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Catwalk Genius Get Crowd Funding for Katie Eary

By Araceli On June 30, 2010 In Uncategorized With No Comments Permanent Link to Catwalk Genius Get Crowd Funding for Katie EaryPermalink

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THECUBE member, Catwalk Genius has achieved huge success in providing  crowd funding for up and coming fashion designer Katie Eary. They already have raised 93% of the desired fund and are looking for the final bit. This is an exciting prospect for the future of of the fashion industry.

To learn more about how to make your investment and how it works, please see below.

London based menswear designer Katie Eary is now participating in the first ever public fashion funding scheme from online portal Catwalk Genius. Eary will be applying her dark, boldly unique aesthetic to her debut womenswear collection that will be available to buy exclusively through Catwalk Genius from summer 2010. The collection will be funded through public investment and shares in Eary’s collection will be available to purchase from April 26th 2010.
Eary’s menswear has been attracting critical acclaim since the launch of the label as part of the Fashion East MAN collective two seasons ago. Her bold statement prints, fusion of traditional tailoring with streetwear styling/design details and macabre accessories are best described as ‘aggressively beautiful’ and her work has been attracting high profile admirers both male and female (hence the choice to develop a range specifically for women – fans currently include style leaders including Lady Gaga, Kate Moss, Courtney Love, Roisin Murphy, Sienna Miller and more).
The ‘crowd-funding’ principle adopted by Catwalk Genius is both simple and effective (it has been applied to other industries including film, Franny Armstrong’s ‘Age of Stupid’ being a perfect example of the success that can be achieved) The concept offers customers the opportunity to support designers and brands with a small financial contribution for a share of the final profit. Most new business ventures seek funding from sole or few investors who each invest large sums of money. Crowd-funding invites a wide audience to invest a small amount of money by purchasing ‘shares’. By doing this, the financial risks to each investor are as much or as little as they choose. The scheme works as follows:
- Catwalk Genius source and approach a suitable designer to collaborate with. The designer works with Catwalk Genius to set a financial target for funds they need to raise in order to produce a collection solely for the site
- Announcements for the collaboration are made and shares equating to the financial target go on sale through the Catwalk Genius site (in this instance, Eary’s shares go on sale on April 26h, aimed at raising £5,000)
- When all shares are sold and the target is reached, the designer is given the funding to design and produce the collection that (on completion) goes on sale exclusively through the Catwalk Genius site
- All supporters will get first option to purchase the new collection, as well as the chance to receive exclusive perks such as a visit to Katie’s studio, tickets to the launch and a free custom-made sample.
- At the end of the season, the revenues are split and distributed equally between the designer, the supporters and Catwalk Genius.

London based menswear designer Katie Eary is now participating in the first ever public fashion funding scheme from online portal Catwalk Genius. Eary will be applying her dark, boldly unique aesthetic to her debut womenswear collection that will be available to buy exclusively through Catwalk Genius from summer 2010. The collection will be funded through public investment and shares in Eary’s collection will be available to purchase from April 26th 2010.

Eary’s menswear has been attracting critical acclaim since the launch of the label as part of the Fashion East MAN collective two seasons ago. Her bold statement prints, fusion of traditional tailoring with streetwear styling/design details and macabre accessories are best described as ‘aggressively beautiful’ and her work has been attracting high profile admirers both male and female (hence the choice to develop a range specifically for women – fans currently include style leaders including Lady Gaga, Kate Moss, Courtney Love, Roisin Murphy, Sienna Miller and more).

The ‘crowd-funding’ principle adopted by Catwalk Genius is both simple and effective (it has been applied to other industries including film, Franny Armstrong’s ‘Age of Stupid’ being a perfect example of the success that can be achieved) The concept offers customers the opportunity to support designers and brands with a small financial contribution for a share of the final profit. Most new business ventures seek funding from sole or few investors who each invest large sums of money. Crowd-funding invites a wide audience to invest a small amount of money by purchasing ‘shares’. By doing this, the financial risks to each investor are as much or as little as they choose. The scheme works as follows:

- Catwalk Genius source and approach a suitable designer to collaborate with. The designer works with Catwalk Genius to set a financial target for funds they need to raise in order to produce a collection solely for the site

- Announcements for the collaboration are made and shares equating to the financial target go on sale through the Catwalk Genius site (in this instance, Eary’s shares go on sale on April 26h, aimed at raising £5,000)

- When all shares are sold and the target is reached, the designer is given the funding to design and produce the collection that (on completion) goes on sale exclusively through the Catwalk Genius site

- All supporters will get first option to purchase the new collection, as well as the chance to receive exclusive perks such as a visit to Katie’s studio, tickets to the launch and a free custom-made sample.

- At the end of the season, the revenues are split and distributed equally between the designer, the supporters and Catwalk Genius.

THECUBE is coworking space in East London

How To Choose Your Membership @ THECUBE

By Araceli On June 29, 2010 In Blog With No Comments Permanent Link to How To Choose Your Membership @ THECUBEPermalink

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THECUBE coworking space has five main membership tiers to cater to the different needs of the enterprise community. Potential CUBERS choose their membership based on how many hours they potentially need, if you go under one month, we allow you to roll the hours over to the next month.

From month to month you can upgrade,downgrade or stop the membership. This flexibility allows our members to come and go as they need us or work from other spaces if they need to.

THECUBE also offers virtual office services, which include mail forwarding, mailbox, and business address.

THECUBE
155 Commercial Street
E1 6BJ

02073779279
info@thecubelondon.com

Say Goodbye to Office Space

By Araceli On June 28, 2010 In Blog With No Comments Permanent Link to Say Goodbye to Office SpacePermalink

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Coworking spaces have been gaining momentum since 2007 and they are quickly becoming the new way of working. It’s a format of working that even academia is starting to adopt as way to introduce a better flow of collaboration and concentration.

What makes Coworking space so attractive?

1. They spark collaboration, especially coworking space, which  have a diverse community, like THECUBE.
2. They give idea makers a sense of community and security. If you see other people taking the plunge to make their idea happen, then you don’t feel so isolated.
3. Gives birth to new skills by ‘osmosis’ in other words you learn by just being around new knowledge.
4.  Creates new neighbourhoods of knowledge, which can be used to expand mindspace, knowledge, and create new way of implementing your idea.
5.  It helps create new neurological connections. When we first learn a task or are exposed to novel information our brain thrives and creates new pathways of thinking as it becomes routine, it stops. By just being in a coworking environment will create novel experiences for your brain, which leads to better generation of idea.

THECUBE coworking space is based in Shoreditch East London and we offer a variety of services.

From Virtual office space, boardroom hire, meeting spaces, gallery, FREE events, and consultancy.

For more information, please visit our membership tiers and virtual office space services.

THECUBE
155 Commercial Street
02073779279
info@thecubelondon.com

Summer at THECUBE

By Araceli On June 25, 2010 In Blog With 1 Comment Permanent Link to Summer at THECUBEPermalink

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This is our first summer and we would like to extend our space to support our local community by starting a Think Tank. The summer is a good time to stop and brainstorm, daydream, and in general take things in, so you are ready to implement in the Autumn.

From now until the 31 August we will be opening our doors and creating Open CUBETHINK.

What is Open CUBETHINK?

1. We are interested in learning about our local neighbourhood and what kind of ideas are floating around, what are people talking about  or interested in, so that is why every FRIDAY is Open CUBETHINK.

2. You can either be thinking of an idea, have one, or just curious about THECUBE.

3. Bring your laptop and your thoughts.

4. You will have access to THECUBE coworking space for FREE ( 10-5pm), so you can drop by at any time.

5. THECUBE will organise a 2 hour Think Tanks ( 2-4pm) session with our members.

6. It will be a good opportunity for the community to know more about what we do and who are members are.

7. The Idea Engineering team will be at hand to go over any ideas or problems you are facing.

8. Get to know other like minded idea creators.

9. Any sector, industry, and experience is welcome as diversity is key to collaboration.

10. Walk away with new contacts and ideas that are ready to implement in the Autumn.

11. CUBERS will get to know local members of the community and build their network.

To Book Your Space, please contact Araceli info@thecubelondon.com or call 02073779279.

- CUBETEAM

How to use Virtual Office Space

By Araceli On June 24, 2010 In Blog With No Comments Permanent Link to How to use Virtual Office SpacePermalink

THECUBE coworking space understands that having a virtual office space in London is an essential part of a business, however there are some do’s and dont’s to think about.

1. Do tell your client’s about your great new office space location.

2. Don’t make yourself bigger than you are and be deceitful to your clients.

3. Do tell your clients that you belong to a coworking space in London, which is the new way of working for small businesses and freelancers.

4. Do showcase your address your website and pictures to let your clients know that you have a great place to office space to work from.

5. Don’t use the address to deceit clients or for dormant and fraudulent companies.

Josephine Chime Gets a great Review in Vogue Italy

By Araceli On June 24, 2010 In Art, Blog With No Comments Permanent Link to Josephine Chime Gets a great Review in Vogue ItalyPermalink

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THECUBE London’s artist in residence Josephine Chime got a great review in Vogue Italy, please check out her exhibit until the end of the summer.

Nearest Tube: Liverpool Street

THECUBE
155 Commercial Street
EC1 6BJ

02073779279

THECUBE Daily Rate

By Araceli On June 17, 2010 In Uncategorized With No Comments Permanent Link to THECUBE Daily RatePermalink
THECUBE coworking space in London offers non members an option to drop in and use the space as and when they need it.
Sometimes the local café just won’t do, if you need copies or just a professional and stimulating environment, the daily rate is a perfect option.
If you would like to come have a look, please send an email to Araceli at info@thecubelondon.com
Non Members
Full day = £20
Half Day = £10
Also for our existing members, if you have a collaborator for the day or you just want to add an extra day to your membership, you can choose one of the daily rates.
Members
Full Day = £10
Half Day = £7.50

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THECUBE coworking space in London offers non members an option to drop in and use the space as and when they need it.

Sometimes the local café just won’t do, if you need copies or just a professional and stimulating environment, the daily rate is a perfect option.

If you would like to come have a look, please send an email to Araceli at info@thecubelondon.com

Non Members

Full day = £20

Half Day = £10

Also for our existing members, if you have a collaborator for the day or you just want to add an extra day to your membership, you can choose one of the daily rates.

Members

Full Day = £10

Half Day = £7.50

Location
We are located between The City, Silicon Roundabout, and the centre of creativity, which makes our location unique and inspiring. We are close to many restaurants and places of interest.
THECUBE also offers virtual office space services, which compliment the daily rate whenever you are in London.
155 Commercial Street
E1 6BJ
London

VIRTUAL OFFICE SPACE at THECUBE

By Araceli On June 16, 2010 In Blog With No Comments Permanent Link to VIRTUAL OFFICE SPACE at THECUBEPermalink

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THECUBE coworking space is now offering Virtual Office Space for both its members and to community start-ups. This is a perfect option for enterprises that are not yet ready for offices space or ones that are not based in London.

It is important to give your clients the confidence to use your services and having a London based office is essential to branding. As the world moves towards nomadic work, this is the perfect way to keep organised and in touch with your clients.

Josephine Chime

By Araceli On June 11, 2010 In Art, Blog With No Comments Permanent Link to Josephine ChimePermalink

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Last Wednesday, THECUBE hosted Hackney artist Josephine Chime. The art has been well received and provoked humour and thought.

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Her beautiful and well rounded ladies have a sense of confidence, humour, and colour. The incredible detail in the pieces adds abstract perfection and has a mesmerising quality that leaves viewers transfixed.

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We would like to thank The Firm and Josephine Chime for putting up such a successful private view.

The pieces will be on display until August by appointment only

THECUBE
155 Commercial Street, E1

Tube: Liverpool Street Station

Contact: Araceli info@thecubelondon.com /02073779279

Photography Provided by: www.aperture.ventfury.com

A DECLARATION OF ENTERPRISE

By Araceli On June 9, 2010 In ESSAYS, Uncategorized With 2 Comments Permanent Link to A DECLARATION OF ENTERPRISEPermalink

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We’re looking at the psychology behind the potential for a double-dip recession. It’s not necessarily a numbers-issue, or something you can predict. It’s a mental state of society. Do we have the capacity to rid ourselves of self-deprecation and complain-culture, and start to pivot towards possibility, dreams, and enterprise?

After the first recession in 2008, people lost their jobs, graduates were graduating into a cold, unfriendly market. But as soon as 2009 hit, there was a tangibility that people wanted to change – people wanted to move forward. And there was talk of support for enterprise, support for graduates, and we at THECUBE were born out of this new attitude – although, we have been privileged to find like-minded people who are ready to be contributors to this new way of thinking, such as RewireLondon, Launch48, Not Just A Label, Creative Boom, Idea Generation, E-Rejuvenation Centre, ECCA, to name a few, we’re already starting to see  that there’s a dip in enthusiasm and proactivity.

Flashfoward to now: the dust has settled. Many organisations that had promised to deliver change and support, have not. If this continues, and we continue to throw our hands up we will surely drive ourselves into another recession, because we’re not building the infrastructure that will lead to new employment and development of industries.

To take JFK’s famous saying: “Do not ask what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country” – we cannot just rely on the government to make it all better. We are asking for partnerships, collaborations and endurance from innovators to continue. We are also asking established corporations to step down and get into the grassroots and sponsor these innovations. We are asking people to put fear aside and dare to jump off the edge and go for their dreams. Only upon the attempt of an idea can you judge whether or not you can accomplish this, or if you are capable. You cannot make assumptions of your own capabilities.

If the Davids of this world are going to be fearless and embark on new enterprises, then the Goliaths have no excuse to be just as fearless in their support, incubation, and funding of these new ideas. It’s time for action and implantation, because it’s only through tangibility – real steps taken to secure our financial stability and growth – that we can prevent another recession.

Editor: Russell Thomas
Words: Araceli Camargo-Kilpatric

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