Katie launched her illustrations business in 2013, since then she has created over 2000 unique illustrations for private clients as well as commercial commissions for the likes of Waitrose, Harrogate International Festival & Estée Lauder. Specialising in bright, quirky and stylised illustrated prints and premium quality homewares; find out about Katie’s business journey in our latest instalment of Gravitas Meets… Full article available in the Summer 2019 issue of Gravitas: https://issuu.com/gravitasmagazine/docs/summer_issue_2019 Video produced by Reckless Abandon Media. 🎨🎨 Katie Cardew Illustrations: https://kcillustrations.co.uk/ ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯ Website: https://gravitasmagazine.co.uk/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gravitasmagazine/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/gravitas_mag Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gravitas_magazine/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/grav-i-tas-magazine-924680129/ Reckless Abandon Media: https://www.recklessabandonmedia.co.uk/ ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯ About Gravitas Magazine: Featuring a perfect mix of Fashion, Health & Beauty, Home, Travel, Motoring, Business, Food & Drink and Social as well as What’s on guides. Appeals to both males and females, our readers are influential, professional and aspiring adults aged 30-60. Our readers are savvy, fashionable individuals and couples looking for the lifestyle inspiration and aspiration that Gravitas delivers, unrivaled by any other local publication. ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯

Gerry Sondh has been in optics since 1993. Find out how he started his journey into optometry and how stylish spectacles can be. “Here we do not settle for the ordinary. Every face is special and deserves a special frame. The eyewear experience with other opticians often results in the customer quickly becoming bored and often settling for the average. When clients come into the Oculist, they are faced with so many different choices. Their biggest challenge is which pair to buy first. We create fun and excitement with the frame selection process and balance form and function.” “Don’t hide your eyes, frame them! Join The Oculist family and enjoy being OCULIZED!” Full article available in the Spring 2020 issue of Gravitas: https://issuu.com/gravitasmagazine/docs/gravitas_spring_issue_20 Video produced by Reckless Abandon Media. 👓🕶 The Oculist: https://www.theoculist.com/ ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯ Website: https://gravitasmagazine.co.uk/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gravitasmagazine/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/gravitas_mag Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gravitas_magazine/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/grav-i-tas-magazine-924680129/ Reckless Abandon Media: https://www.recklessabandonmedia.co.uk/ ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯ About Gravitas Magazine: Featuring a perfect mix of Fashion, Health & Beauty, Home, Travel, Motoring, Business, Food & Drink and Social as well as What’s on guides. Appeals to both males and females, our readers are influential, professional and aspiring adults aged 30-60. Our readers are savvy, fashionable individuals and couples looking for the lifestyle inspiration and aspiration that Gravitas delivers, unrivaled by any other local publication. ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯

To start our new series ‘Gravitas Learns…’, we caught up with Matt Gregory to learn his preferred method for tasting wine. Having sold wine since he was legally old enough, Matt embraces a natural winemaking style with minimal handling and interventions to create the tastiest wine possible. Video produced by Reckless Abandon Media. ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯ Connect with us: 🕶 Gravitas Summer Issue 2019: https://issuu.com/gravitasmagazine/docs/summer_issue_2019 🍷 Expert | Matt Gregory: http://theenglishwinemaker.co.uk/ 🎥 Videography | Reckless Abandon Media: https://www.recklessabandonmedia.co.uk/ 🏠 Location | Bat and Bottle: https://bat.wine/ ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯ Website: https://gravitasmagazine.co.uk/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gravitasmagazine/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/gravitas_mag Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gravitas_magazine/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/grav-i-tas-magazine-924680129/ ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯ About Gravitas Magazine: Featuring a perfect mix of Fashion, Health & Beauty, Home, Travel, Motoring, Business, Food & Drink and Social as well as What’s on guides. Appeals to both males and females, our readers are influential, professional and aspiring adults aged 30-60. Our readers are savvy, fashionable individuals and couples looking for the lifestyle inspiration and aspiration that Gravitas delivers, unrivaled by any other local publication. ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯

The Two Chimps Coffee unit is a brilliant state-of-the-art establishment based at Oakham Enterprise Park in Rutland which plays host to a specially commissioned coffee roaster, a funky, yet relaxed tasting room and also happened to provide the location for our fashion shoot this spring: check out the video here —} https://bit.ly/2XBcGjw This is not the couple’s first business - they enjoyed 13 hugely successful years as photographers at Deans Street Studio in Oakham. We were intrigued to find out why such a dramatic shift and how life in coffee is treating these young entrepreneurs. Full article available in the Spring 2019 issue of Gravitas: https://issuu.com/gravitasmagazine/docs/gravitas_spring_issue_2019 Video produced by Reckless Abandon Media. 🐒🐒☕️ Two Chimps Coffee: https://twochimpscoffee.com/ ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯ Website: https://gravitasmagazine.co.uk/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gravitasmagazine/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/gravitas_mag Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gravitas_magazine/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/grav-i-tas-magazine-924680129/ Reckless Abandon Media: https://www.recklessabandonmedia.co.uk/ ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯ About Gravitas Magazine: Featuring a perfect mix of Fashion, Health & Beauty, Home, Travel, Motoring, Business, Food & Drink and Social as well as What’s on guides. Appeals to both males and females, our readers are influential, professional and aspiring adults aged 30-60. Our readers are savvy, fashionable individuals and couples looking for the lifestyle inspiration and aspiration that Gravitas delivers, unrivaled by any other local publication. ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯

All eyes are on Elli Dean as she takes us through her process of photographing the Gravitas Magazine spring fashion shoot. Everything from how she chooses lenses, to how she uses her Nikon gear, and meeting the requirements of a fashion shoot brief. Video produced by Reckless Abandon Media. ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯ Tech Specs: Photography | Nikon D810 | Nikon AF-S 24-70mm f/2.8G ED | Nikon AF-S 50mm f/1.4G Videography | Sony FS7 | Nikkor AF-S 20mm ED f/1.8 | Nikkor AI-S 28mm f/2.8 | Nikon AF-S 50mm f/1.8G | Nikkor AI 135mm f/3.5 ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯ Check them out all out below: 🕶 Gravitas Spring Issue 2019: https://issuu.com/gravitasmagazine/docs/gravitas_spring_issue_2019 🔥 Models: Paul Gethin: @gethinmodel Helena Jelinkova: @helenajelinkova_ Natasha May: @tashamay45 Charlotte Speechley: @charlottemonkey3 💄 Makeup | Sophie Knight: @sk.makeup 📸 Photography | Elli Dean Photography: https://www.ellideanphotography.co.uk/ ✂️ Hair | Hannah Coxhead Studio: https://hchairstudio.co.uk/ 🎥 Videography | Reckless Abandon Media: https://www.recklessabandonmedia.co.uk/ 🧣 Stylist | Katie Crowe: http://www.colourbykatie.co.uk/ 👕 Outfits: Cavells: https://www.cavells.co.uk/ Duo Boutique: http://duoboutique.co.uk/ Fords of Oakham: http://www.fordsofoakham.co.uk/ Win or Lose: https://www.win-or-lose.com/ 🏠 Location | Two Chimps Coffee: https://twochimpscoffee.com/ ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯ Website: https://gravitasmagazine.co.uk/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gravitasmagazine/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/gravitas_mag Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gravitas_magazine/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/grav-i-tas-magazine-924680129/ ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯ About Gravitas Magazine: Featuring a perfect mix of Fashion, Health & Beauty, Home, Travel, Motoring, Business, Food & Drink and Social as well as What’s on guides. Appeals to both males and females, our readers are influential, professional and aspiring adults aged 30-60. Our readers are savvy, fashionable individuals and couples looking for the lifestyle inspiration and aspiration that Gravitas delivers, unrivaled by any other local publication. ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯

We were very proud and excited to sponsor the Gravitas Style Awards for Ladies’ Evening recently at Huntingdon Racecourse. Ladies’ Evening is the penultimate race meeting and one of the highlights of the season at the racecourse, guaranteed to bring out the most fabulous fashion. We were all set to enjoy thrilling racing under the evening sun - and boy were we lucky with the weather! We would like to thank Huntingdon Racecourse and our amazing and loyal clients who, not only provided the incredible prizes, but also joined us for this spectacular event. Video produced by Reckless Abandon Media. ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯ Connect with us: 🕶 Gravitas Summer Issue 2019: https://issuu.com/gravitasmagazine/docs/summer_issue_2019 Sponsors: 🐎 Huntingdon Racecourse: https://www.thejockeyclub.co.uk/huntingdon/ 🌹 Loveness London: https://www.lovenesslondon.com/ 🏨 Quy Mill Hotel: https://www.cambridgequymill.co.uk/ 🏘 River Nene Cottages: https://www.rivernenecottages.co.uk/ 🚙 Sycamore BMW: https://www.sycamorebmw.co.uk/ ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯ Website: https://gravitasmagazine.co.uk/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gravitasmagazine/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/gravitas_mag Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gravitas_magazine/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/grav-i-tas-magazine-924680129/ ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯ About Gravitas Magazine: Featuring a perfect mix of Fashion, Health & Beauty, Home, Travel, Motoring, Business, Food & Drink and Social as well as What’s on guides. Appeals to both males and females, our readers are influential, professional and aspiring adults aged 30-60. Our readers are savvy, fashionable individuals and couples looking for the lifestyle inspiration and aspiration that Gravitas delivers, unrivalled by any other local publication. ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯

Local lady and mum of two girls, Khadija started her cleaning company Opal & Pearl after moving back to the area. This is not her first business and we're guessing it won't be her last! We popped along to see how she is and asked her some questions about her life and her appearance on BBC's The Apprentice. Full article available in the Winter 2018 issue of Gravitas: https://issuu.com/scenemagazine7/docs/grav-winter-19-online Video produced by Reckless Abandon Media. ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯ Website: https://gravitasmagazine.co.uk/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gravitasmagazine/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/gravitas_mag Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gravitas_magazine/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/grav-i-tas-magazine-924680129/ Reckless Abandon Media: https://www.recklessabandonmedia.co.uk/ ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯ About Gravitas Magazine: Featuring a perfect mix of Fashion, Health & Beauty, Home, Travel, Motoring, Business, Food & Drink and Social as well as What’s on guides. Appeals to both males and females, our readers are influential, professional and aspiring adults aged 30-60. Our readers are savvy, fashionable individuals and couples looking for the lifestyle inspiration and aspiration that Gravitas delivers, unrivaled by any other local publication. ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯