Tuesday, March 3, 2009

UK Adapta March 09 Update


Despite the name, and the debut single ''Quicksand'' released on a French label Kitsune, La Roux is not French, in fact, they are from South London. This 80's style electropop synths duo with a modern twist comprising a singer and synth player Elly Jackson and co-producer Ben Langmaid, is looking at prospects for 2009, having been tipped off by BBC and The Guardian as ''Sound of 2009'' and ''Best New Acts of 2009''.

Click HERE To Read Interview With La Roux


Berlin based c.neeon was founded by Clara Kraetsch and Doreen Schulz, who met in 2001 at the Kunsthochschule Berlin college. They produced their first collection under the c.neeon moniker in 2004, and won the grand prize at the prestigious Hyeres fashion festival in 2005. Designing both womenswear and menswear, the label is known for its bold color, geometric prints and unusual cuts.

Click HERE to Read Interview With C.Neeon


This man has been in the game for over 20 years and is still going strong. His styles have evolved and each new direction he takes justifies why he is one of the best graffiti artists the UK has to offer. "Back in 87-88, we were living in Essex, so we’d come to London and it wasn’t a very nice place; people got robbed and that was just part of the whole graffiti thing at the time. On top of that, I’ve been stabbed and I’ve been to prison, all because of graffiti and 24 years later, I still continue to paint."

Click HERE To Read Interview With Busk


What If is technically the largest independent consultancy around innovation. Our independence is actually very important to us because it has allowed us to really explore our character and do things differently all along. Basically we are in four locations around the world, born in England about 15 years ago and we’re now also in New York, Manchester and Shanghai. I think we stretch around 20 business hours a day now, as and when needed.

Click HERE To Read Interview With What If Innovators