Ruark Journal

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Win the Ultimate Music and Beer Bundle With Lazydays Festival

Lazydays festival is giving one lucky person the chance to win our very own R2 Smart Music System and twelve Ruark × Leigh on Sea Brewery beers.

How We Made R810: Behind the Scenes With Ruark Designer Jan Paoli

We make no secret about the fact our mission is to make beautiful, easy-to-live-with products that blend in with your environment… but have you ever wondered how a Ruark design comes to life?

What Is DAB+ and Why Are the Big Radio Stations Switching Over?

What do classical music lovers, moshers, and ravers all have in common? Their favourite radio stations are switching over to DAB+ – the latest digital radio technology.

How to Bring 2024’s Coolest Colour Trend Into Your Home

‘Peach Fuzz’ may be Pantone’s colour of the year, but you’ll need to look to the other side of the colour wheel to discover the shade dominating the 2024 forecasts of interior trend experts.

Hoppy Holidays, from Ruark

After a standout year of new products and award wins, we’re seeing out 2023 with bucketloads of Christmas cheer – and for the fifth year running, our very own festive beer.

Win an R2 with Ski Beat

We’ve teamed up with Ski Beat to give away an R2 Smart Music System to one lucky winner.

Ruark Salutes a Southend Icon With Celebratory Exhibition

We are proud to sponsor an exhibition celebrating the 100th anniversary of EKCO, a Southend-based radio and home design company.

Fall in Love With Autumn’s Biggest Interiors Trend

Autumn might be the best time of the year to refresh your home. We look at this season’s interior trends.

In Conversation With Sam Duckworth and Dele Sosimi

We spoke to Sam Duckworth – aka Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly. – and celebrated Afrobeat musician Dele Sosimi about their collaboration on a new album.

5 Minutes With Leigh Folk Festival’s Mick Davison

We took 5 minutes to talk to Chairman of the UK’s largest free folk festival Mick Davison about the event’s origins, how to best enjoy the festival, and what really counts as folk music.

The Boats That Rocked: Southend’s Pirate Radio Scene

In the 1960s, offshore pirate radio stations popped up, offering young people the music programming they craved.

Spring Cleaning: How to Organise Your Record Collection and Keep Them in Top Condition

The arrival of spring is when many of us reorganise our homes and get some much-needed life admin out of the way. For music lovers, spring cleaning might mean finally sorting out your record collection.

How to Make Your Home Office Really Sing

Whether you’re quickly checking a few emails or focussing on an intense project, a home office that works for you makes all the difference in terms of productivity, as well as enhancing your mental wellbeing.

It’s the Most Wonderful Time… for a Beer

For the fourth year running, we’ve enlisted our friends at Leigh on Sea Brewery to create an exclusive Ruark beer for the friends and partners that made 2022 a year to remember.

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Ruark Sounds

We’ve curated a selection of playlists to set the perfect tone for your day. Playlists are availble for Spotify, Amazon Music, Deezer and Tidal.

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Latest Playlist

Lazydays Festival 2024

Compiled by Ruark

We’re sponsoring Lazydays 2024 so we’ve put a playlist together inspired by the lineup.