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Authored opinions, cultural reviews and industry insights from our team, peers and clients.


The Gagarin Terrace
For our Cog Lunch this month we visited the Gagarin Terrace at The Royal Observatory, Greenwich. Situated adjacent to the...

This House at National Theatre
Michael's been to the National Theatre to see the much-lauded new play about the whips’ office in mid 1970s Parliament.

Pick Me Up
On what turned out to be a glorious, almost summer-like evening, the Cog team meandered their way along the Strand...

Ansel Adams – At The Waters Edge
I've always been a fan of Ansel Adams's work, since my first photography lesson at art college, so when I...

Last and First Cabaret
Let me state at the beginning - I have a lot of affection for Greenwich Dance. We worked with them...

A Cog Christmas special
Last night we all donned our most festive attire and prepared for a very special Cog Night outing. Pig, turkey,...

The Architects
Our first Cog Night of 2013 was spent in a freezing-cold unit on an industrial estate in South London. We...

Intro at Design Museum London
The most recent event of the ‘Long Lunch’ lecture series saw Julian House, of the Intro partnership, visit Design Museum...

Ghost Bus Tour
The necropolis bus (a converted Routemaster) looked magnificent, twinkling under Edwardian street lights, evoking memories of every London based, fog...

D&AD President’s Lectures – Hegarty on Advertising
We at Cog love a D&AD lecture, if only because they to generate such strong conflicts of opinion amongst our...

Emirates Air-Line and The O2 Arena
It's just a short journey east of our studio to the o2 Arena and the Emirates Air-line, which has opened...

Walter Isaacson at the Royal Institution
In the room where the Victorians explained and codified science, the Science Museum Director, Roger Highfield was in conversation with...

Illuminate! at British Library
Illuminate! was part of the British Library’s Spring Festival, a celebration of creativity, fashion and design. For one night only,...

Grayson Perry at the British Museum
In a small shrine, in the enoumous chasm of The British Museum's Great Court, Grayson Perry has curated an installation...

OMA at Barbican
An exhibition on OMA, one of the most influential architecture practices working today. Celebrated as much for their daring and...

Dickens and London
Through the first half of his bicentenary, Museum of London hosts a comprehensive exhibition about Charles Dickens, his influence on...

Self-promotional papers for AMA 2011
For the Arts Marketing Association conference in Glasgow, we made a newspaper to give to delegates.

Glamour Factory: Late Shift at National Portrait Gallery
The National Portrait Gallery was packed for this special late night opening, organised by Contemporary Vintage, an excuse to dress...