Venues

Brighton
Madame Geisha
Damian Frizzell, Matthew Dimmack and Jennifer Anderson Mann armed themselves for their first venue, Madame Geisha, with three successful careers and areas of expertise, that when in convoy amounted to a three-pronged assault on venue operation... Read more

venues, December 2008, COMMENTS

Queen Mary Students' Union
Drapers
With the students deserting the University for the lengthy summer period, Queen Mary Students’ Union capitalised on the quiet spell to overhaul its social centre in a two-pronged strategy that has made the venue both functionally intelligent and more competitive... Read more

venues, December 2008, COMMENTS

Cardiff

SodaBar
Cardiff has experienced a welcome shift of its bar and club venues over recent years, with a number of upmarket establishments attracting a more discerning clientele and helping to shake off a more traditional pub image of the city... Read more

venues, December 2008, COMMENTS

Birmingham
Sence
"In my current role with my communications business, I look after a lot of clients and one of the things I have to do is take them out and entertain them. I always end up taking clients somewhere outside of Birmingham... Read more

venues, December 2008, COMMENTS

Wilmslow
Vodka Revolution
In the cash-rich nucleus of leafy Cheshire, Wilmslow anchors one point of the North West’s so-called Golden Triangle. Along with neighbouring towns Alderley Edge and Prestbury, Wilmslow weighs heavy with the pockets of its residents... Read more

venues, December 2008, COMMENTS

Chelsea
Diva Beach
Under the stark light of the paparazzi flash, and with Bond like sophistication, Diva Beach melted into the Chelsea fabrication during late September with a series of high profile launch parties. The PR machine was at full tilt, peaking at the end of a strategically planned introduction, revealing the tip of an iceberg that began.. Read more

venues, November 2008, COMMENTS

Westminster

Budda Bar
When architect Peter Swain was first asked by City of Westminster Council to show the Buddha Bar’s UK representatives around the site at 8 Victoria Embankment - that cavernous underbelly of Waterloo Bridge on the Thames’ North Bank - they were seen as little more than just the latest in a long potential client list.... Read more

venues, November 2008, COMMENTS

Edinburgh
Opal Lounge
Back in 2002, when Robbie Williams was still famous and the term smoking-ban was barely a glint in Patricia Hewitt’s eye, Opal Lounge opened its doors and introduced to Edinburgh the kind of luxury and exclusivity more typical of London’s private members clubs... Read more

venues, November 2008, COMMENTS