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Kopparberg ün-establishment

• 9th Oct 2012

This October 2012 Kopparberg, the premium cider from Sweden, has gathered the UKs hottest ün-established talent – people who jump the mainstream to find the extraordinary – and invited them to host a series of free workshops, exhibitions, talks and parties at the ün-establishment. The space will pop up for a week in London and Manchester and will feature a packed line-up of ün-established talent from music, film, design, fashion and invention.

CREATIVE PARTNERS

Include: Margot Bowman, Pure Evil, Resident Advisor with Seth Troxler and Eats Everything, Crack magazine with Dylan Jones, Steve Watson from Stack and Hanna Hanra from PIX, Hattie Stewart, Camille Walala, Curator Phil Griffin, Jotta, Super/ Collider, The Pothole gardener, Let Them Eat Cake, Flux magazine, Something & Son, NTS radio, We Heart, The Impossible Project and more…

WORKSHOPS & TALKS

Kopparberg will invite fans to step outside their comfort zone, be inspired and embrace DIY culture with extraordinary lunchtime and evening workshops. A unique series of talks and panel discussions with leading creative thinkers will inspire fans to get involved and follow their own passions.

In London, fans can try Doodlebombing with illustrator/artist Hattie Stewart, create their own animated GIF with artist Margot Bowman or join graphic artist Pure Evil on a Street Art Field Trip around East London. Other highlights include a Field Trip with the Pothole Gardener, making very small gardens in potholes around the city. Science lovers can join creative science collective Super/Collider in a RISOgraph printing session then immerse themselves in an experimental DIY exhibition by Jotta, who will use video to explore different ways of viewing through weird and wonderful perspectives.

Talks and panel discussions include: The Future of Publishing with Crack Magazine, GQ Editor Dylan Jones, Stacks Steve Watson and Hanna Hanra of PiX; A Live Exchange with Resident Advisor and in their words, One of the planets most popular DJs, Seth Troxler; and a Fashionista Live debate with Let Them Eat Cake and some of the biggest personalities on the fashion scene.

In Manchester, highlights include Illim Sphere (The Young Turks label latest protege) who will be imparting his wizardry in a music production workshop. Editor of Flux magazine, Lee Taylor will host a talk on How Not To Set Up Your Own Magazine, while Eskimo Creative will host a live creative battle where teams will play idea volleyball with fans voting on their favourites throughout the night. Writer and Curator Phil Griffin will be hosting a field trip of Manchesters Architecture and Resident Advisor will again host a Live Exchange this time with DJ Eats Everything before he plays at The Warehouse Project the same evening. Screen-printing, Yarn-bombing and DJ skill workshops will also be on the schedule at the space during the week.

The Impossible Project (the team who resurrected Polaroid) will be installing their Pop up Polaroid Portrait Studio in both Manchester and London. Running throughout the week, theyll be taking snapshots of fans and friends for them to take away. Meanwhile games of Kubb, the Viking game of chess, will be played at green spaces across both cities.

SCREENINGS

Both cities will be screening limited release films over the weekend:

Grandma Lo-Fi, the 60 minute documentary of octogenarian Sigríður Níelsdóttir who began making music aged 70 from her living room in Reykjavik and released 59 albums of keyboard-playing, improvised percussion and pet noises over the course of seven years.

Shut Up and Play The Hits: in 2011 LCD Soundsystem played their last show, concluding the journey of one of the most influential electronica bands of the time.

Kopparberg Cider will be available for the evening workshops and coffee aficionados, Look Mum Look No Hands will be on hand to serve coffees throughout the weekend. Big Apple hot dogs and in Manchester, Dirty Dogs will also bring the best dogs in town.

PARTIES

Each week will culminate with a specially curated secret party featuring ün-established live bands and DJs. Fans can find out more and sign up to the guest list by following twitter.com/KopparbergUK

GET INVOLVED

All events and workshops will be free with places available through Kopparbergs Facebook page so anyone can get involved. Please visit link. Follow the space at link

ün-established is a celebration of those people who ignore the received wisdom, reject the status quo and follow their own passions – just like Kopparberg has done since 1882. Kopparberg believes its the people who have the courage and creativity to disregard the norms that make the world a more interesting place. These people are the ün-established and The ün-establishment is the place to feed their self-expression and to inspire newcomers to the fold.

Kopparberg was first discovered in the UK by opinion-forming consumers who adopted the brand and supported it from the grass roots. In return, Kopparberg has supported exhibitions, galleries and bars set up by like-minded alternative-thinkers.