Geneva 2015

The Kahn group have just exhibited for their third time at the Geneva Motor Show, and its safe to say it has been the best year yet...

I wanted to do a blog post to show the Kahn team in Switzerland hard at work at the biggest automotive event of the year!

Geneva begins for us months ahead of the show, so here is a photo diary of my Geneva experience.

The majority of the pictures in this blog have been used on our social media pages, so for updates on all things 'Kahn' take a look and follow these accounts on instagram:

@akahndesign

@chelseatruckco

photo credit @jessyjayne_xox

Once we were open for business, we began each morning with a team meeting.

There was a lot of press interest due to the unveiling of our new coach built 6x6, the 'Flying Huntsman'. 

Along with all the press interest, we also had a camera crew following our every move... all will be revealed soon enough!

photo credit @jessyjayne_xox

The evenings were a time for everyone to relax and spend some down time together, we were very fortunate to have some beautiful accommodation situated by the Swiss Alps. 

The cars we exhibited were all 'Volcanic Rock'.  This has been the most desired paint finish for the brand in the past few months.

There are more images of the vehicles we exhibited on the website, the majority can also be found on all our social media outputs.

Graham our photographer took some beautiful images not just of our cars, but other vehicles being exhibited. 

For example this lovely McLaren...

To explore more of our social media feeds, take a look at the following twitter accounts:
@akahndesign
@chelseatruckco
@projectkahn

Lake Geneva

Goodbye Geneva!

All the photos (bar a few) were taken by @Rogue86photog

Kahn Owners Rally - Guest Post

This weeks blog post is a guest post from Jessica Jones. Jessica works in our Leeds showroom, in customer relations, marketing and events.

The First Kahn Owners Rally

Last Summer to celebrate the opening of our Leeds showroom, myself and our marketing team decided to go forward with hosting some great local events, the first of which was our Kahn Owners' Rally. This gave our customers a social event to meet and compare the designs of our vehicles, with a personal touch. Our aim was to bring together like-minded enthusiasts in a relaxed environment, with the opportunity to enjoy a country drive.

In the morning the guests gathered at the showroom for tea, coffee and pastries. Many of the guests had not visited the new Leeds showroom so it was nice to catch up with some familiar faces.  After a chat and some refreshments we set off on a beautiful scenic route toward the Yorkshire Dales.

The team were delighted with the weather. This gave us some great opportunities to take some lovely shots of the cars in convoy. 

For lunch the final destination was The Devonshire Fell, a lovely little country house situated in the Yorkshire Dales. The venue is located close to Bolton Abbey in Burnsall Village. The scenery is known for being delightful in this part of the country and the views certainly didn’t disappoint.  

After lunch we stopped for photographs against the stunning backdrop of the Yorkshire Dales.
 We returned to Leeds mid afternoon for light refreshments, and the opportunity to compare vehicles.

This summer we will be looking to host the event on a even bigger scale, with the opportunity for clients to also visit the showroom prior to the start of the Rally. We hope to see you all there, if you would like to get involved email me:
jessica.jones@kahndesign.com

  

Location Location

With all of the exciting new projects going on at Head Office, sometimes it's nice to get out of the office and appreciate some beautiful surroundings!

This particular location you may recognise if you follow my boss Mr. Kahn on instagram.  This is one of his beautiful properties right here in West Yorkshire.

The location is one of many we are planning to use for some lifestyle photographs we will be taking early 2015.  The lifestyle shoots will be introducing new products such as time pieces, clothing, accessories and more to the Kahn Lifestyle Brand, A. Kahn Design,

This is my favourite shot.  The beautiful autumnal weather is the perfect scene for this luxurious Range Rover RS600.  

Perforated leather interior with signature Kahn Leather Seats.  

Moda UK 2014

 

Image courtesy of the NEC
 

 This week saw Spring Summer 15 Collections from around the world showcase at the NEC Birmingham for the Moda UK Exhibition. I have to say I loved every moment of Moda, the NEC is a huge venue, and  cleverly divided into easy to navigate sections! 

Image courtesy of www.moda-uk.co.uk

 

 The only negative I could say about Moda is I get a huge urge to revamp my wardrobe and go on a huge shopping spree the minute I wander round! 

 

 The highlights of my time were the stands! I felt they were laid out better than PURE London, and the exhibitors were so friendly and helpful! The staff at Moda were very attentive, giving out guides, advice and just in general being very friendly! However, I will give PURE the fact that the seminars and catwalks were slightly more interesting and had a bigger variety!



Instagram @jessyjayne_xox

 

 I can't go in to too much detail about my buying experience at Moda but I can say we made some valuable contacts and will be ordering some amazing products!  

 I have been ordering samples, organising meetings & designing since I have been back in the office and the ideas for the new collection are so fantastic I could burst!

You can follow my blog and get sneak peeks into these new products as the weeks go on! 



Hilton Birmingham Metropole Reception

 During my time at the exhibition I had the pleasure of staying at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole! I was quite dubious when I first pulled up outside of the hotel its exterior is very tired. I was soon proven wrong as the interior and the helpful staff changed my mind immediately!

 The entrance hall is lovely and spacious with lots of staff which was great for a quick check in.  My room was lovely, just a standard room but I was impressed with it as I have stayed in some Hiltons and they have been really dated! My room was exactly like the one on the website.  The room was modern, spacious, comfy & had all the amenities I needed for a lovely stay!

 

Standard room, photo from the Hilton Site

 

  I ate at the hotel one evening and again as far as hotel food goes I was pretty pleased, after eating at the NEC I was in need of something nice & the chicken thai green curry was lush! 

  The room rate was cheap due to the event being on so I would highly recommend anyone who was wanting to visit the NEC or the LG arena to stay here especially if there was a deal on!