Cultureshock Connects
Issue 8
The newest issue of Cultureshock Connects showcases stories from global leaders across the cultural spectrum, from theatre, museums and galleries to luxury real estate and wine curation. Featured in this issue of Cultureshock Connects: Shakespeare’s Globe, Faye Toogood, Berry Bros. & Rudd, Sotheby’s International Realty, the Victoria and Albert Museum and more
Connect with us at the new Cultureshock.com
Over the years we have developed digital platforms and content for scores of world-class organisations, including Sotheby’s, Qatar Museums, Tate, World Monuments Fund and Hyundai. This month, we unveiled a refresh of our own website, where you can discover the full range of work Cultureshock has been privileged to undertake in partnership with our clients. The new site’s design reflects Cultureshock’s signature bold, contemporary and accessible style and continued evolution as a creative agency. Yes, we know you are very busy (even in August) but please take a moment to watch the sizzle reel at the top of the new home page – it’s 30 seconds of pure delight.
Keeping it contemporary at Shakespeare’s Globe
Just across the Thames from St. Paul’s Cathedral, the Globe’s lovingly reconstructed Elizabethan theatre continues to enrapture audiences with the magic of Shakespeare’s works, more than four centuries after they were first performed. The newest issue of Globe magazine, produced by Cultureshock, showcases the summer’s inventive new productions, led by award-winning director Indiana Lown-Collins’ reimagining of Love’s Labour’s Lost, delightfully staged using the art of flamenco. ¡Olé!
The architecture of luxury
This year, Sotheby’s International Realty celebrates 50 years as the global leader in luxury real estate. There are many reasons we love partnering with the brand to produce print and digital content: the company’s singular focus on architectural excellence, uncompromising quality and aesthetics, and keen understanding of the world’s most desirable locations yield an endless trove of wonderful stories for us to tell. It also gives us the chance to introduce readers to creative visionaries at the leading edge of the design world: in the Summer issue of Reside magazine, the multi-talented Faye Toogood (famed creator of the Roly Poly chair) chats with Caroline Roux about her recent collaborations for Milan Design Week, her affinity with Japan and a supersized mushroom mural she created for a hot new London restaurant.
A toast to great art and conversation
Ursula – the intellectually adventurous luxury magazine published by Hauser & Wirth – is a must-read publication for the world’s leading art collectors. Cultureshock works closely with Hauser & Wirth and the Ursula team to broker, facilitate and manage advertising and partnerships within the magazine’s ecosystem – including seeking an official partner for the Off the Record talk series. The talks, which are never recorded (hence the title), bring together artists and thinkers in a unique exploration of the creative process. Cultureshock brought together Ursula and Off the Record with the esteemed wine merchants Berry Bros. & Rudd to inspire conversations around collecting, whether that be art or wine, in the comfort of Hauser & Wirths own Wine Bar’. The project also ties to the Berry Bros. campaign, Collecting Starts with One Bottle.
A triumphant year for the V&A
Founded in 1852, London’s Victoria and Albert Museum is anything but staid. With V&A East Museum’s triumphant opening, the blockbuster Marie Antoinette Style exhibition, launching the David Bowie Centre and acquiring the first video uploaded to YouTube, the institution has continued to expand its reach in unexpected ways under the visionary direction of Sir Tristram Hunt. The V&A was one of Cultureshock’s very first clients, and we have been honoured to produce its magazine and strategic communications for more than two decades. The 2025-26 Annual Review – a richly illustrated companion piece to the Annual Report and Accounts – captures the full sweep of the V&A’s accomplishments and lays out its strategic vision. It is a must-read for the museum’s patrons and a source of inspiration for the wider profession.