New Tiki bar in Newcastle, UK? - General Tiki

B bigbrotiki Tiki Socialite Tiki Island, above the Silverlake Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: 11621	B bigbrotiki Posted posted on Tue, Oct 26, 2010 8:26 AM Man, I had missed the reply to this post. Another one! On 2010-10-19 09:34, cheekytiki wrote: we counted 21 Tiki (some borderline) Bars Open at the moment in the UK, another opening next week. You guys deserve a medal for most efficient agents of Tiki culture in foreign territories! While American entrepreneurs are tiptoeing around going true Tiki with most of the new establishments that have opened recently, fearful of the label being associated with "Kitsch" and "Retro", in G.B. they go no holds barred full Tiki Modern - WITH Tikis! Your places are the proof that contemporary design and Tiki DO mix, and can look good, and be successful. http://www.cheekytiki.com/Interior.htm The British Tiki New Wave is approaching the dimensions of its foreign ancestor, the Spanish Tiki craze of the 1970s. Amazing. Has ANYBODY over there noticed, and written about it? BIZARRE Magazine completely blew their chance to be the first to report on it, they didn't follow any of the leads about Mahiki/Kanaloa/ the KuKuis that I gave them. There should have been a whole side bar or article, but they didn't get it. You are unsung heroes in your own land.

Man, I had missed the reply to this post. Another one!

On 2010-10-19 09:34, cheekytiki wrote:
we counted 21 Tiki (some borderline) Bars Open at the moment in the UK, another opening next week.

You guys deserve a medal for most efficient agents of Tiki culture in foreign territories! While American entrepreneurs are tiptoeing around going true Tiki with most of the new establishments that have opened recently, fearful of the label being associated with "Kitsch" and "Retro", in G.B. they go no holds barred full Tiki Modern - WITH Tikis! Your places are the proof that contemporary design and Tiki DO mix, and can look good, and be successful.

http://www.cheekytiki.com/Interior.htm

The British Tiki New Wave is approaching the dimensions of its foreign ancestor, the Spanish Tiki craze of the 1970s. Amazing. Has ANYBODY over there noticed, and written about it? BIZARRE Magazine completely blew their chance to be the first to report on it, they didn't follow any of the leads about Mahiki/Kanaloa/ the KuKuis that I gave them. There should have been a whole side bar or article, but they didn't get it. You are unsung heroes in your own land.

Post #561648 by bigbrotiki on Tue, Oct 26, 2010 8:26 AM