It all started with my father's favourite song "Cowgirl in the sand" by Neil Young. The second verse of the song starts with the words "Hello Ruby in the Dust" - I remember him playing it over and over on our old stereo when I was a kid. He always wanted to open his own restaurant in London and the song gave him an idea for the name.
My dad's dream came true - my parents bought a restaurant in Camden, London, and named it "Ruby in the Dust". It was a table dancing, burger and tequila restaurant. Ruby became a persona, young, wild, and full of life. Some of our present clients tell me they remember the restaurant so I guess you could say Ruby has become one of London's urban legends.
My dad's dream came true - my parents bought a restaurant in Camden, London, and named it "Ruby in the Dust". It was a table dancing, burger and tequila restaurant. Ruby became a persona, young, wild, and full of life. Some of our present clients tell me they remember the restaurant so I guess you could say Ruby has become one of London's urban legends.
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A lighting design plan should be done at the very beginning of a project. We provide expert advice and solutions for beautiful and functional lighting, according to your preferred interior styles and your lifestyle. Brilliant store, so pleased I bought my lighting from Ruby Watts. Sophia taught me the importance of a well lit home and I am so pleased I took her advice.
Growing up in the family of artists, Sophia always knew she wanted to do creative things in life. Born in West London, she studied Graphic Design, and Interactive Design with Film at the University of the Arts London. Along with her studies, she was working as a freelancer in film for 4 years, and spent 2 years working in the fashion industry.
Whether you're building an extension or redesigning your kitchen, choosing the right lighting can be quite overwhelming. Ruby Watts offers a bespoke consultancy service to our customers in Sussex, Surrey and Greater London area. We will prepare a selection of decorative lights specially tailored to your home, and support you through the whole process.
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Paola Rahimi
May 08, 2021
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I bought two amazing bedside table lamps from Ruby Watts and whilst I had to wait for them to come back into stock, the Ruby Watts team kept me informed religiously. When it finally came to the much anticipated delivery, it transpired that the package had been intercepted and the lights were delivered rolling around loosely in a large box originally housing motorcycle helmets! To cut a long story short after speaking to Sophia, every effort was made to look at ways of addressing the issue. Sophia was absolutely amazing in trying to rectify the issue that clearly had nothing to do with Ruby Watts
Victoria Goodship
Feb 17, 2021
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Megan Antoney
Feb 16, 2021
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Jennie Rathbone
Dec 09, 2020
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I cannot rate our experience with Ruby Watts Lighting high enough. Sophia was so understanding of the challenges we had trying to improve, update & increase the lighting in our old barn conversion. She is extremely personable, full of ideas & great at keeping to a brief, yet with skill at introducing a different approach for us to explore.
The result is a transformation! We now have a dining area with 3 large porcelain British made pendants and a lounge seating area with a ginormous Sputnik ‘chandelier’ and up/down lighters on the the column posts making the room feel more inviting & now we
The result is a transformation! We now have a dining area with 3 large porcelain British made pendants and a lounge seating area with a ginormous Sputnik ‘chandelier’ and up/down lighters on the the column posts making the room feel more inviting & now we
Tara Huzar
Dec 04, 2020
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Maxine Canning
Jul 22, 2020
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Karen Collinson
Jun 02, 2020
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Cathy Brandlective
May 31, 2020
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Before speaking to Sophia from Ruby Watts our open plan living space was mainly lit with spotlights, and lacked warm lighting that would encourage us to use certain areas. Sometimes the space could feel quite cold and unwelcoming especially in the winter months and evenings. After the online consultation we implemented some really simple and immediate fixes that she had suggested to our existing lighting which have made a huge difference already; switching bulbs around, adding dimmer switches and where to position lamps. We have some very dark areas which use LED strip lights, they are pretty harsh
Ann Winney
Mar 02, 2019
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Amanda Bairstow
Jan 03, 2019
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We were lucky enough to have the very wonderful and talented Sofia of Ruby Watts contribute to the design of our new office space. Sofia brought her wealth of knowledge of the products available and most particularly, was able to give us her expert advice on the lighting. Sofia was so patient! We are not the most decisive couple and took a long time to make up our minds, however, Sofia stuck with us and continued to research and send us ideas to consider. We are so happy in our office, its comfortable, stylish and functional. We get many compliments and in particular about the lighting. We would
Angelina Richardson
Oct 24, 2018
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Abi Yearn
Sep 13, 2018
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Georgina Cave
May 01, 2017
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Clarissa Marks
Apr 29, 2017
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Joel Leo Cave
Apr 28, 2017
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Stephen Ram Kissun
Feb 11, 2017
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Alan Carden
Dec 09, 2016
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