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Rob and Josie da Bank, and a sample of Bestival moments

In conversation with: Rob da Bank

In conversation with: Rob da Bank

More than two decades after Rob da Bank and his wife and co-creator Josie dreamed up Bestival in a pub, the pair remain devoted orchestrators of joy - raising a generation of festival-going children alongside their own, and lately finding the counterrhythm to it all in Slomo, their wellbeing brand.
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Nowhere is that balance of rest and revelry more tangible than at Carniv\u00e0le, the couple's waterfront home on the Isle of Wight. Here, we talk rituals, the ingredients of a great party and what it means to build a home infused with festival spirit.

More than two decades after Rob da Bank and his wife and co-creator Josie dreamed up Bestival in a pub, the pair remain devoted orchestrators of joy - raising a generation of festival-going children alongside their own, and lately finding the counterrhythm to it all in Slomo, their wellbeing brand.

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Nowhere is that balance of rest and revelry more tangible than at Carniv\u00e0le, the couple's waterfront home on the Isle of Wight. Here, we talk rituals, the ingredients of a great party and what it means to build a home infused with festival spirit.

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Carniv\u00e0le, the da Banks home in the Isle of Wight
"Living here is a real escape - much like the festivals," shares Rob. "Being surrounded by the forest next door, the sea in front, the wildflower meadow… that's the house's biggest strength, that it's restorative. But it's also still a party house."
"Living here is a real escape - much like the festivals," shares Rob. "Being surrounded by the forest next door, the sea in front, the wildflower meadow… that's the house's biggest strength, that it's restorative. But it's also still a party house."
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