ISN’T LIFE BEAUTIFUL?
September 2015 - n° 06 - www.lebonbon.co.uk
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ÉDITO
Founder
Bonjour Septembre!
Jacques de la Chaise Design
The beginning of the end of Le Bonbon’s first summer in London; what
Tom Gordonovitch
a summer it’s been. We’ve had sun-drenched days in the park, rainy
Director
grey days on the sofa and evenings where the chill has caught us vastly
Charles Guillet
underdressed, reaching to pull someone close. The British Summer can
Editor in chief
be a fickle, capricious mistress.
Abbie Moulton Sales director
We’ve seen London’s spirit come alive, with unique pop-ups, bustling
Vuk Levkovic
food markets, outdoor cinemas… the parks and places come alive with
Contributors
beautiful people, and we can finally say we’re getting to know this jewel
Marguerite Gaudin, Julia Ternon,
of a city, and all of its charms.
Carla Salber, Luke Harwood, Valentin Vignaud,
Peaceful Islington, hedonistic Dalston, the grit and glamour of Soho, the
Charlotte Hermans, Sonny Syah,
romance of Columbia Road – we’re enamoured. Broadway Market on a
Pierre Winsborrow,
hot summers day, or a barbeque on London Fields…
Harley Motown Photographer
There's love in these streets: music, flowers, hopes, dreams, passing
Arielle Tapper
glances, joint endeavours, the autumn leaves turning, late night talks
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and early morning kisses… London has it all if only you take the time
Amel Mahfouf
to see.
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Summer may be slowly fading, but that doesn’t mean the fun stops - oh
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no. As we draw deep these last breaths of summer air, we’ll always have
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the memories of our summer of love.
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CONTENTS
09 2015
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Chez Antoinette
Karma Cola
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Strongroom
Anna Laurini
Quarantacinque
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Ateph Elidja
Charity Fashion Live
Lord Bonbon
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Summer of Love 25.09.2015
Come celebrate the last breath of Summer with us
LE BON TIMING
Jumana Manna at the Chisenhale Gallery Jumana Manna is an American born Palestinian artist who works on addressing the body, nationalism, history and the construction
Rouge, Contemporary Artisan Design in China
of community. From September 18th, the
Design lover wanting to boost your
film commission that happens to be the
knowledge of art around the world?
first UK solo exhibition. From expressions of
Rouge is offering you an installation
masculinity in working-class East Jerusalem,
featuring artisan workshops in rural
to the particular bond between athlete
China, complemented by a talk about the
and coach, or the dynamic of international
restoration of rustic vintage furniture. For
relations between Norway and the Middle
this special afternoon, the shop located
East; Manna will present her most ambitious
along Stoke Newington High Street will
film to date, within a specially constructed
Berlin-based artist will present a major new
also feature contemporary ceramics by Lei
sculptural installation.
Yang and Kaja Kippenberg, which presents
Chisenhale Gallery 64 Chisenhale Rd, E3 5QZ 18 September – 13 December
a little known side of modern China. The talk and installation initiative is part of the London Design Festival 2015.
Fancy taking part in this adventure? All you have to do is register on Eventbrite. It’s free! Rouge Shop, 158 Stoke Newington High Street, N16 7JL Sunday 20 September , 5pm-7pm www.rouge-shop.co.uk Le Bonbon Party #2: Summer of Love @ Number 90 It’s not like we really need a reason to party hard but… Summer’s coming to an end (did we even have a summer?) and this is the ideal excuse for us to all catch up, reminisce and hit the dance floor. Cool music, fancy drinks and big hot tubs guaranteed in one of the best places in East London - our beloved Number 90 with its crazy crew. Come celebrate your wild side and embrace the party animals we know you are.
Number 90 - Main Yard, 90 Wallis Rd, E9 5LN - September 25th from 6pm till late 5
LE BON RESTAURANT Text Charlotte Hermans Photos Arielle Tapper
Chez Antoinette: a haven in the heart of Covent Garden If you’ve been living in London for a while and someone suggests Covent Garden as a chilled hangout destination the first thing that comes to mind are crowds, tourist traps and restaurant chains. However, Chez Antoinette, a beautifully authentic French eatery right in the heart of the market is there to prove you wrong!
for others homemade apple pie,
crockery are a joyful mix and
but for Aurelia it surely was her
match of flea market findings.
Grandma’s tartine, a thick slice
The tartines are the absolute
of bread smothered with an
stars of the menu. Though the
equally thick layer of butter and
butter and cocoa powder have
sprinkled with cocoa powder.
been swapped for the best products France has to offer:
After spending 5 years in
foie gras, rillettes, Brie de Meaux,
London as an interior designer,
fourme d’ambert, pate… And
Aurelia knew it was time to
the bread freshly delivered
start the project closest to her
from a North London bakery is
heart: opening a French café
made from 100% french flours.
in London. And what more
Obviously you don’t come here
obvious choice than bringing in
on a diet and you will definitely
Opened just over a year ago,
the cherished tartines? Nestled
not leave hungry, as generosity
Chez Antoinette is stamped
in the old coves of the Market,
is what Chez Antoinette is all
‘100% Made in France’. The
the restaurant feels like a haven
about. The generosity of Aurelia,
owner, Aurelia, decided to name
from the buzzing city and you can
in greeting first-timers and
the restaurant in homage to her
definitely see Aurelia’s touch as
regulars with a cheerful smile,
grandma, Antoinette, and to bring
a former interior designer in the
always up for a little chinwag. The
a little piece of Lyon culinary
atmospheric décor, all cosy and
generosity on the plate is taken
tradition to London’s food scene.
cream. It just feels like home:
care of by the chef Marion, also
you can find Antoinette’s coffee
from France (as are the rest of
We all have our first food
grinder sitting on a shelf, family
the charming staff), preparing
memories as a child: for some
portraits are hanging on the walls
fresh soups du jour and baking
it can be Mum’s roast chicken,
and the furniture as well as the
all the pastries from scratch.
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For breakfast, you won’t find the
gentle for the wallet. The lunch
drink along with.
traditional croissant, but instead
menu at only £9.5 includes a soft
Friendliness and togetherness are
homemade brioche with pralines
drink, the tartine of the day and
at the heart of Chez Antoinette
roses, another token of Aurelia’s
a soup of the day or a salade.
and after a lovely meal there
childhood in Lyon. The sublime
After work, don’t miss the sacred
you will definitely feel a part of
lemon pie is worth the trip in
French Apero: order a cheese
Aurelia’s family.
itself and I’ve heard that if you
or a charcuterie board to share
ask Marion very nicely, she might
with your friends and decide
even share her recipe with you.
between red, white or rosé from
Finally, generosity in the prices,
the carefully selected and most
as all items on the menu are very
reasonably priced wine list to
Chez Antoinette 30, The Market, WC2E 8RE 020 7240 9072 www.chezantoinette.co.uk 7
LE BON SOUL Text Abbie Moulton Photo Simon Coley
Karma Cola You already know of Karma Cola. These brightly coloured bottles are in all the best coffee shops, bars and restaurants, and their eye-popping design draws attention.
in Sierra Leone. Proceeds from
an opportunity to do something
each bottle go to the growers’
good. The cola fruit wasn’t easy
families to re-establish their lives
to get hold of, but they finally
in the aftermath of civil war and
found Boma village in the Tiwai
Ebola.
region of Sierra Leone, who sent the fruit, but thought it was a
I met with co-founder Simon
crazy idea.
Coley to hear the story first-
After some serious recipe
But these soft drinks are more
hand:
testing, Simon, Chris and Chris’s
than just eye-catching. Organic
It all started on a beach in New
brother Matt made their first
and Fairtrade, the Karma Cola
Zealand, with Simon and his
bottling and sent the first box to
family are “good for growers,
business partner Chris discussing
Sierra Leone. “We’ve got photos
good for the land and as good for
organics and Fairtrade and
of the people in the village with
you as fizzy drinks can be.” Unlike
the kind of impact they, as
the bottles, they thought we were
other soft drinks, these are
producers, could have on the
mad!” laughs Simon. Six months
made from real ingredients - no
people growing the products.
later they sent a cheque for
artificial flavours here.
Together they set the wheels in
$10,000 USD from the proceeds.
Karma’s original cola recipe is
motion and started importing
With the funds, the people of
made from real cola nuts grown
Fairtrade bananas to New
Boma were able to build a bridge,
in Sierra Leone. Clean, crisp and
Zealand, something no one else
helping transport in and out of
fiery Gingerella is made with Sri
was doing, and the brand ‘All
the village. Now 50 girls and boys
Lankan ginger, and Lemony’s
Good’ was born; good for the
are going to school every week,
organic lemons and cane sugar
growers, good for the land, good
and the villagers have been able
bring good fortune to the farmers
for you.
to build a rice processing plant
who get a fair deal for their crop.
The success gave them the
helping to reclaim some of the
confidence to go further, but it
forest farms destroyed by war.
The name Karma Cola isn’t taken
was the philosophy that lead to
lightly, and behind the brightly
the idea of Karma – what goes
So when Ebola struck Sierra
coloured label is real hard work
around comes around.
Leone in 2013, Simon and the
and an honest ethos; every
And so they looked to West
team knew they had to help.
Karma Cola sold helps a village
Africa and the cola nut, and saw
Funds were sent and, helped by
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other NGO support, they were
sales but at the same time we
and exciting, but going to that
able to provide education on
don’t want to be so big that
village and visiting those kids and
how to prevent the disease from
we’re the antithesis of what
seeing just how engaging they
spreading, as well as providing
we’re trying to achieve.”
were… having this opportunity has made me think differently
sanitation products. Miraculously, no one in those villages has been
We now have the Karma Cola
about life in Africa and the
infected.
foundation that do some real
impact you can have. It’s
“Once you start a journey like this
good. The practice is one of
possible. Now people tell us it’s
you’ve got emotional investment
aiding self-sufficiency rather than
inspiring and they’re going to do
in the wellbeing of your partners,
providing charity, so the villages
something like that too.”
so we’ve got to help in any way
can be independent. And just like that, karma goes
we can” explains Simon. So naturally it’s important to sell
So has Simon felt the effects of
as much as possible. “The irony
good karma come his way?
of being a craft product is our
“We have some very committed
cause – there’s a lot of good we
fans, there’s even a Gingerella
could do if we had reasonable
tattoo.” He smiles. “It’s humbling
around again.
Karma Cola www.karmacola.co.uk info@karmacola.co.uk 9
LE BON BOOZE
East London Liquor Company – Made in London East London Liquor Company is a one of kind venture lovingly handcrafting and importing a range of quality spirits. Situated in the heart of London’s old spirits industry in the historical Bow Wharf complex, the ethos is one close to our heart – quality spirits, made well, and priced fairly in line with the London living wage. A product made in London for Londoners.
USA and include chocolate &
spirits, bitters and vermouths
chilli, and cherry. Navy style
from across the world, carefully
and Polynesian Rum plus Rye
selected for both consumers
whiskey completes the offering.
and bartenders alike. Open
Housed in the factory building
whenever the bar is open, it’s
is the bar, a seductive space
like the best kind of candy store.
fitted out in sultry dark timber
East London Cocktail Company is
and copper, the perfect place
dedicated to making something
for settling down with a good
really special, something local for
whiskey or tasting through the
locals. Proving to the rest of the
vast selection of speciality Gins.
world that it is possible to make
Located in the old glue factory
A comprehensive cocktail list
something really good without
in Bow Wharf’s historical
and an ever-changing selection
charging the earth for it. And we
industrial units, East London
of craft beers means there’s
can certainly get on board with
Liquor Company distils a London
something for every taste, and
that.
Dry Gin, a Demerara Rum and
perhaps the best part is that
— Text Abbie Moulton
Small Batch Vodka, as well as
you can see the copper stills at
two more premium Gins – each
the back. On weekends the bar
distilled with their own bespoke
is open until midnight – if you
recipe of botanicals for the
haven’t been already then you
discerning palate. The imported
just know you should!
range is a careful selection of
The adjoining bottle shop next
one-of-a-kind spirits. Flavoured
door provides an ever changing
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LE BON APP
TippleTaste Wine Like A Pro
Wine is one of those things we all wish we knew more about. Wouldn’t it be great to grasp the wine list, and confidently be able to choose a wine you know everyone will love ?
when they trust a friend, and
were afraid to say out loud can
that the world of wine tasting
be answered, all in the comfort
Tipple is the brand new app
can still be intimidating. And so
of your own home.
that’s making wine tasting more
created this app, designed to give
By the time you get to the end
accessible by helping you get to
people the tools and vocabulary
you’ve got your own complete
know the wines you like.
they need to feel comfortable
set of tasting notes that you can
It’s simple and easy to use –start
engaging with wine.
keep for future and share with
by taking a photo of your wine,
So how does it work?
a whole community of other
and then follow the step-by-step
The app walks you through every
wine lovers. On top of this your
instructions to guide you through
step, from how to describe the
journey through wine is stored on
assessing what’s in your glass, and
colour, to finding aromas - with
your animated ‘TimeWine’, every
before you know it you will have
a helpful ‘wheel’ of suggestions
screen has a dedicated ‘Tipple
a full set of tasting notes for your
(wine can smell of things like
Tip’ and you can even tune in to
wine. Soon you’ll be blind tasting
spice, cut grass, honey, and
live Periscope tastings with Mr
and describing wines like a pro.
cedar wood, to name just a few).
Tipple himself. You’ll know your
Developed by charismatic
You’ll get tips on the method of
Merlot from your Malbec before
founder Andrew Sleath, who, with
tasting – how to swirl the wine
you can say “another bottle,
a heady love for wine, found that
around inside your mouth to get
please”.
friends would come to him for
all the flavour and you’ll even get
wine recommendations, whether
to do the ‘dribble test’ – who
The world of wine is waiting.
for a date, a barbeque or the
ever said wine tasting couldn’t be
Download the app now.
first meeting with the in-laws.
fun?! Wine jargon is explained in
— Text Abbie Moulton
He saw that people are more
easy terms, so all the questions
comfortable asking questions
you’ve ever wanted to ask but
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LE BON BAR Text Harley Motown Photos Arielle Tapper
Strongroom A place to drink, dine and dance Question: where can you go for breakfast, brunch, lunch and dinner, where you know the service will be friendly, the music good, the beers cold and the coffee strong? Maybe even with a beer garden, some fun events and a guaranteed good crowd? That has free entry, in a lively part of this good city? Sounds too good to be true, doesn’t it? Well, sweet Bonbons, you’ve come to the right place.
it has evolved with the ebb and
Of course the music hold is
flow of changing Shoreditch,
still strong, and in respect of
through a private members club,
the recording studios the focus
to a bar, and now is a venue with
is on ‘real’ music. The weekly
many tricks and trades.
live music sessions are always stripped back and raw. An
Artwork designed by Jamie Reid,
eclectic mix of DJ’s spin vinyl
the artist famous for the Sex
every weekend making this a
Pistols album covers, decorates
refreshing alternative to many
the inside of the studios and
of the other places around
continues through the bar,
Shoreditch - this is a great place
where the areas are split, with
to discover up and coming artists.
part of the bar charmingly
While it’s a great spot for late-
rough and ready round the
night revelry, you might be
edges, juxtaposed with a new
surprised to know that it doubles
bar extension that is drenched
up as a perfect breakfast spot,
Strongroom is one of the oldest
in natural light, so there’s
not just at weekends but also
bars in the Shoreditch area,
somewhere for you whatever the
during the week. Opening at 9am
but has managed to remain a
mood.
for coffee and breakfast, it’s an
relatively well-kept secret. The
Home to world-famous recording
unexpected alternative to that
kind of place you discover by
studios, where artists including
packed coffee shop and a good
mistake, and the kind of place
Nick Cave, Radiohead, and The
place to roll up to with your
that will have you coming back
Prodigy have produced classic
laptop, order breakfast, and get
again and again.
albums, you never know who you
through some of that work so
might see propping up the bar,
you can carry on being the boss
Originally opened in 1997 as
and if you really listen carefully
that you are.
a private bar for the clients
then occasional rumblings can be
The menu features fresh seasonal
recording at Strongroom studios,
heard through the walls.
food, and London burger
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one of a dwindling number of
just taken up residency in the
Brunch! The ultimate weekend
independent venues in a world of
kitchen. Outside you’ll find a
indulgence, Power Ballad Brunch
not-so-independent businesses.
large, leafy courtyard hidden
provides the perfect soundtrack
One of the most welcoming
from the street - a beautiful
to recover from Friday night,
places in Shoreditch, isn’t it time
green refuge in the heart of
or begin your Saturday. Just try
you discovered it?
London.
getting through that bloody mary without re-enacting ‘Total Eclipse
Regular events range from
of the Heart’!
comedy nights to music industry events to beer festivals. One
Relaxed, laid back and
thing’s for sure, you do not
unpretentious, Strongroom is
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LE BON ART Text Sonny Syah Paint Anna Laurini
Anna Laurini: Harmony In Colours From her petite East London apartment I am listening to Anna Laurini as she rifles through a handful of inspiring lines and quotations. “I am always looking for the beauty in words,” she adds, smiling.
Anna Laurini's pieces. Whether
Expressionist movements of New
figurative or abstract, this is
York in the 50's, her characters
art that is both expressive and
painted with distinguished
emotional in its effect.
strokes and sleek lines possess a certain elegance… not unlike
Growing up in Milan and spending
the Surrealism of Cocteau or the
her adult years between New
Cubist portraits of Picasso.
York, Melbourne and London, Laurini has used the sights and
From private houses to
We talk of Sartre and Seneca,
sounds of the big city to draw her
commissioned works and
Henry Miller and Henry Thoreau.
inspiration- focusing evermore
online platforms like Saatchi
I recognise the trumpet of Miles
on her craft. She tells me it’s
Art, Anna’s pieces have been
through the small speakers at
the vibrancy, cultural diversity
internationally exhibited and sold
her desk where she sits amongst
and architecture of the urban
in galleries, warehouse spaces,
an array of sketches, pencils and
backdrop that brings her back to
restaurants and bars. It is the
paperbacks. There is a lot for
these places.
creative preparation involved in the organisation of her own
the senses to absorb. Indeed as I take the time to scan the walls
Equally prolific in drawing and
intimate exhibitions however,
one by one, it feels more as if I
painting, her works challenge
that she takes particular pride
am cocooned amongst four large
the viewer to look at the world
in. A cocktail of live music,
canvases, a wonderful collision of
through an unconventional lens.
artworks and inspired minds…
colour and collage.
She is as comfortable at home on
an environment she says, that is
the canvas, or on one of London’s
anything but an exclusive one for
And it’s precisely that cohesive
bustling high streets atop a
the art-buying elitist.
synergy of colours and shapes
scaffolding panel. Her abstract
Although primarily not your
that plays an integral role in
pieces are reminiscent of the
typical street artist, she sees
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an unbridled energy in the
necessity to create is ultimately
individual who is numb to the
idea of using the urban space
a spiritual one. More often
senses of their own inner-self is
to frame her work, and in turn
taking the time to look inwards
tantamount to a grey space. With
giving something creative back
and paint with the rhythm of
no sign of slowing down any time
to the public. Be sure to have
her ticking heart. Using art
soon, she is putting the vibrancy
a thorough examination next
as a mechanism to stimulate
back into the urban environment
time you spot one of her street
the subconscious and evoke
one brushstroke at a time.
pieces, you will be hard pressed
emotion, she tends to trademark
to find one that doesn’t look like
her work with excerpts of poetry
it’s meant for a building or brick
and quotations. It’s as if her work
wall.
empowers the individual to think outside the box by looking inside
When it comes to creating new
themselves.
pieces, Anna says these days she seldom needs to search for
According to Anna Laurini, a
visual inspiration. Instead, the
city street without art, or an
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LE BON COFFEE
Quarantacinque, the Italian touch. In the heart of Bethnal Green there is a beautiful new coffee shop, Quarantacinque, where coffee, food and design come together to create a welcoming home-fromhome. Born out of a love of Italy, where coffee culture is part of life, the idea is to give Londoners the chance to experience the true Italian touch.
products are 100% Italian (of
and neighbours. There’s even
course!), and each is carefully
a coffee hatch to make it even
sourced directly from the best
easier, which means you can still
small artisanal producers and
grab a coffee while running for
from the very best regions. With
the bus! And with seriously good
Quarantacinque may be small
canoli from Sicily, cheese and
coffee, you don’t want to miss it.
but it is so perfectly formed.
meat from all over including ham
Federico tells me that their “aim
Everything you see is handmade,
from Parma, buffalo mozzarella
is to see customers leaving with
from the unique coffee leaf
from Campania, excellent creamy
a smile” and that’s easy to see.
wallpaper to the scaffolding-
burrata and hearty salads –you
At Quarantacinque you can really
inspired bookshelves. A stunning
can take a journey around Italy
feel at home, and you will fall for
marble counter takes pride of
through the sheer pleasure of
the Italian way of life.
place at the entrance and is
food and drink. Salute!
Bellissimo!
laden with delicious pastries,
The team are incredibly friendly
— Text Abbie Moulton
sandwiches and other dribble-
and chat happily with the
inducing goods. All of this
customers. Our host, Federico,
comes together to create the
tells the story of growing up in
feeling that you could be having
Italy and Italian traditions, and
coffee in your friend’s living
how they really hope to bring the
room. Relaxing and at the same
neighbourhood together. Locals
time upbeat, the good music
are invited to stop off on their
and chatter of others flowing
way home from work, aperitivo
around you mean this place is
style, to relax and shake the day
all about good vibes. All of the
off while catching up with friends
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LE BON WALL
My dear Jane and Tom, as much as I appreciate you two, there’s a time for sleep, and a time for sex. Best regards, your
Le Bonbon, could you guys make
AUDREY, London is waiting for you! Happy
me win one of
birthday baby, and bring your ass over
your competitions pleaaaase?
here, NOW.
sleep-deprived neighbour. Happy Birthday to the best little brother. Hope you’ll have the worst hangover after what will be your best night. Keep on going like that and you’ll rock the world. <3
Itsy Bitsy Petit Bikini; Summer time… and
Carla, Julia, we'll miss you.
the living is easy. Haha kidding
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Happy birthday to my one and only sis’ Maud
Sun, where the fuck are you?? I miss you dude
People say I’m schyzophreniac… No I’m not. Me neither.
Eric, will you be my husband?
Valoche, thumbs up for your first weeks here, you're the best!
Big up Mathieu M. ! Bisous from Paris. Tom
Lukasz my love, I wish you could come to Paris in September… We're gonna throw our wedding party!
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LE BON VICE Text Charlotte Hermans Photos Arielle Tapper
House of Vapes
Vape and coffee store in the heart of the city Just where Shoreditch meets the City is one of London’s most intriguing and exciting stores.
Acid (hell of a wicked name) you
selection of the products and the
will get a sweet hit of berries.
knowledge of the vendors.
Venus in Vapes is a voluptuous blend of aniseed, apple, custard
Having an experienced staff is
and molasses, and for an oriental
key, especially when introducing
Most of us have done wine
fling try Shin Shiro, an exotic
first-timers to vaping. As
tasting, coffee tasting, or some
blend of Thai spices and bourbon
Jonathan the owner explains
friends might have even dragged
vanilla.
most people decide to start
us to some tea tasting, but
With more than 80 flavours on
vaping in the idea of quitting the
should you really want to impress
offer, and such alluring names as
traditional cigarette. Therefore
your colleagues at the coffee
Under The Sea, Swang Tang and
professional advice is key to help
machine head to House of Vapes
Snowy Owl, you can lose yourself
the customer in purchasing the
for some e-cigarette flavour
in the menu while sipping a cup
most adapted device to their
testing.
of coffee and quaffing down
needs. House of Vapes takes it
a muffin if those pudding-like
one step further as their new
House of Vapes carefully selects
flavours have tickled your inner
website – ready to be launched
the best quality of vaping
sweet tooth.
early September – will offer the possibility to book a time
flavours available from California, France, the UK and beyond and
Trying out the different vaping
slot of your choice for one-to-
enables you to try them all at the
flavours is without doubt loads
one sessions with a vendor, to
counter. Peruse the menu and
of fun. Though what really
take you through the different
take your pick from the fruity,
makes House of Vapes stand out
products. Indeed, the vaping
the fresh, the tobacco or the
from other e-cigarette shops
devices go from the entry level
sweet sections. With Pony on
are the quality and care in the
to more powerful, offering longer
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battery autonomy and more
friendly. Devises start from thirty
of the river and for whom the
vapour power to get as close
quid and can go up to just over
thought of travelling up North-
as possible from the sensations
one hundred quid depending on
East London gives you the shivers
you would feel when smoking
their vapour and battery power.
or if you are simply are too damn
traditional cigarettes. If your goal
Nonetheless, when you consider
lazy, it must be your lucky day!
is to progressively quit smoking,
the outrageous price a pack of
This September, House of Vapes
some vaping liquids are very
cigarettes has reached nowadays,
is opening a second store in
lightly dosed in nicotine and
even the pricier vaping options
Clapham.
some of them are even nicotine
would be offset in not time. If
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you are the kind that canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t resist
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to a bit of bling, you could also
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fags for vaping is very wallet
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LE BON ÉTOILE Text Julia Ternon Photo Vikram Milkshoot
Ateph Elidja Ateph Elidja is a talented DJ and producer who signed his first EP/LP with Bromance - the famous French label directed by Brodinski. We discovered him back in 2013 when we first heard his track ‘Take back the night’, and no need to say it’s been an utter revelation. His metallic sounds revolutionize electronic and hip hop music and bring a new dimension to the genres.
does not sound very glamorous,
music, with Arab stuff thanks to
but that’s where I’ve spent all
my parents; my brothers used to
my childhood until I turned 18.
listen a lot to funk and rap, my
Then I moved to Paris. I’m a 27
sister listened to lots of rock.
year-old guy, who creates music,
I started modern jazz dance
all kind of music, for the simple
when I was 8 years old so music
reason that I can vary what I’m
has always been a big thing in
doing according to my mood and
my life. Completely different
inspiration. And I don’t like to be
artists have inspired me, like
pigeonholed.
Kanye West, Nirvana, Nerd, Serge Gainsbourg… yeah, as I said, very
Your music has a brutal
different.
dimension, almost primitive. Where does this come from?
If you had to cite 3 tracks that
I don’t know if there’s really an
influenced your music the most,
We met up while you guys were
explanation to this, but it’s most
which ones would it be?
all enjoying the sunny summer
probably due to my life and my
Da funk - Daft Punk
in London (joke) and talked long
experiences. There have been
Jesus Walks- Kanye West
and hard about his life, music
ups and downs and I think people
Lave lave - Boys Noize
and influences. And obviously,
can feel it in my music. It’s either
because we’re curious, we asked
all black or all white with me.
A top 3 of your favourite cities to play, and why?
him how he feels about our Can you tell us a bit about your
Barcelona, because people there
influences?
have a crazy party spirit. I’ve
Where do you come from? Tell us
My influences literally come from
played twice in Barca and it was
who you are.
everywhere. It comes from art,
sick!
I grew up in Auvergna, in Aurillac’s
with artists such as Francis Bacon
Copenhagen, I’ve played there
Cantal more precisely. I know it
or Dali. And of course from
once but it was enough to make
beloved city.
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me realise that electronic music
in. I’ve been to London more
best night, but I know Londoners
drives people crazy there!
than 20 times, for its vintage
know how to party. Can’t wait to
Lyon, I feel like home there
shops, for my favourite Chinese
come back!
thanks to my former crew
in Camden with my mates, for
Artjacking.
Fabric… I have too many good
One last word for our readers?
memories of London that it
You guys are in an incredible city
What do you think of London?
makes me want to come back
full of inspiration, I hope you’ll
And the London public?
right now. I’ve only had the
like my music no matter your
London, after New York, is very
chance to play in London once,
mood!
clearly the city I’d love to live
and I have to admit it wasn’t my
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LE BON HANGOUT Text Carla Salber Photo Number 90
Number 90 Hey you, yeah you! Remember last 16th of July? If you don’t, it either means you suffer from Alzheimer’s disease or that you actually missed our launch party. And this, my friend, is unfortunate. We had a real blast, thanks to everyone who came down!
movie nights, good ol’ bingo to
Cabanne and Greg Brockmann
cocktail master classes, and art
have more than once been
exhibitions to hot tub sessions…
behind the turntables, and it was
That’s pretty much everything
sick.
you need after a long day spent at work (or in bed, but you’re not
The future of Number 90 is
a lazy bum, are you?).
looking bright. Although the place has long been a favourite among
Into yoga & smoothies? You might
East Londoners, it seems like the
be keen to know they’ve recently
secret’s getting out and more and
started to work with Morning
more smiling faces from further
Overlooking Regent’s Canal,
Glory Ville, the masters of sober
afield have been showing up.
Hackney Wick’s Number 90 is
morning raving. No need to say
where it’s at. Over the last two
this is the best hangover cure for
With some more exciting projects
years, this creative hub has
you, you cheeky party animal.
coming up, don’t worry; we’ve got you covered.
brought together a wide range of artists and musicians, from
When it comes to the weekend,
pioneers to local up-and-coming
Number 90 knows how to keep
Stay tuned at www.lebonbon.
artists.
you busy. They throw bigger
co.uk
events with residencies from But that’s not all. They have a
Phonica Records, Rough Trade
wide variety of events during
and more recently Late Night
the week, from live bands to
Tales & Future Disco. DJs like
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LE BON CHARITY Text Abbie Moulton Photo Rachel Manns
Charity Fashion Live - London Fashion Week with a Twist Charity Fashion Live is the brainchild of stylist Emma Slade Edmondson, a Londonbased fashion stylist with a real passion for vintage and second hand who specialises in ethical fashion. With Charity Fashion Live she aims to inspire others to have fun with second hand clothing or to revisit their own wardrobes. Some say she has a penchant for a challenge.
found in the shop at the time!
second hand clothing, if just a
The images will be shared in
little creativity can be employed!
real time over social media to prove how just how up to date
Get involved
second hand can be with a
Join in by following live updates
little creativity. A short film will
on Twitter and Instagram, or
be released after the event as
pop down to one of the Satellite
further proof that everything was
Oxfam stores for the Fashion
done on the spot.
Salvage events where there will be designers and costume
The Aim
makers on hand to help people
The aim is to give an NGO
have fun with second hand
and ethical clothing brand a
clothes through up cycling,
voice during LFW - the biggest
embellishment and more!
fashion event of the year
If you’re inspired by what you see
Each year she pulls together
when ‘fast fashion’ brands
you can also follow the Charity
a team of superstar fashion
shout the loudest. Opening a
Fashion Live blog for regularly
industry experts to help bring the
discussion on how the rise in
updated style advice.
Charity Fashion Live event to life.
fast fashion has cultivated a throwaway relationship with
Oxfam versus LFW
clothes, while proving just how
For this year’s Charity Fashion
on-trend second hand can be,
Live - Emma will take on the
and promoting creativity with
challenge of recreating London
second hand textiles, Charity
Fashion Week looks, live with
Fashion Live is opening the door
charity partner Oxfam, moments
to a positive alternative. It's a
after they emerge on the runway,
light-hearted way of introducing
using only items that can be
people to the possibilities of
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www.charityfashionlive.com Twitter: @CharityFashLive Instagram: @charityfashionlive Date: Saturday 19 September Location: Oxfam Dalston, 514 Kingsland Rd, E8 4AR #FashionSalvage Events
> Head to Oxfam, Covent
> Visit the Fabrications up cycling
> Visit Oxfam in Westbourne
Garden for an introduction
and alterations pop up desk at
Grove for a consultation
to second hand textiles in
Oxfam Islington where you’ll be
with Stylist and Costume
fashion design followed by a
able to add something personal to
designer Illishio Lovejoy. Pop in
crochet workshop hosted by
a garment from Oxfam or perhaps
for advice on putting together a
Fashion industry Pioneer and
something you’ve brought along
look for attending fashion week
Founder of Fashion Revolution
with you. Barley will be on hand
or that special event you have
Day — Orsola de Castro and
with embellishments galore and
coming up.
London designer and queen of
a sewing machine to help you
Location: 254 Westbourne
crochet Katie Jones.
create something unique, to take
Grove, London W11 2SE.
Location: Oxfam Covent Garden,
up a hem, or for some alterations
Time: 14:00-16:00
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LE BON MYSTIC
Aries
Cancer
Your colour of the month is… Blue Klein! Your
Your colour this month is… Pistachio Green! Your
London Spot is…Hackney Wick! Aries, you must
London spot is… Stoke Newington! This September,
have a poker up your arse! September will allow you
you’ll be focusing more on your family, and it’s about
to pull your finger out! YAY! You will meet someone
time! Going backwards does not necessarily mean
around the 15th who will help you relax and you will
you’re failing, you know. You seem a bit confused
realise how good it feels to show your real self to
work wise so get the most out of this month to make
the world. You have so much talent and you know it,
things clear in your head. It’s never too late for a
don’t you think it’s time for people to know it too?
professional reconversion, you’re young wild and free! And this, my friend, is not given to everyone.
Taurus
Leo
Your colour this month is… Purple Fuchsia! Your
Your colour this month is… Mustard Yellow! Your
London spot is… Covent Garden! This September
London spot is…Haggerston! There’s more than one
you’ll spend a lot of your time trying to make new
person living in your head, obvs. Leo, this month
friends. But it won’t work. Stop begging people
it’s time for you to cure your bipolarity! Woohoo!
to like you and embrace your destiny! How about
September is your month to change things. People
staying home for a while? You have so many books
around you are getting tired of your emotions that
to read, movies to catch up on and recipes to learn.
go from extreme high to extreme low in such a
Cope with it. Life goes on. Shit happens.
short period of time. It’s annoying. You’re one step away from Schizophrenia, don’t you think it’s time for you to do something about it?
Gemini
Virgo
Your colour this month is… Shiny Red! Oh lucky you.
Your colour this month is… Red Velvet! Your London
Warm and positive as always, you’ll get to show your
spot is… Whitechapel! Virgo, you’re the most
ambition and embrace the power. Your London spot
egocentric person on this planet. Sorry to wake you
is… London Fields! This September is the perfect
up from the dream but everything does not revolve
time for you to stop being shy and finally tell the
around you, you’re not the navel of the world.
person you love that, well, you are deeply in love!
Luckily though, September will force you to face
Not in love? It’s about time you realise that you
reality, let’s say it’s a blessing in disguise! You will
actually are, you idiot! Sorry bro, your childhood is
meet someone who will open your eyes for good
over!
and you will start realising that there are some nice people around you, too. Sometimes even nicer than you. Surprise, surprise!
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SEPTEMBER 2015
Libra
Capricorn
Your colour this month is… Lime Green! Your
Your colour this month is… Green Apple! Your
London spot is… Dalston Junction! Libra, oh Libra,
London spot is… Shoreditch! Dear Capricorn,
why so shy? The world should know you’re a fucking
there’s a thin line between being egocentric and
goldmine! Stop singing “Cheerleader” in the shower,
self-obsessed. You’ve crossed the line. September
grow some balls and step onto the stage. Absorb
will help you face the tough reality as you will meet
the spotlight! There’s no such thing as shame.
someone even more self-obsessed. Annoying, huh?
Shame and blame should have no space in your
This annoying human being will make you take a
body, mind and spirit. Instead, embrace the fame!
step back from yourself. You will no longer dwell
See you at the 02 arena hun.
exclusively on your own situation and will shift your focus to others. Well done!
Scorpio
Aquarius
Your colour this month is… Black Shadow! Your
Your colour this month is… Navy Blue! Your London
London spot is… Bethnal Green! This September
spot is… Victoria Park! Looks like September
you’ll hide from the fanatics, trying to get back on
was waiting for you. This is your month, and no
your feet. Summer time is over but the hangover
one else’s. Delight yourself and embrace the sky!
has now begun. But hey, you’ve always been the
Success is not around the corner anymore, it’s now
sexiest and the smartest. No worries it’s not gonna
following your steps. There are a lot of douchebags
end anytime soon. Take a deep breath, your body
around you. But ignore them, it will all be over soon
just needs some rest. See you in October horny
and you’ll get many chances to show them how
Scorpio, it’s promising to be one hell of a month!
small their d*cks are. Go for it!
Sagittarius
Pisces
Your colour this month is… Turquoise! Your London
Your colour this month is… White Sand! Your
spot is…Regents Canal! September will make you
London spot is…Islington! Pisces, you’re a nice
realise that life is like a box of chocolates, you never
person. But, there’s a but. You’re the only one to
know what you’re going to get. If August was a
actually know it…too bad, innit? You should take
terrible month, September will be full of surprises,
advantage of this month to tell the world YOU
especially around the 22nd. Don’t be afraid of
exist. C’mon mate, your social anxiety will drive you
new adventures and keep your eyes open because
nowhere, except maybe a psychiatric hospital. If
destiny might knock at your door when you expect
you don’t do anything about it you’ll end like an old
it the least. Exciiiiting!
toothless octogenarian and you won’t have seen anything that the world has to offer. Sad life.
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IN THE STREETS OF SOHO
Photos Arielle Tapper / Amel Mahfouf
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LORD BONBON Text Pierre Winsborrow Photo Isabel Munoz
Learns Kung Fu Sibling rivalry is often the cornerstone of any good brotherly relationship, but in my case the term ‘rivalry’ can be extended to actual physical bodily harm. Don’t get me wrong, I love my brother but I also love to punch and kick him on a weekly basis (occasionally he does the same to me). Before you raise an eyebrow at how dysfunctional that sounds, bear in mind that the physical abuse inflicted is currently the glue that binds us.
art of Wing Chun - probably the
patchwork quilt. To make matters
most mentally and physically
worse my brother then said,
gruelling martial art known to
“Always bow when entering and
man. Having survived his first
leaving the dojo, you gotta show
lesson, proclaiming it to be 'life
Sifu respect”.
affirming', he decided to invite
“Seafood? What?”
me along to the next. How could
“Sifu”
I say no?
“Who the fuck is Sifu?” “Don’t let him hear you talk like
I’ve never considered myself
that! Sifu means master”
‘handy’ in a fight, but I like to
“Oh”
think I can look after myself and am relatively fit. Boy was I wrong.
Entering the dojo I respectfully
By Wing Chun standards I’m
bowed but felt like an idiot. Lord
about as useful as an alcoholic
Bonbon bows before no one, I
performing heart surgery. In
thought. Then I saw students of
order to practice Wing Chun
all ages stretching in preparation
effectively your fitness level
for class. Most of them looked
It all started three months ago
needs to be stupidly high and
kind of weedy, making me feel
when my brother, five years
then probably multiplied by 3 -
less intimidated. Approaching
my senior (I’m 36 and he’s
do the math and that adds up to
the front desk I then saw whom
41 - another reason for him to
vomit-inducing.
I presumed to be my Sifu,
wanna punch the shit out of me)
Arriving with my brother outside
engrossed in an Xbox video game.
recently split from his wife of 10
the dojo he repeatedly kept
He didn’t even look up at me,
years. As with most break-ups
saying, “Pace yourself bro, this
just continued to stare fixedly
it proved a generally unpleasant
is gonna hurt”. We ascended
at the TV screen not moving an
experience. So in an attempt to
steps leading to the dojo and
inch. How the hell can this guy
distract himself from palpable
I suddenly grew very nervous,
call himself a Wing Chun master,
woe, he decided instead to
my stomach was tying so many
I thought. His face confused me
immerse himself in the ancient
knots it could have weaved a
too; while it possessed a look
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of seasoned hardness, it also
sweat pouring off my forehead,
affecting I’ve ever heard, and
betrayed a tinge of innocence.
stinging my eyes. Until that day
established my burning desire to
Just how old was this guy, really,
I never knew sweat could sting.
never stop attending this class
and what could he possibly teach
Amid the agonising torture I was
for the foreseeable future. It
me?
subjecting myself to, I strained a
became abundantly clear we
My doubts and reservations soon
glance at my fellow students and
were in this together.
evaporated once the class got
was shocked to witness just how
underway. We were instructed to
composed some of them were,
Three months later, while
line up and bow to each other.
while I was ready to throw in the
obviously not Bruce Lee, I’m
What then transpired was the
towel.
now fitter, faster, more flexible and frankly in awe of anyone
most intense cardio session I’ve ever endured. A gruelling
Short on breath and dizzy with
who can master the art of Wing
combination of punching, kicking,
nausea I had to stop. My brother
Chun. Amid all of life’s stresses
sit-ups, press-ups, burpees,
next to me saw the pain I was
it seems, physical pain can oddly
squats - nonstop for the duration
in and said “Come on bro keep
heal the heart and mind - and in
of 30 minutes - and that was just
going, you can do it”. Those
my case strengthen a bromance.
the warm up. Halfway through
words, as simple as they sounded
POW!
I could literally feel rivulets of
at the time, were the most
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