Chapter and Chapter team!Start them shopping at young age!

10.am - Design Merchants ready to trade

Nomad & Nest pop-up store

Watch out for more dates for the WonderCulture Designers Market and a possible batch of WonderCulture Designers Kiosks to pop up before Christmas... great chance to buy some unique prezzies!

If you're a designer with products to sell and want to become a Design Merchant at the WonderCulture Designers Market contact us at designersmarket@wonderculture.com.

Design Merchants on show

2009-10-10T18:43:00.000+01:00

Design Merchants showing and selling at the Designers Market this weekend report a good close to day 1..... more trading tomorrow. Closes 4pm so don't miss out - lots of limited edition products. Once they're gone they're gone!

West Wales - Re-ply Designs

Cardiff - Mode Studio

Snowdonia North Wales - Peris and Corr

Cardiff - By Kirsty design studio

Cardiff - Nomad & Nest

West Wales - bodlon

WonderCulture Designers Market

2009-10-09T15:46:00.000+01:00

It's the WonderCulture Designers Market .... THIS WEEKEND!
We'll be setting up at 7.30am tomorrow ready for doors opening to all you design inspired shoppers at 10am.

Design Merchants selling at the Designers Market are -
Nomad & Nest, Alexis Nugent, Re-ply Designs, Peris & Corr, Eak Design, Jenni Stone, Bodlon, Rachel Horrocks, Mode, Captain Kate, Ed & Flo, By Kirsty.
It's in Chapter...... we'll be in the new concourse and cafe bar so if you fancy a sneaky peek before the official opening later this month then head to the WonderCulture Designers Market.
Saturday 10th Oct 10am til 5pm
Sunday 11th Oct 10am til 4pm.
& there's more
You can pick up your copy of Design Up Your Street - it's free!!
& more
The Best of Welsh Design Showcase will be exhibited at the Designers Market so come and check out more innovative Welsh design

Design Up Your Street - a sneaky peek

2009-10-09T10:51:00.000+01:00

Hot off the press & Out today! A free design publication created by WonderCulture, attic 2 Studio and some willing mates! Copies from the WonderCulture Designers Market at Chapter, Cardiff this weekend and various social venues around the City.

Design Up Your Street... where we talk design in Wales, design beyond Wales, design in your Community & Design Up Your Street.

Big thanks/diolch to all our helpers and contributers - the 48hr challenge was fast furious focused & FUN!

Hope you think its a good read. If so we'll do it again..... in 48hrs... or less!!

Design Up Your Street - our 48hr Challenge

2009-10-09T10:41:00.000+01:00

I'm still blaming Lynsey - it was her idea, she created the 'monster' as we say in the Studio!
Anyway, here's the plot so far - We're designer's, we thrive on deadlines so we've created one for ourselves and a few design mates. 2 days ago we set ourselves a really crazy challenge as part of the Cardiff Design Festival 09 celebrations.
The challenge was to create an 8 page tabloid size newspaper focused on the design scene in Wales..... All in 48 hrs ..... From sourcing articles, writing features, editing copy, collecting, compiling and taking photos, designing layout and style and of course coming up with the publication title.

So off to print it's gone and hot off the press will be Design Up Your Street where we talk Design in Wales, Design Beyond Wales, Design in your Community and Design Up Your Street.

Free publication out this weekend. Copies available from the WonderCulture Designers Market in Chapter, Cardiff and from other venues around the city.

Thanks to the Hoffi boys for advise and an extra MacBook, an extra pair of hands and some keen design eyes!

2009-10-07T16:10:00.000+01:00

Just to remind you the WonderCulture Designers Market is this weekend in Chapter, come along and say hello!

WonderCulture Designers Market

2009-09-30T09:12:00.000+01:00

If you love design, love Farmers Markets then you’ll love WonderCulture Designers Market. As part of Cardiff Design Festival 09 the WonderCulture Designers’ Market returns to Chapter for two days. It’s a great month to celebrate innovative design in Wales and you’ll be able to browse an inspired, contemporary mix of home-grown design from established brands and individuals together under one roof. The market offers a vibrant, unique shopping experience and an opportunity for you to buy into affordable design, invest in original pieces, limited editions and one-offs and maybe purchase some early Christmas gifts. A selection of Wales-based design merchants (including Nomad & Nest, Mode, Eak Design and BearBack) will be selling distinctive lifestyle products from fashion, furniture, glass, ceramics, interior accessories, textiles, prints and much more.

Chapter Arts Centre, Canton, Cardiff, CF5 1QE
Sat 10th October 10-5pmSun 11th October 10-4pm
Come join us and be inspired.

WonderCulture takes place in Chapters newly refurbished Caffi Bar a full ten days before Chapter moves back themselves. A great chance for a sneak preview.

WonderCulture School Trip

2009-09-04T10:55:00.000+01:00

WonderCulture Schooltrip Task Tags and badges

Just love this large impressive timepiece by H Samuel under their brand name Everite. It's above the arched entrance to Cardiff Central Market which opened on the 8th May 1891 by the Marchioness of Bute.

Discovered a disco in Crockherbtown Lane (which I also dicovered!). Disco lights flashing at 4pm? I was intrigued but didn't go in. Leaves me wondering - Was anyone really on the dancefloor?

10Feet Tall..... just another favourite 'nest'! We've been busy busy but not too busy to upload our photos from last Thursday's WonderCulture Schooltrip on Flickr. It was a terrific creative activity - pure free-flow, individually inventive and great to meet new people presenting different perspectives of the city centre. Everyone established their own documentary approach from the off. Lynsey went all random on us walking in the opposite direction to where she would normally go and opposite to the rest of us when she spotted us! My approach was way more controlled - walking a familiar route, identifying a street name, looking up, setting an horizon and capturing the architecture ignored just below the sky horizon - and I got that blue sky I love too! We proudly presented our souvenirs at the end - Lynsey did 'old' - a bag of good old fashioned chocolate limes bought from a sweet shop established a 114 years ago that none of us even knew existed. I did 'new' - I joined the new Cardiff Central Library and got my library card, a first in over 15 years ..... better late than never! WonderCulture School Trip Cardiff on Flickr Ange's WonderCulture Schooltrip on Flickr Lynsey's WonderCulture Schooltrip on Flickr