Out on my morning walk this morning i wartched the autumn sun come up over the horizon i realised summer is officially over and what a summer it has been. We went from the scale of music genres as we visited and traded at some of the uks best and biggest.
For us at luna mars we startrd this company selling on high street markets so to set up stalls at music events feels like reaching the top league of football. This summer we was lucky enough to be offered pitches at Download, isle of white, Lattitude, Ynot, Boardmasters and reading and Leeds are the big ones that stand out.
As some of you may see the genres are really different with these and this meant it was even nicer to walk away with sales at each one as it reinforces for us the dsigns are spaking accross genres and social circles.
When i say these events are full on its not a over statement, We normally have 2 days to set up, tag products, meal prep, handle logistics with our staff and obviously the catch up with fellow traders. Some of my fav companies i have meet in the fields. Think Harper and Lewis, Toms Trunks and Vintage guru.
Once that whistle blows and gates open we normlly all nerves, back and forth with guessing how its going to be as the early bird ticket holders. The only difference was download( serious silver fiends at this event), and then the rushes come. the most wholesome feeling for us the founders is seeing the 6m x 6m crammed with people, music playing, singing, jokes, our designs grabbing compliments and its a tonic that reminds us we doing something right here.
The downsides do come, theft and people to wasted however as with an walk in society this is so minimalist. We are a jewellery company so normally when the headline act is on we close for the day. Seriously late night sales are the food and jumper vendors and we cool with that. Majoof our tock is thien locked in to the tool vaults in the stock van and we go off to enjoy some music.
Its the highlight of the year for me summer, festivals you really see people un bothered by news and political views, unbothered by routine just enjoying themselves.
Like i got to see myles smith, chappel roan, maximo park, central cee, leon bridges, greenday and hozier. Dasmm festivals work really gives you the best work playlist, truelly out of the world this.
now we grab our jackets and wrap up snd start to prepere for xmas. If you saw us this summer and was one of the thousands of customers we are in your debt and hope you stick aeround as we try and grow this from what started as ahigh street market stall to a global brand.
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