Le Bonbon - London - September 2015

ISN’T LIFE BEAUTIFUL?

September 2015 - n° 06 - www.lebonbon.co.uk

Photographe : Flavien Prioreau www.flavienprioreau.com flavienprioreau@hotmail.com Modèle : Laura Giudice, comédienne

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.

www.amelmahfouf.com Contact us

Summer may be slowly fading, but that doesn’t mean the fun stops - oh

hello@lebonbon.co.uk

no. As we draw deep these last breaths of summer air, we’ll always have

Le Bonbon Limited

the memories of our summer of love.

Lighthouse Studios Studio B206

Abbie Moulton

89A Shacklewell Lane E8 2EB - LONDON

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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

East London Liquor Company Unit GF2, 221 Grove Road Bow Wharf, E3 5SN 020 3011 0980 Tours available:

bitters come directly from the

and expanding emporium of

eastlondonliquorcompany.com

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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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innovators ‘Yeah! Burger’ have

want to miss the Power Ballad

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

Strongroom Bar & Kitchen 120-124 Curtain Road | Shoreditch EC2A 3SQ. T: +44 (0)20 7426 5103 13

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

WE NEED NEW TALENT! Fancy being part of our sexy team? Drop us a line contact@lebonbon.co.uk

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

free. This way you could even

you are the kind that canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t resist

get rid of the morning coffee

to a bit of bling, you could also

cigarette temptation!

splash the cash on one of the

Budget wise, switching your old

golden limited editions.

House of Vapes 232 Shoreditch High St, E1 6PJ - Open 7 days / week 020 3583 4070

fags for vaping is very wallet

Finally, for any of you living south

www.houseofvapeslondon.co.uk

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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.

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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

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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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> 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

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up a hem, or for some alterations

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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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LE BON SNAPSHOT

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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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