Posts Tagged ‘hosts’

Hub Visit: NYNKE

Tuesday, July 13th, 2010

We´ve had a very special visitor on this pizza Tuesday @Hub Islington. Nynke, who was hosting Hub Rotterdam for three months last year and is now part of the team setting up Hub Melbourne has come to expent the day with us.

After graduating, and volunteering as a host in Hub Rotterdam, she went travelling to New Zealand and Australia and met Bred through the Hub Network;  Bred, is the contact from the network for people who want to set up Hubs in Oceania, so she got involved in the set up of the Hub in Melbourne.

They have already found the space in and they wrote the business plan. Nynke is now travelling around some of the Hubs in Europe in order to understand the hosting role better, as she believes that is what makes the real difference with other co-working spaces-  Also, by speaking to the founders of other hubs she is willing to learn from their previous experiences, as they went through the same processes before. She is interested in all the resources, the way IT is set, programmings, and at the end, everything that is needed in order to run a Hub.

NYNKE·

When we ask her, how she feels in this Hub after her day in King´s Cross yesterday, and her previous experience in Rotterdam, she tells us that she can feel the essence of the Hub here and the  similarities she finds between this and the one in Rotterdam .

She will also be visitng the Hubs in Brussels, Berlin, Amsterdam and hosting for a couple of days in Rotterdam in the next couple of weeks before going back to keep on with the Melbourne Hub.

BEST OF LUCKS!

Spring is well and truly here!

Friday, May 21st, 2010

Spring is here…but actually it feels more like summer. At least you certainly know it’s hot at Hub Islington when it’s time to open ALL the windows (even the really awkward, have to climb the rickety ladder to reach them windows!)

And of course along with the warmer spring weather often comes new life, a.k.a baby animals.  We at the Hub Islington were lucky enough to see some of these baby creatures up close and personal…we felt very excited to receive a visit from two extremely cute and fluffy baby swans!

So how did we end up with baby swans in our office? I’m sure you’re all wondering…

These were orphans rescued by Hub Member John Bodenham of Tribal Energy, who found them down by the canal on his lunch break, and brought them with him to The Hub to wait for collection by the RSPCA. As you could imagine everyone oooh’d and ahh’d over the cuteness of these little guys. Though hosts here were perhaps a little troubled by the fact that John used our ‘best’ towel as a blanket, which was inevitably pooped on, and whisked away, never to be seen again!

Swans

This may well go down in history as one of the greatest events ever at The Hub!

Pop Up News

Friday, March 5th, 2010

The Parlour: nostalgic fun and civilised merriment (without the modern accoutrements) in a wistful pop up space
Using the site of an historic Clerkenwell shop, a pop up space will be transformed into an eclectic parlour where friends and family can gather to engage, think, express, play games, and – most importantly – relax and enjoy a unique old-world experience.

The Parlour will take place from March 5th to 10th and will be hosted by Mistress of Manners, Dana Gornitzki, Editor of MIEN magazine (and Hub members!) – a newly launched website dedicated to etiquette, culture and style. Dana Gornitzki says: “The idea behind the Parlour is to switch off your mobile phone and return to the roots of what a parlour was used for: a lovely living space where one could receive visitors in the most polite way possible. The Parlour pop up will be a place to write letters, engage in good conversation, play games like cards, drink punch and enjoy music. It’s about simple pleasures.”

The wistful pop up hopes to take guests away from the fast-paced,intense, digital world we live in, inviting them to interact and engage with each other in a charming setting. During the day, the Parlour will be the perfect place to come read a book, write letters (or in your journal!), peruse art and other anecdotes left by visitors, or have a relaxed chat away from the busy streets of the city. On select afternoons and evenings, the Parlour will feature unique nostalgic workshops and play time: an assortment of delightful happenings including parlour games, poetry recitals, writing workshops, vintage screenings, listening to old records, and a few other handsome surprises. Most importantly, the Parlour will be free of mobile telephones, computers and modern-day gadgets, making time for quality, face-to-face conversations.

The Parlour will partially be furnished by Restore – a north London community project that aids people in need. So, for those who want to take a piece of the Parlour home with them, some of the furniture will be for sale with all proceeds going to Restore.
The Parlour will be welcoming visitors on March 5th through to the 10th @ 97-99 Clerkenwell Road, London EC1R 5BX. The Parlour is curated and hosted by MIEN Magazine with the support of Camden Council.
For more information: Dana Gornitzki at  info@mienmagazine.com or  + 44(0) 7595 290 718

I want to ride my bicycle…

Thursday, December 17th, 2009

I want to ride my bike.

And potentially, you can too. I have just received a letter notifying us of a planning application to put 19 bikes outside the Hub as part of the London wide bike hire scheme. This is REALLY cool! And as much as I’d love to say the Hub organised it, we didn’t. Sometimes, good things just happen.

Nothing much else to say now. I’m going to write to the council in support of the application. And ask them to make sure there is a nice pink bike in there especially for me (!). So let’s just see what happens…

To keep you excited until we know more, here is a picture of my beautiful old shopper (which I got from BikeWorks). Isn’t it lovely?! It has a flat tyre at the moment so if anyone can help me rectify that, get in touch!

Holly

xxHost's heart Bikes!

Pool of Hosts | Sarah

Friday, November 13th, 2009

Pool of Hosts | SarahIts that afternoon slump time, as Holly mentioned in her post yesterday…though I don’t think we’ll be creating any human pyramids today…but the good news is that it’s Friday (dare I say it – Friday the 13th…ooooh!), and Wine Friday is just around the corner! Phew!

Its a good day to be inside, it’s raining…it’s pouring…it’s drizzling out there, and even popping out to run a few errands and grab a coffee is depressing stuff…thankfully I can warm myself (and my now wet shoes) by the fire, and dream about a quiet weekend of hibernating!

Pity I missed the Hub Lunch yesterday, it sounded like a lot of fun, and seeing as I am really fond of food too (perhaps not more than Holly though – whose passion is amazing?!) it would have been great to be there…

Its my second Friday helping to host here at Islington…I am so loving the environment and Hub community feel, its such a nice change from the usual formal office environment.

Hope to chat to more of you in person soon

Sarah