Words by Blend London Editorial This autumn, Somerset House marks its 25th anniversary with a landmark exhibition that pulses with basslines, street style, and generational memory. Rhythm & Roots is the first major solo show by Jennie Baptiste—a London-born photographer whose work has, for over three decades, captured the soul of Black British youth culture….
1987–1994 – The Acid House Epiphany London, summer 1987. In the basements of Southwark, beneath strobe lights and dilated smiles, Shoom is born. Not just a club: a collective baptism.Danny Rampling, fresh from Ibiza, brings a new sound—Chicago house, Balearic freedom, MDMA as sacrament.Clubs like The Trip and Heaven become temples for a new tribe:…
As Catching Flies with Honey, Joy Gregory’s first major UK retrospective, opens at Whitechapel Gallery, the celebrated British artist reflects on four decades of creative inquiry — and the enduring power of dialogue. For Joy Gregory, art has always been a conversation. Not just between artist and audience, but between past and present, image and…
In South London, architecture doesn’t just shape space — it shapes possibility. The new campus expansion at Goldsmiths, University of London is a striking example of how built form can influence cultural renewal, especially in a neighbourhood like New Cross, where art, activism, and urban grit coexist. The Goldsmiths Centre for Contemporary Art (CCA), designed…
In the vibrant heart of Brixton Market, tucked between heritage stalls and new-wave cafés, lies a space that redefines what coworking can mean. Impact Brixton is not just a place to plug in your laptop — it’s a social hub where freelancers, founders, and digital creatives gather to build something that matters. Here, work is…
There are places in London that promise creativity — and others that provoke it. Peckham Levels sits somewhere in between. Housed in a repurposed multi-storey car park, it’s often described as a “creative playground.” But for those who walk through its concrete corridors with a trained eye — or a background in architecture — the…
In the ever-evolving landscape of London’s creative culture, the most compelling stories are no longer told in isolation. They emerge from intersections — between sound and image, rhythm and line, emotion and form. Collaborations between musicians and visual artists are reshaping how we experience art, not as separate disciplines, but as unified expressions of contemporary…
In a city that often feels like a collage of futures — some hopeful, others fractured — Alfa Mist and James Rueben have found a way to translate dystopian visions into something tangible: sound and ink. Their recent collaboration, spotlighted at the Rose Lipman Building in East London, is more than a cross-disciplinary experiment. It’s…
London is a city in constant motion, a living blend of cultures, languages, sounds and styles. Blend London Magazine was created to capture this energy and transform it into stories, visuals and opportunities. Our vision is to build more than a magazine: we aim to create a cultural hub that connects emerging talents, underground scenes…
We chose to publish Blend London Magazine because London is not only our home, but also one of the most vibrant crossroads of cultures in the world. Here, art, music, fashion, design, and communities constantly meet and reinvent each other. We felt the need for a platform that could both celebrate this richness and give…