Previously at Salon
Salon London: Bringing ideas to life.
National Theatre
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Subliminal
4th Jul 2012
Lucy's emailed us her playlist and, as promised, we're posting it up for you to enjoy. It's available here as a Spotify playlist (minus the Chromatics which is available here).
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Salon North - The Second Instalment.
14th Jun 2012
Salon North was bigger and better than ever at the St George Hotel in beautiful Harrogate.
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Essensuals
7th Jun 2012
So we had the uber glam, ex-war correspondent, and New York Times writer Elaine Sciolino to introduce us to the world of seduction, French style. Every single transaction in Paris, Elaine explained, is seduction, even the woman who refuses to sell you something in her shop because it won’t fit you, ‘OUI’, she says, they are all prolonging the moment, leaving the opportunity open in anticipation of a love affair, because 'on ne sait jamais'. You might pop out for Percy Pigs and find yourself hours later making mad passionate love with a Frenchie, driving to Deauville and eating shrimps till four in the morning, and she’s absolutely right, one never knows.
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Identity Crisis
25th May 2012
Debbie did Dallas, and Salon did Digital. Margaret Heffernan opened our small but perfectly formed Salon does Digital. Taking us through the social media sites of old, (GeoCities anyone?) she tracked the evolution of our digital selves from protective introverts to exhibitionist broadcasters, and the internets’ delight in defining us by what we consume. However, she explained, this reductive approach confined by the ‘masculine’ internet which is much more concerned with sucking out data and selling it on, than giving us the tools to display our individual identities, and this she concluded is directly proportional to our need for authentic experiences. Hence the growth in galleries admissions, cultural events and anything in which we engage as real people with real people. Step up to the plate, Salon – London.
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Dream Matrix Live
3rd May 2012
Oscar Wilde quipped that the most frightening words in the English language are 'I had a very interesting dream last night'. This Salon, we shrug off such pithy observations as we embark on our most ambitious event yet: raising our hypothetical trowel and aiming it deep at our audience's collective unconscious . . .
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Salon - North
12th Apr 2012
Ever found yourself staring up at the clear Yorkshire sky at night wondering just which is the North star, or where exactly is Orion’s Belt? Then you are already showing signs of being a stargazer in training. Luckily, Dr Emily Winterburn, writer of ‘The Stargazer’s Guide’ and former curator of Astronomy at the Royal Observatory at Greenwich is coming to Salon to take us on an armchair star safari. She will show us how to read the stars in the spring Yorkshire heavens, to find and identify key constellations, and explain how they got their names. You will never look upwards in confusion ever again.
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Winging It
4th Apr 2012
While no-one could ordinarily accuse Salon of winging it, for Salon’s April outing we 100% winged it, and did so happily. Described (by ourselves) as London’s outstanding cultural monthly, Salon created another stellar line-up designed to unveil the mysterious, and reveal those pearls of wisdom that you just need to know.
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Short Cuts
1st Mar 2012
For our March 1st Salon, we were in situ at the panelled library at the ultra glam University Women’s Club in Mayfair. So, befitting such surroundings Salon presented – Short Cuts. People came as receptive buds, and left with the blossoming wisdom of ancients, the mind of a genius, and the creative skills of an art movement.
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Dark Romance
2nd Feb 2012
An amazing night: thanks to our excellent speakers and to everyone for coming.
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Beiruti Nights
8th Dec 2011
Salon hosted its first fabulous Christmas party on the 8th December. We had our first pop-up fair trade bazaar abuzz with Salon hostess (Niki, Juliet and Helen) who had created a visual baccanalian feast for the eyes, candleabra and pomegranates bedecked tables, the room bathed in pink light and candlelight.
