creative - DISTORTION

"I'm a creative, but right now I'm a bartender" is the much heard introduction that fuelled the idea to start Distortion. Far too many people moved to London to try to make it in the creative industry, but need a side job in hospitality or retail to make ends meet.

Distortion is a London based collective with two main goals: 
- Giving local creators the opportunity to gain experience, showcase their work and generate extra income next to their day jobs.
- Offering creative services to local independent businesses to help them get ready for a post-Brexit and post-covid world.

Shiver: the online art gallery making the work of emerging artists accessible to all

Posted on 23/09/202014/11/2020
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From an old stack of notebooks to a collection of apparel: Elsewhere Clothing Co.

Posted on 21/08/202014/11/2020
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Making ends meet as a creative with 101 Part Time Jobs

Posted on 21/08/202021/08/2020
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The dreaded words ‘new normal’: how London’s pubs are Turning the Tide

Posted on 19/08/202024/08/2020
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Wrestling Demons: a unique collaboration between foodies, artists and bartenders

Posted on 21/05/202021/05/2020
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In Conversation With… documentary photographers Michaela Nagyidaiová and Kristina Sergeeva

Posted on 15/05/202003/12/2020
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Until Further Notice: Lily Waite captures her favourite East London pubs under lockdown in her new zine

Posted on 12/05/202012/05/2020
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Anka Dabrowska: “my art is all I’ve got now”

Posted on 02/05/202002/05/2020
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@closedLDN: Shoreditch through the eyes of a furloughed hospitality worker

Posted on 29/04/202029/04/2020
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As London’s independent businesses are gearing up to reopen their doors, we are busy building our creative network to support them. Are you starting out as a photographer and looking into doing more food and product photography? Join Distortion. Link in bio.

If all goes well, life in London will return to some sort of normality in a 100 days, but are we ready? It seems like our to do list of positive changes to make is getting longer every day. Let’s use the coming 100 days to not only think about the kind of city we want to live in, but also start with small acts of change.

London has changed quite a bit over the last year, hasn’t it? We’re all getting ready to go back to normal, and a lot of us could definitely use some support.

Are you an aspiring writer, photographer, illustrator, journalist, graphic designer, filmmaker or something else in the creative field? We are looking for Londoners looking to take their first steps in their creative careers!

Are you an aspiring writer, photographer, illustrator, journalist, graphic designer, filmmaker or something else in the creative field? We are looking for Londoners looking to take their first steps in their creative careers!

Are you an aspiring writer, photographer, illustrator, journalist, graphic designer, filmmaker or something else in the creative field? We are looking for Londoners looking to take their first steps in their creative careers!