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Solus Ceramics

Solus Ceramics

Solus Ceramics

Step into Sidequest: Mosaics as Pixelated Portals to Paradise - an installation by Lakwena, created in collaboration with Trend Group and Solus. Blending Lakwena's bold, uplifting visual language with masterful mosaic craftsmanship, the installation reimagines mosaic as a gateway into collective and imagined worlds, transforming individual tesserae into vivid portals of colour, pattern, and shared meaning.

Showroom Address

80 Clerkenwell Road, EC1M 5RJ
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Showroom Opening Times

Tuesday 19 May

9:00 AM - 9:00 PM

Wednesday 20 May

9:00 AM - 9:00 PM

Thursday 21 May

9:00 AM - 9:00 PM

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  • Experience the craftsmanship that goes into every Lush creation in this hands-on workshop. Get tactile with ingredients, learn about our buying stories and make your own product to take home ready for your next soak.  
  • Join founder and global colour forecaster Anna Starmer for an inside look at Luminary Colour and the inspiration behind Issue 33, celebrating a shift from “Chromophobia” to joyful, immersive colours that evoke feeling and human connection in response to our increasingly screen-based lives. She reveals how Luminary Studio transforms research into future-focused colour stories, inspiring a deeper connection to colour, materials, and design. 
  • Tue
    19
    May
    Born in Northwest London, Dr Leo Soul is a Pianist with a taste for neo soul, jazz and lo-fi blues. He has performed at places and events such as Ronnie Scott’s, Southbank Centre, Love Supreme and The Secret Garden Festival. Soon to be releasing his very first EP later this year. Be prepared, for he will sooth the sentiment of your well being. 
  • Join us for a colour theory workshop with Studio Justine Fox in creative dialogue with our Sidequest installation. In this session, we’ll explore our personal experience of Sidequest closely - its palette, its relationships and visual language - through three working lenses: applied colour psychology, symbolism and placemaking. Each guest will create their own small mini mosaic to take home along with a deeper understanding of colour strategy for more intuitive and emotional cities. 
  • This talk by writer and sculptor Phineas Harper explores the cultural, expressive and social potential of togetherness. How could collectivity solve the climate crisis? Is Romeo and Juliet a ripoff? Are nuclear families fit for the 21st century, and are the police killing community life? Above all, what can design, urbanism and society at large learn from a giant April Fool's Day online experiment? 
  • Wed
    20
    May
    Errol & Alex Rita are leading UK voices in DJing and cultural curation, heading up Touching Bass, a London-based movement spanning a label, events and radio, known for its eclectic sound and strong community ethos. They continue to build a global reputation for thoughtful, soulful experiences across dancefloors and major cultural spaces. 
  • Join us for a hands-on Venetian mask-making workshop inspired by the elegance of traditional designs and our mosaic collection Sidequest, consisting of 170 colours and shades. Using mosaics and acrylics, you’ll craft a unique mask - whether bold and expressive or delicate and refined - while exploring colour, pattern and texture in a playful, tactile way.  
  • The Five Points Project is a platform built to alleviate loneliness through live music and open collaboration. A cross-genre, fully improvised jam session, Five Points is a home away from home - a roaming third space where musicians and music lovers alike gather to connect in real physical spaces.
  • Join a talk with Lakwena exploring the concept behind Sidequest: Mosaics as Pixelated Portals to Paradise, created with Trend Group and Solus. The discussion unpacks mosaics as ‘pixelated portals’ - thresholds into collective, imagined worlds - where fragmented tesserae become vibrant gateways of colour, pattern, and meaning. It offers insight into how the installation transforms individual pieces into shared experiences, inviting audiences to step through these artistic portals. 
  • Thu
    21
    May

    Erol Alkan

    to 23:00
    Party
    Experience a set from Erol Alkan, widely recognised as one of the most distinctive figures in electronic and alternative music culture. Guided by instinct and a deep passion and knowledge of music, his DJ sets build a powerful connection with the crowd - blending carefully curated selections into a seamless musical narrative. The result is an unforgettable, transformative experience on the dance floor.
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  • The Peel is a charity that’s been building a connected community in Clerkenwell since 1898. They run activities for adults, activities for children and young people and mental health awareness project ...

 

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