As we hurtle towards the end of the 2023, we are celebrating the opening of a brand-new workspace. Lovingly known as ‘The Underworld’ and situated next to our current studio, the new area provides additional collaborative working space, a purpose-built boardroom and quiet working zones. It is already proving popular.
The Digital team have recently welcomed the profoundly impressive intern, Ellie Downer. Ellie has proven a keen eye for research, supporting the team in identifying new trends and informing knowledge transfer throughout the Company.
We welcome a new face this month as Oli Bishop joins as a Project Coordinator. Working closely with Director, Oliver Dadak, Oli will closely collaborate with our strategy and studio teams across many of our commercial branding projects.
As a festive thank you to the team, December’s Dialogue celebrated all things South American wine. Joined by Susan Harper from Brinkley’s Wines, we spent the evening broadening our palettes and opinions across Chile, Argentina and lesser known areas including Patagonia. As ever, thank you to Susan for sharing her knowledge.
Socrates are delighted to have been appointed by CapitaLand on the long-established lake focused project, Arlington Business Park. The initial brief entails the evolution of the Park’s brand and website, and we look forward to working together in the coming months.
Socrates have recently published the new website for Maroto, a late-night bar and lounge set moments from London’s Oxford Street. Located beneath modern Brazilian restaurant, Bossa, the visual approach complements that of Brazil’s rich heritage and culture while encompassing the eclectic 1930s Art Deco interiors.
Socrates are thrilled to announce that we will be working with the Edge team once again for their newest venture, EDGE Shoreditch. Developed in collaboration with Mitsui Fudosan, the project will deliver a mixed-use building that embraces the key principles of all Edge developments: design, sustainability, technology and wellbeing.
Part of our wider knowledge-transfer programme, this month’s Lexicon was delivered by Paul Winter from Identity Print. Bringing all manner of printed items, it was a refreshingly analogue way of presenting as Paul talked through his understanding of the industry, how it has evolved and where it’s headed. A designer’s dream.
We were delighted to be joined by Lucia Kopacikova for this month’s Dialogue. It’s all too easy to judge a book by its cover, but Lucia’s journey from rural Slovakia to global modelling success was both captivating to listen and truly impressive. A huge thank you to Lucia for taking us through her story – and all accompanied by her delicious homemade biscuits too.
The digital team has expanded this November with the arrival of Phoebe Sindall. Working closely with Hermione Foster, armed with a keen eye for detail and a passion for organisation, Phoebe will offer a fresh perspective to many of our digital projects.
October was a proud month for Socrates as we celebrated our fifteenth anniversary. Suitably returning to our roots in Chelsea, we celebrated with a small internal gathering and were delighted that illustrator Brian Grimwood was able to create a bespoke Socrates print for us all to proudly display at home. Thank you as ever to everyone who has been part of the journey.
Socrates are delighted to have recently been appointed by BC Partners and Simten on their exciting new mixed-used development at One Museum Street in Central London. The project delivers contemporary workspace, 44 homes and new retail, and we are currently in the throes of creating a new brand and associated campaign collateral.
We have had the pleasure of working once again with celebrated contemporary dance company, Rambert in the pursuit of an engaging new film for prime property management company, Caroline Baker. Choreographed by Benoit Swan Pouffer, it was as always, humbling to direct. Click here to watch the full film.
Socrates were briefed to further develop the Jacana brand suite with the packaging and point-of-sale for the Company’s new wellness range launch in the US. Jacana is a Jamaican product and arguably the only organisation that curates its brand from seed to store.
