WonderCulture | Extraordinary Events

WonderCulture is a brand we originally created as a kind of design community umbrella brand for the Designer's Market we established in 2006 as the designers twist on the much loved and popular farmers market. 3 Years we got together with a like-minded group of individual creative-thinkers who we had many years experience working together on contemporary event-led and international commissions. The aim was to establish a new venture combining our collective experience, knowledge, passion, skills, talent, energy, vision and collaborative style of working to create, deliver and manage events and exhibitions. We needed an identity, a brand - it was time to share our home-grown brand. One thing we all agreed on - we create unique, distinctive and sustainable-led events. We turn ordinary into extraordinary. WonderCulture Extraordinary Events has also evolved!

Creative Director - Angela Gidden MBE
Senior Designer - Lynsey Jackson
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Here's a few of our favourite events from WonderCulture's Home-grown batch with flavour of what WonderCulture creates

THE GRAND RECYCLED BALL 09
Cardiff Design Festival Party
The Old 1928 Natwest Bank
Bute Street Cardiff

WonderCulture commissioned a spoof advert promo film as a tantalising intro to the dessert WonderCulture Gold - a specially made rich dark chocolate brownie in disguised as a gold bar

A live dance performance, a live bank raid!


The Cardiff Design Festivals Design Awards recycled trophies displayed on old bushesl boxes

Laser cut iconic architecture of Cardiff created by students


The Grade 2 Listed Bank Clerks counter became a professional cocktail bar.... and was well respected and looked after with love and care on the night


THE GRAND RECYCLED BALL 07
Cardiff Design Festival Party
A 248,000 square feet disused warehouse
Cardiff Docks


18.00 hrs 30.6.07 - 248,000 square feet of warehouse empty of guests

22.00 Hrs 30.6.07 - guests feast from the 40m length banqueting table


22.10 Hrs 30.6.09 - Dessert arrives, a choreographed icecream van complete with chime playing

Dessert served!

22.45 Hrs 30.6.07 - ambiance, mood, breakdancers, DJ, party til the early hours


A FEW KEY COMPONENTS

Over 60 unwanted dining chairs re-homed and reused in the GRB


Stills design agency chandelier - made from recycling beakers, food pots and old wire from Chris's shed

Architect Whilco chandelier - made from water beakers from the office where the architect works

attic 2 Studio chandelier - made from old faxes, elastic bands, paperclips and redundant red sewing thread. Nothing was contaminated in the process of making this chandelier!


DESIGNERS MARKET
Chapter Arts Centre
Cardiff