Outside The Box is a space for us talk outside of our boxed products. It’s basically a blog. We will be bringing you insight, interviews and innovations of all things in the world of Solo.

Launching in the US

Last week, in London Heathrow, terminal 3, on a wet and cold March morning, I was desperately looking for a coffee. Caffè Nero is my best/only choi...
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What we've been up to (2023 recap)

Last year we were pretty quiet on the comms front. We put our heads down and got to work on selling coffee, sewing seeds and raising cash. All that...

It's been a while...

Solo Crowdfund Early Access A lot of you have been asking why you haven’t heard from us recently. Sorry about that, we’ve been hibernating. Like m...

Solo Spotlight: Grace Reed

Last week we caught up with Grace Reed. Grace is a tattoo artist who has been working in Brighton for the last 4 years. She gave us an insight into...

Don't mock the Mocha

Earlier this week, my friend asked if she could make a Mocha with Solo. “I don’t drink coffee, but I want to. I could ease myself in with a Mocha” ...

Building a brand IRL

We officially started Solo in 2018 but realistically we were born in 2020. We are a covid baby. This means that up until now our marketing focus h...

Behind the Bar - FUNKIDORY

Funkidory is a cocktail bar and record store based in Peckham, London. A small bar, with a big reputation and long list of cocktails. We recently p...