Heres some pics from the March 2012 edition of GQ featuring Keira Knightley and shot at MC Motors and Ruby House by Norman Jean Roy.
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“Girl Interrupted” GQ March 2012
26/3/2012
Introducing…. Ruby’s our new Dalston Basement Bar!
7/3/2012
We’re super excited to announce the opening of Ruby’s, our new Dalston basement bar. Set in the basement of Ruby House, underneath the cinema sign at 76 Stoke Newington Road the bar will focus on quality drinks in a decadent, intimate setting. We’ll be bringing something different to the area than the numerous party venues, namely somewhere to sit down and have a good old fashioned chat. Don’t be put off by the slightly seedy red-lighted entrance, that helps provide a nice contrast to the setting once inside!
The bar evokes a cosy intimate atmosphere and the music will be at a level where you don’t have to raise your voice to have conversation. Set in what was the kitchen of Ruby House 3, a former Chinese takeaway, the decor is a mixture of glazed brick, textured walls, wooden flooring plus a mish mash selection of tables, chairs and fittings. Luckily once stripping back we didn’t have to do too much though we did insert an original bar from a Mayfair pub and have updated the toilets (of course)! While we’ve been waiting for the licensing formalities to be completed the building has been busy as a photographic/filming location hosting shoots for the likes of Adele, Rihanna and the late Amy Winehouse.
We’ve had a special cocktail menu designed which compliments the character of the bar and each one is presented differently with the Blackberry Mojito’s being served in original 1940s Manchester milk bottles and the Passionfruit Bison Vodka Juleps coming in tin cups. We’ll be rotating our cocktail menu every month and each one will be carefully chosen for taste and presentation.
While we’re going to do a selection of cocktails really well we’ll not expressly be a cocktail bar. We’ve also cherry picked a quality selection of wine, premium spirits and beers so that for the casual drinker it will be a nice alternative to the traditional boozer. We’ve got loads of locally sourced refreshments from the likes of Redchurch Brewery and Sipsmith as well as a great selection from across the globe. Our hours mean we finish relatively early for the area (11pm on a weeknight and midnight on a weekend) so it will be a place to come for a good quality drink before heading off to dance the night away elsewhere.
For any more info email rubys@castlegibson.com or follow @rubysdalston on twitter or “like’ us on Facebook.
In regards to bookings please note that we can only take bookings up until 8pm and for a maximum of 8 people.
Opening Times
Weds-Thurs 6.00pm – 11.00pm
Fri-Sat 6.00pm – Midnight
Address
76 Stoke Newington Road
Hackney
London
N16 7XB
Rihanna “You Da One”
4/1/2012
Following on from Britney last month here’s the promo for Rihanna’s latest single “You Da One” recorded exclusively in MC Motors and our picturesque yard outside. Set to a Clockwork Orange theme the tune is part of the “Talk that Talk” album and was recorded while Rihanna was in town performing her “Loud” tour at the O₂.
Look out for the glamorous Hackney council bins making an appearance at 3.18!
There’s also some extra behind the scenes footage…
And the artwork….
And the bin….
Britney Spears “Criminal” Video
1/12/2011
MC Motors recently played host to part of the video to the new Britney Spears video “Criminal” directed by Chris Marrs Pilliero. Set to a Bonnie and Clyde style storyline featuring sex, blood and violence and a gun wielding Britney fleeing Stoke Newington Town Hall the video seems a long way from her more “innocent” early days.
The production was filmed at a number of UK locations including a country house in Surrey, a newsagents in Ealing, Stoke Newington Town Hall and our warehouse and the alleyway outside. Britney’s bedroom in the scene is set against our cream safety deposit boxes and a temporary shower was erected in the main room. The police are seen running on our bridge connecting to Ruby House and the cars pull up on the alleyway outside on Millers Avenue. Luckily none of the warehouse was damaged in any of the gun battles.
Be warned that the video has been give an 18+ rating!
DIESEL PRESENTS ‘BRAVE NATIVES DIESEL ISLAND’ LAUNCH @ MC MOTORS
26/10/2011
Earlier on in the year we hosted a product launch for denim giants Diesel at MC Motors. The event featured a live catwalk show with models sporting the brand’s autumn/winter collections. The event was a huge success and with the day’s proceedings drawing to a close guests then headed through into the basement of Ruby House to cap off the day’s event. Check out these great images of the set up designed and produced by the team at Spice Lumb.
Luv Luv Luv Records Launch Party @ MC Motors
14/10/2011
We recently played host to the official launch party of recently established independant label Luv Luv Luv Records at our MC Motors location featuring the live return of multi-platinum selling artist Florence & The Machine.
Set on an unusually sweltering September evening, the event featured perforances from a selection of the label’s newest signees including, the blues-tinged Jamie N Commons, London based art-rockers Theme Park, the boldly named Spector, and of course what was to be the main attraction of the evening, appearing in front of packed house, a fantastic full-band performance from Florence Welch and her well-oiled musical machine. Sporting a new hair-do, the South-London songstress showcased material from her up and coming album ‘Ceremonials’ along with belting out soon-to-be classics from her back catalogue, closing the event in spectacular fashion.
Barbara and Mark’s MC Motors Wedding
12/9/2011
Here’s some fantastic images of the recent wedding of Barbara and Mark at MC Motors. After getting married at St. Mary Moorfields Church in Bishopsgate the happy couple arrived down our alleyway via pink taxi. There was a vintage 1950s feel to proceedings with Barbara in her beautiful Candy Anthony prom style dress and the bridesmaids standing out from the crowd in sassy yellow polka dotted numbers.
With the chemistry of the Irish-Aussie crowd bubbling nicely the scene was set for a good ol’ knees up with music provided courtesy of rockabilly outfit The Hightown Crows and MC Motors regulars The Wedding Smashers. The newly-weds then had their profile shots taken next door in Ruby House while the underground bar played host to those late night owls still standing at the end.
We’d like to thank both Barbara and Mark for allowing us to use their fantastic images and we’re delighted to have met you both and that the day went so well. Also many thanks to Nick Tucker, the photographer, for producing such images and again for allowing us to share them. Check out his site for more pictures and if anyone’s looking for a wedding photographer he definitely gets our recommendation!
The wedding (and a very complimentary feature – thanks!) was also featured on cult wedding blog Rock n Roll Bride which also provides plenty more images to delve through!
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
28/6/2011
Empire Magazine recently released a ultimate movie celebration special to coincide with the release of the final instalment of the Harry Potter series. Tastefully shot by Sarah Dunn at both MC Motors and The House Next Door the series includes all the major players of the iconic films including Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Robbie Coltrane and Timothy Spall.
(This one wasn’t taken at any of our locations but we couldn’t do a Harry Potter series without including Rupert Gint!)
GB Olympics Hopefuls
24/5/2011
MC Motors recently played host to a photo shoot for The Sunday Times Style Magazine featuring a selection of Britain’s highly rated 2012 Olympics team. With the Olympics taking place just a (fairly large!) discus throw away in Stratford it seemed fitting that the talented Olympians should come down to be glammed up (or down rather!) for the day. Simon Emmett took the snaps to publicise the collaboration between Adidas and Stella McCartney to design the Team GB Collection which will be in stores from May 16th.
Beijing silver medallist Philips Idowu returned back to his Hackney routes for the shoot. The highly rated triple jumper stands out from the crowd with his brightly coloured hair and facial piercings and will be one of the hot favourites in London next year.
Track and Field specialist Jessica Ennis will be another one to carry the weight of Britain’s Olympic expectations next year. After being unfortunately ruled out of the Beijing games at the last minute Ennis went on to win gold at the 2009 World championships in Berlin after leading throughout and finishing an unprecedented 200 points ahead of her nearest competitor.
Tom Daley has been earmarked as a 2012 hopeful ever since the London games were announced in 2005 and given his public profile it is hard to believe that he has just celebrated his 17th birthday. After winning 2 golds at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Daley will definitely be providing the biggest cheer at the London Aquatics Centre.
110 metre hurdler William Sharman is a man of many talents being able to play the cornet, is a classically trained pianist, has an economics degree and was once the time keeper on Gladiators. “I always thought I needed to set myself up first or I’ll end up a nobody,” he says, “and you don’t want to be a nobody in Corby.”
22 year old Lizzie Armitstead is only one of two female cyclists who mix the track and long distance disciplines. A gold medallist at the 2009 Track World Championships Lizzie will be part of a strong looking British cycling squad.
Triathlete Hollie Avil was the European and world junior triathlon champion in 2007 and the youngest ever athlete to podium at successive debut World Cup races.
