Lovebox 2015 After Dark
The fun didn’t end in the Park…we took over four of east London’s best club spaces for seven massive parties headlined by Bonobo, Groove Armada, Heidi, Soul Clap, Oneman and Shy FX.
Photographer Chris Bethell was on hand to capture the DJs, dancing and night owls. Check out the full gallery here.
London Is Our Home #5
The latest in our photo series sees photographer Chris Bethell journey through Shoreditch’s Columbia Road, a quiet street that is transformed into a carnival of flora every Sunday.
London Is Our Home #4
The latest in our photo series sees photographer Chris Bethell explore and observe the locals and tourists that flock to Camden Town’s maze-like markets and canals.
Victory For Long Live Southbank
London’s skate scene fought for, and won, their patch back…
This week saw the campaigners of Long Live Southbank – who have been fighting to save the Undercroft skate park from redevelopment as ‘retail units’ – agree a settlement with the South Bank Centre, who had proposed the changes.
This is the end to an 18 month-long impassioned campaign that has collected over 150,000 signatures of support, and drawn lawyers, journalists, the general public and skaters together to protect the world’s oldest recognised skate spot.
The campaign has been a victory too for grass roots campaigning, with the group using video on YouTube, social media, charm, intelligence and persistence to achieve their goal, occasionally in the face of a larger, slicker and better funded opposition.
However, South Bank can breathe easy once more, as the parties have come to an agreement with Lambeth Council and LLSB and the Southbank Centre move forward in support of one-another’s aims. The Undercroft stays – and the Southbank Centre sees an exciting time ahead with major development… And hey, the world can do without more ‘retail units’.
A few months ago, Lovebox sent photographer Theo Cottle down to the park to meet campaigners and photograph the skaters. Here are his pictures, of Londoners at the best, organised and feisty, protecting the place they love.
You can even now buy the book they have made of the history of the skate centre and the South Bank’s place in skate history.
The Best Street Style From London Fashion Week
Londoners, we love you…
This week, the great and the good of global fashion descended on our capital for London Fashion Week.
Street style photographers have been snapping the flurry of brightly dressed folk scurrying about the shows, which has served as a welcome reminder that our city is home to some of the most inventive dressers, who rarely lose sight of their sense of humour…
London, we salute you, and here are a few of our favourites.
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