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Explore @gunda_hafner_ltd eco-conscious SS18 collection at our Marylebone Pop Up this 18th of May. ... #londonfashion #popuplondon #wearepopup #appearhere (at Marylebone London)

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Our @somewhereto_ space on Wood Street will be opening next week! We still have some available dates in August and September if you want to use the space, email us at [email protected] for more info #WEAREpopup

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Artist Emily Simpson is working on our shop window as part of her Home and Away residency with @thearthouseuk #WEAREpopup

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#WEAREpopup coming soon! Launches Wednesday 29th July 5-10pm Wood street, Wakefield #freespace @somewhereto_ #popup #16-25

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We've got the keys for our space for the summer!! Lots of exciting things planned #watchthisspace A massive thank you to Woodhead Investments! #wearepopup @somewhereto_

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A New Way to Manage Your Projects

If you've logged in to We Are Pop Up recently, you may have noticed a bit of a change. We've made some updates to how you manage the projects you've created, in an effort to simplify the process of listing, finding space, and sharing with your communities.

The Project List

The first major change comes to the main list of your projects. We Are Pop Up has grown and added a number of new features since this page was first designed, and the list was beginning to feel cluttered. The new list features a simplified design, with much of the functionality moved to a new Project Management panel (see below). Within each project row on the list, there are several indicators for project status, as well as a few buttons for some common functions.

A progress bar has been added to help you understand what may still need to be done to take full advantage of your project. While there are several contributing factors to having a project marked "complete", the general rule is that a complete project should have basic information, images, and either a request for space or an upcoming location and time.

Additionally, three small icons will help you identify quickly if your project has an active request for space, has received any offers (and how many have not yet been viewed), or you've added a location and time.  

Finally, there are buttons which allow you to archive the project or quickly start another using that project as a template.

Project Management

The new project management page is the starting point for everything about your project. The menu along the left will take you through the various sections you can complete, most of which should look familiar if you've already gone through the process of adding a project. The Project Home will change slightly, depending on the state of your project and what actions you may need to do, but the final result is to allow you to promote your project across social networks. This will help you demonstrate the support of your community.

Requesting Space

A new page for managing your public space request and direct inquiries has been added. This page will allow you to manage in one place, all of the spaces you've applied directly for, as well as see the state of your open request to all landlords.

We hope this has been a helpful introduction to the new features for the projects area. We're excited about bringing this new view to the rest of the system as well, and the new features that it will allow us to provide. We'd love to get your feedback, so please drop us a line at [email protected] with any questions, comments, or concerns.

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Hot Pop Ups - April 1st, 2013

This week, We Are Pop Up HQ launched 'Hot Properties' on our home page. This puts our businesses and brands in control; they can now apply for a particular space that fits their pop-up project. We are currently featuring much-loved spaces such as Boxpark Shoreditch and Dalston Department Store, both pop-up veterans.  This two-way match making is our version of retailing in the future! 

This week has also been a winner with new and exciting project pages popping up every day. It is inspiring to learn about so many unique and creative pop-up ideas. I had the opportunity to pick three outstanding pages this week to feature on the We Are Pop Up blog and help these projects get the most out of their space requests.

THE HUB BOX GALLERY – Love Mayka

Love Mayka is a womanswear fashion label all about creating an artistry of prints celebrating femininity in fashion. It uses inspiration from artwork they  produce in-house and apply to a unique Autumn/Winter collection involving a “riot of clashing colours and spectacular prints”. Designed by print artist Maya Finkelstein Amrami, the compelling offering is for women who want to stand out from the crowd and make an unforgettable, lasting impression. The collection consists of body con dresses, high waist pencil skirts, Japanese cut jackets, high waist sheer trousers, kimono inspired tops, reversible chiffon dresses and kimono silk coats. 

As well as being a great example of using the project page to sell their company and aims, the pop-up ideas for the launch of this new range are exciting and unique. The pop up will get the local colleges and businesses involved within the art installations created in store, which is a great way of reinventing the idea of your customers retail experience, and is a unique way of getting people to come in and explore. If you’re interested with working to create a space with Love Mayka, sign up at We Are Pop Up.

Muu Cereal Bar

In a world where time is money, it is becoming increasingly hard to get food which is convenient, healthy and tasty! This was a problem felt by the owner of this wonderful project page, which they decided to tackle. Muu is a cereal bar offering great tasting, healthy, fresh, UK cereals, milks, fruits and more to people on the run. Not only that, but they have done the nutritional work for you, by having different options that fit with the different customer lifestyles. Got an important meeting in the afternoon and need something to keep you going? By mixing the right fruit, the best berries and the perfect grains, Muu can keep your brain active and energy levels up to ensure you can perform at your best. 

Muu provides a well thought marketing strategy and honest predicted challenges, leaving any space holder with a feeling of trust. If you’re interested with working to create a space with Muu, sign up at We Are Pop Up.

FACTORY LIMITED

Born out of a love of art, West London Art Factory is currently a collection of 14 studios, a workspace, a gallery and screen-printing facilities in North Acton. The passionate husband and wife team gives the opportunity to up-and-coming artists to produce and showcase their work. Their facilities give them the chance to explore in a variety of mediums, from spray can, ink and pencil through to screen-printed and digital. This leads them to come up with an exciting and eye catching collection of art work, which they wish to sell in a pop up shop! 

They’ve got experience in temporary shops, as they currently hold bi-yearly temporary art exhibition in London – leading to a great reference source on their project page. If you’re interested in giving West London Art Factory a space to share their work, sign up at We Are Pop Up. 

- This week-in-review of projects is developed and produced by Lucy Neech for We Are Pop Up. You can find Lucy on Twitter.