Adwoa Owusu-Barnieh - Contributor
Adwoa Owusu-Barnieh is an emerging artist who utilizes the written word, oral storytelling, research, creative facilitation and public programming as tools for cultural education. Some of their words have appeared in King Kong Magazine, GQ South Africa, GUAP Magazine and more. Adwoa has a background in social care coordination and publishing, and previously worked as Project Coordinator of The Growing Project at Grand Union Gallery and Artists' Studios in Digbeth, Birmingham. @adwoa_ob
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Natascha Milsom - Contributor
Natascha is an avid foodie and traveller with an intense love for London. Natascha grew up in Hawaii then Singapore where living is eating. Hospitality is in her background attending the prestigious Ecole Hôtelière de Lausanne and embarking on a career with Hyatt International and independent restaurants and then a pivot to freelance floristry. Nothing pains her more than a poor meal. She is many people’s go to for recommendations for restaurants, fun unique things to do and the best areas to explore in London. This led to being named “Itinerary Woman” by her friends. Natascha’s passion is discovering GREAT FOOD from street food stalls to Michelin starred restaurants all while having tremendous respect for the hard work and passion that lives in the hospitality industry.
Her other interests are cooking, cocktails, floristry, theatre, and dance.
Contact: natascha.milsom@flolondon.co.uk
Follow her on Instagram: @itinerarywoman
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Ellen Hodgetts - Contributor
Ellen works as a PR consultant in London with clients in sectors including finance, property and sustainability. She is a huge theatre enthusiast and loves scouting out the best deals for cheap tickets. In her free time she can be found trying out the best coffee shops and bakeries in North London and endlessly searching for the perfect jacket on Vinted. Ellen also loves to travel and spent the first six months of 2023 travelling across South America, exploring everything from the Amazon jungle to the Galapagos Islands, climbing volcanoes and learning about local cultures.
Contact: ellen.hodgetts@flolondon.co.uk
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Massoumeh Safinia - Arts contributor
Massoumeh is a numismatist who specialises in studying coins, particularly Islamic coins. She previously served as a Project Curator at the British Museum in the Department of Coins and Medals. Currently, she works as a freelancer and dedicates most of her time to her passion, which involves exploring numerous places. Massoumeh thoroughly enjoys writing, discussing, and reading about art and culture. She has a strong desire to stay informed about all the ongoing art and cultural events. In her free time, she loves to embark on long walks exploring London and capturing countless photos—so many that she often jokes about her mobile device reaching its photo storage limit!
Follow her explorations on Instagram: @the.perpetual.wanderer
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Sara Bellan - Contributor
Sara currently works in theatre fundraising doing research and data insight. Originally from Seattle, she moved to New York City for university. While living there, she worked in the social sciences and in policy research. On the side, she could be found running around NYC to find the best food, beautiful art, and enchanting parks. She then moved to the UK to pursue an MPhil in Social Anthropology. She can regularly be found watching plays around london, trying out new restaurants and posting on @surreal_mealbaby, and exploring botanical gardens. Interests include: arts and arts organisations’ practices, queerness and queer culture, food as both delicious and culturally significant, and natural spaces.
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Tani Burns - Contributor
Tani Burns is a PR consultant across arts, culture, luxury and leisure. Global brands, world-class venues, publishing houses and charitable organizations form much of her experience, alongside an international network of prestigious artists, galleries, auction houses and art fairs. From a young age, an academic grounding has run simultaneous to journalism across regional, national and international publications, and while her career in arts PR keeps her busy, she is also passionate about food culture and travel - and about sharing knowledge around everything she sees, hears and tastes. Tani is a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (FRSA).
Contact: tani.burns@flolondon.co.uk
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Liberty Martin - Arts and Culture Contributor
Liberty Martin (she/her) is a writer, archive assistant and podcaster whose work focuses on cultural production across the African diaspora. She co-hosts a monthly podcast, Lose Your Sister, which analyses media through a Black feminist lens. She has previously worked with the Harvard Review, Small Axe, the Financial Times, the Black Cultural Archives, and the Barnard College Digital Humanities Centre, amongst other publications and organisations. You can follow her musings on Twitter at @libertyamartin.
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Emma Chadwick - Contributor
Emma currently works as a Copywriter in London for multiple brands and sector. She spends most of her time reading, writing, on extended periods of holiday (aka. travelling). Despite being a notorious tea snob, you’ll often find her with her head in a book in one of London’s many coffee shops.
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Joanna Stawowczyk - Video Editor
Joanna has a Master’s degree in Economics, but her passion is bringing stories to life onscreen as a video editor. Having lived in Poland and Norway, Joanna now calls London home. She has been getting to know her adopted city through her frequent journeys around its streets and neighbourhoods on her motorbike.
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Baafour Totoe - Business Development
Baafour drives business development at FLO seeking strategic partnerships for FLO London The Shop and Cairo Street Gallery. He is as passionate about creative industries as he is about Arsenal and is often found at our various London pop-ups (as long as there isn’t an arsenal game on)!
Contact: baafour.totoe@flolondon.co.uk
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Meg Harrop of Lemon and Birch - Logo Designer
Meg is a brand stylist and designer for small businesses. She’s passionate about helping people build their business dreams into a reality with intentional, thoughtfully crafted brand identities.
After working on branding with corporate clients, Meg longed for a more fulfilling way of life. She set up her design studio, Lemon & Birch, in 2016 to bring her branding design skills to the small business community."
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Nike Akinfenwa- Illustrator
A savvy story-teller and manga enthusiast, Nike Akinfenwa is a self-employed designer and artist who comes from Southern Ireland and now lives in Greater London. She is passionate about London, creativity, pretty things.
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Lucy Firestone - Assistant Editor
Lucy works as a lawyer for a media and entertainment company where she specialises in television distribution. Originally from Manchester, she has a passion for film, TV and music, filling her evenings with gigs and trips to the theatres and cinemas of London. She is an avid reader and can be found on Hampstead Heath with a flat white and a good book on a Sunday morning.
Contact: Lucy.Firestone@flolondon.co.uk
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Mollie Kate Cohen - Editor
Mollie is a freelance writer, having started her career as a specialist bid writer. She writes on a wide range of topics including the arts, social justice and life in London. She is an avid reader, gig attendee and baker. Her hates include slogan t-shirts, mushrooms and having the big light on.
Contact: mollie.cohen@flolondon.co.uk
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Maawura Totoe - Founder & Editor-in-Chief
Maawura is a Civil Engineer. A Lover of life. A relayer of all things London, brunch and Art. A big fan of gin and tonic. A full-on floral enthusiast and feels at peace in Colombia Road Flower Market on a Sunday - but of course before the gridlock starts after Noon…
Contact: maawura.totoe@flolondon.co.uk
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