La Violette Società. The Social. I’m not sure what Violette hoped for when they launched it, ten years ago, whatever the vision was back then, they have to be immensely proud of what it became, and what it means to a lot of us. I could repeat what it’s all about, the artists getting equal billing and a split of the gate money, the gifting of reserved tickets… but we know all this, but what has it meant on a personal level?.
The Social quickly became a community, like minded people coming together to discover and enjoy four curated artists. The forming of new friendships, a kinship, captured perfectly in that community, whether intentional or not, this is what Violette had created. It was safe, it was warm, it was a gem. Sell out after sell out was no false flattery.
For me, it is no exaggeration to say it was a game changer, I ended up compèring two events (accident, not design), I filmed one event and created a poster or two for a couple of “spin offs”. It got be back designing after I’d fallen into a creative slumber.
So it’s apt for me to launch my next project with a t-shirt campaign to say a thank you and to celebrate the Social, what it became and what it means. I’ve recently left my Production Planning job, and this next chapter has been on the back burner for some time. However, tlark (tee lark) was only born last week. I was always taught that a good Designer has to be culturally aware, and I’m carrying that over to tlark’s tag line “Cultural A’wear’ness”. Creating and selling wearable culture. Unique, short runs, the kind of thing a Social goer would love to wear.
The Società T-shirts are individually hand pressed. Pascal’s gorgeous V monogram roundel in Metallic Silver/Grey on a 215gsm carded cotton French Navy shirt. This is a limited run of 50 shirts
And the ship sails on. Long live Società.
— Ed Rimmer, 4 April 2026
Overseas? Contact Ed directly :
edward.rimmer@icloud.com
https://www.instagram.com/rimmer_ed
La Violette Società. The Social. I’m not sure what Violette hoped for when they launched it, ten years ago, whatever the vision was back then, they have to be immensely proud of what it became, and what it means to a lot of us. I could repeat what it’s all about, the artists getting equal billing and a split of the gate money, the gifting of reserved tickets… but we know all this, but what has it meant on a personal level?.
The Social quickly became a community, like minded people coming together to discover and enjoy four curated artists. The forming of new friendships, a kinship, captured perfectly in that community, whether intentional or not, this is what Violette had created. It was safe, it was warm, it was a gem. Sell out after sell out was no false flattery.
For me, it is no exaggeration to say it was a game changer, I ended up compèring two events (accident, not design), I filmed one event and created a poster or two for a couple of “spin offs”. It got be back designing after I’d fallen into a creative slumber.
So it’s apt for me to launch my next project with a t-shirt campaign to say a thank you and to celebrate the Social, what it became and what it means. I’ve recently left my Production Planning job, and this next chapter has been on the back burner for some time. However, tlark (tee lark) was only born last week. I was always taught that a good Designer has to be culturally aware, and I’m carrying that over to tlark’s tag line “Cultural A’wear’ness”. Creating and selling wearable culture. Unique, short runs, the kind of thing a Social goer would love to wear.
The Società T-shirts are individually hand pressed. Pascal’s gorgeous V monogram roundel in Metallic Silver/Grey on a 215gsm carded cotton French Navy shirt. This is a limited run of 50 shirts
And the ship sails on. Long live Società.
— Ed Rimmer, 4 April 2026
Overseas? Contact Ed directly :
edward.rimmer@icloud.com
https://www.instagram.com/rimmer_ed
