Join ArtReview and Ursula magazine for ‘Off the Record,’ a series of informal talks in Wine Bar at the Farm Shop Mayfair, in partnership with Berry Bros. & Rudd.

Held monthly, these intimate and relaxed conversations bring together artists, thinkers and creatives to give an insight into their inspirations, processes and evolution of ideas.⁠ The series is a celebration of traditional conviviality, designed to be experienced live in a welcoming wine bar setting.

This month’s session will feature a conversation with Jayden Ali, architect, artist and Founding Director of JA Projects, and Simone Brewster, artist, designer and educator. Bringing together perspectives from architecture, design and contemporary culture, the discussion will explore how creative practice shapes the way we experience cities, public space and the world around us.

Ali’s work spans civic and cultural projects, from redesigning London’s iconic Piccadilly Circus and the 2026 ‘Why We Make Galleries,’ at V&A East Museum in London, to co-curating the British Pavilion at the 2023 Venice Biennale. Brewster’s multidisciplinary practice spans furniture, sculpture and public architecture, and she is currently the subject of the Platform exhibition at the Design Museum in London, UK.

• 6.15 pm: Arrival and welcome drink

• 7 pm: Talk followed by a Q&A

Tickets cost £14 per person, which includes a glass of wine, as well as a copy of ArtReview and Ursula magazines. Please note seats will be allocated on a first come, first serve basis.

An à-la-carte menu of small plates, charcuterie and wines will be available to purchase throughout the evening.

About Jayden Ali
Jayden Ali, Founding Director of JA Projects, is an architect, artist and educator shaping the culture of contemporary cities. Recognized by the Design Museum, Vogue, Wallpaper* and the Architects’ Journal’s ‘40 Under 40,’ he serves as a London Mayor’s Design Advocate, Dean’s Visiting Professor at Columbia University in. New York NY, and teaches at prestigious institutions across Europe.

His work spans civic and cultural projects, from reimagining London’s iconic Piccadilly Circus to co-curating the British Pavilion at the 2023 Venice Biennale. Recent projects include: ‘MATTER and SHAPE,’ (2026), Paris, France; and ‘Why We Make Galleries,’ (2026), V&A East Museum, London, UK; and the revitalization of Queen’s Market, London, UK. His upcoming projects include: work for the Smithsonian Design Museum Cooper Hewitt, New York NY; city-scale illuminated artwork for Elephant and Castle, London, UK; and the artistic direction of a major theatrical event in the Caribbean.

About Simone Brewster

Simone Brewster is a London-based artist whose work explores the intersections of contemporary art, architecture and cultural memory. Working across sculpture, painting, furniture and installation, she creates what she describes as ‘intimate architectures’—objects and environments that examine how identity, belonging and collective memory are embodied through material form.

Originally trained in architecture at the Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL, before completing an MA in Design Products at the Royal College of Art, Brewster brings a distinctive spatial sensibility to her practice. Her work draws on histories of migration, Black diasporic experience, vernacular architecture and decorative traditions, exploring the emotional and cultural lives of objects.

In 2026, Brewster is headling Platform at the Design Museum in London, UK. Her work is held in the permanent collections of the Victoria & Albert Museum, London Museum, Walker Art Gallery and the Smithsonian Institution (NMAAHC).

About Berry Bros. & Rudd
Founded in 1698, Berry Bros. & Rudd is Britain’s oldest wine and spirits merchant, with over 325 years of history. Its Grade II-listed shop at No.3 St James’s Street in London, UK, has long been a meeting place for connoisseurs, collectors and curious drinkers alike. Beneath its historic façade lie vaulted cellars that have hosted generations of tastings, conversations and celebrations—making it the perfect setting for an evening of spirited exchange.

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