London 'launch' venue

[Brown and Boris]

A company I am licensing a product to are fixing up a half day London launch event for about 80 key potential customers in June.

They are looking for a London venue for the launch which has a 'contemporary' feel as the product is seen as quite innovatve and unusual. They have their marketing people on the job but I wondered if anybody had been to a venue which blew them away in itself which might fit the bill?

I think they had in mind one of the design centres or design museum type of place or

http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/about_us/doing_bus...

["Torquemada"]

Shoreditch House is a cool spot.

[jazzybee]

Sketch Gallery in Mayfair. Had a 'do' there recently and the venue itself was a great talking point, it felt like an event.

[Brown and Boris]

I will check those out, thanks.

[condor]

Kensington Roof Gardens - Was at a wine tasting event there years ago and thought it was great

[V8mate]

RIBA?

Old organisation at cutting edge of design/architecture.

Good central location.

I've been to lots of launches and conferences there; none of which were architecture-based!

[Brown and Boris]

Thanks again.

I see you can hire some of the halls at the Science and British Museums, and the Museum of London.

[Irish]

Brown and Boris said:

A company I am licensing a product to are fixing up a half day London launch event for about 80 key potential customers in June.

They are looking for a London venue for the launch which has a 'contemporary' feel as the product is seen as quite innovatve and unusual. They have their marketing people on the job but I wondered if anybody had been to a venue which blew them away in itself which might fit the bill?

I think they had in mind one of the design centres or design museum type of place or

http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/about_us/doing_bus...

Top of the Gerkin if their money men will be around......

[Markh]

We have used a few venues in London for such events

The OXO restaurant

Old Billingsgate (maybe a bit big for your needs)

Kensington Roof Gardens

Tobacco docks (again maybe too large)

A couple of galleries on Cork st

Good luck

[AlexKP]

Brown and Boris said:

A company I am licensing a product to are fixing up a half day London launch event for about 80 key potential customers in June.

They are looking for a London venue for the launch which has a 'contemporary' feel as the product is seen as quite innovatve and unusual. They have their marketing people on the job but I wondered if anybody had been to a venue which blew them away in itself which might fit the bill?

I think they had in mind one of the design centres or design museum type of place or

http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/about_us/doing_bus...

Feck all that.

Take them to the School Dinners Club - you'll have them eating out of your hand... and if not you can take some incriminating photos and blackmail them.

[jimothy]

How about the RSA? The Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce.
They've even got a honary fellows list including Colin Chapman.

If you're interested, when you contact them ask for Natalie (MrsJimothy), she'll ensure you're well looked after!


http://www.thersa.org/house

Edited by jimothy on Sunday 1st March 11:39

[Mobile Chicane]

The Fiat flagship store on Wigmore Street has event space to hire

[Brown and Boris]

I will punt all those at the marketing people, thanks

[fastfreddy]

http://www.thebrewery.co.uk/

[DrTre]

jimothy said:

How about the RSA? The Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce.
They've even got a honary fellows list including Colin Chapman.

If you're interested, when you contact them ask for Natalie (MrsJimothy), she'll ensure you're well looked after!


http://www.thersa.org/house

Edited by jimothy on Sunday 1st March 11:39

Went to a wedding there once, can't recommend it enough.

[Legmaster]

How about on board this in Canary Wharf?




More info here


ETA - Just read the OP properly - could only do July.

Edited by Legmaster on Sunday 1st March 14:16

[Brown and Boris]

Legmaster said:

How about on board this in Canary Wharf?




More info here


ETA - Just read the OP properly - could only do July.

Edited by Legmaster on Sunday 1st March 14:16

Actually that fits with the product quite well.

[Legmaster]

Brown and Boris said:

Actually that fits with the product quite well.

As a venue she's definitely unusual, if you need 'innovative' too, then she was launched in 2000, the largest wooden tall ship built in the UK for well over a century and also the largest tall ship to be built using a cold moulded laminated structure. She's also 1 of only 2 fully wheelchair accessible tall ships in the world (both of which are owned and operated by the same UK charity).

[Gaffer]

30 St.Mary Axe....

[sleep envy]

Brown and Boris said:

They are looking for a London venue for the launch which has a 'contemporary' feel

the absolut ice bar or the tate modern?