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
Love Magazine SS/12 Marcus & Mert
27/2/2012
Shot by cult photographers Mert Alas and Marcus Pigott at Ruby House here’s some pics from “The Misfits” editorial featuring Linda Evangelista and Saskia de Braum. Shot for Love Magazine and styled by Katie Grand the photos examine themes of gender identity, transfluidity, provocation, transgression and the male and female.
Love Magazine SS/12 is available now.
St. Valentines Cocktails
3/2/2012
Holocaust Memorial Day 2012
26/1/2012
To commemorate Holocaust Memorial Day on the 27th January we were pleased to donate The House Next Door for the filming of the promotional video made by the charity Speak Up, Speak Out. Featuring the likes of poet Benjamin Zephaniah, singer Beverly Knight and choristers The London Gay Men’s Chorus the viral explores the theme of communication and power of speech.
“Holocaust Memorial Day provides an opportunity for everyone to learn lessons from the Holocaust, Nazi persecution and subsequent genocides and apply them to the present day to create a safer, better future. On HMD we share the memory of the millions who have been murdered in the Holocaust and subsequent genocides in Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia and Darfur in order to challenge hatred and persecution in the UK today.” hmd.org.uk
Support their cause and sign their pledge to acknowledge the past by challenging the language of hatred around us.
ghd “Before Midnight”
18/1/2012
Here’s a great picture shot by Tim Bret-Day for the ghd “Before Midnight” campaign. Set at Ruby House to themes of glamour, decadence and the fairytale sprinkled with a selection of exuberant hairstyles Tim’s shot encapsulates the Cinderella brief perfectly. Following that is a short promo of the shoot prepared by the boys at Love Hate Productions.
GHD ‘BEFORE MIDNIGHT’ from LoveHate Productions Ltd on Vimeo.
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.
