How Richie Fawcett’s Saigon Sketches Illuminate a Decade of Change
It’s been hidden right there in the heart of Saigon for over half a decade. On one end, neverending, city-wide construction is muffled and ironically forgotten thanks to a veil of sử quân tử flowers concealing its outdoor patio. On the other end, there’s an open door, one flight of stairs up from an unmarked […]
Vietnam’s best-kept secret is an award-winning illustrated cocktail art menu
Launched by self-proclaimed ‘bartist’ Richie Fawcett (Bartender-Founder of Studio Saigon and former judge of the prestigious World’s 50 Best Bars Academy), The Cocktail Art of Saigon serves as a menu at The Studio Saigon, Vietnam’s singular by-invitation-only speakeasy bar masquerading as an art gallery flanked by Fawcett’s highly-acclaimed artworks of Vietnam. Here, thirsty travellers and […]
Richie Fawcett & The Art of Reinventing Himself
Artist Richie Fawcett’s story reads like a blurb from the back cover of a swashbuckling adventure novel. In it, the main protagonist throws in a promising career in archaeology for the chaos and uncertainty of travel to the other side of the world with just the clothes on his back and a few bob to […]
Rothschild Estates Ambassador Chris Thompson’s Saigon City Guide
Where do you like to hangout in Saigon? Any secret hideaways? My favourite hangout is in District 1. It has to be The Studio Saigon tucked away upstairs at 42 Ly Tu Trong. This is the home of Richie Fawcett who arrived in Saigon almost 10 years ago. He was one of the first international […]
Saigon Artist Richie Fawcett’s New Winter Pop-Up Exhibition At Into The Kitchens
The eagerly-awaited winter pop-up exhibition of modern and ancient wonders by renowned and popular Saigon-based sketch artist Richie Fawcett opens to the public on Dec.19th. In what has been a monumental year for the British sketch artist from The Studio Saigon – which has included live sketch performances and exhibitions locally and abroad – this will be […]
NHAU NHAU – SESSION #2 – Richie Fawcett
What do you get when you let two of our region’s most innovative (and eccentric) champions of F&B off the chain to collaborate for an evening, with the only condition being they use their collective imagination to come up with something remarkable? You get The People’s Committee cocktail paired with a spoonful of wagyu black truffle ‘dry’ pho (no broth) that […]
Art Exhibition: City Rising
Richie Fawcett has spent the last few years capturing the enigmatic beauty of Saigon. His ink drawings are imposing yet intimate. Where photography quickly snaps an instant in time, Fawcett lingers. He painstakingly details the feeling of the city in a way that transcends exposition. As Saigon is undergoing rapid changes and growth, his drawings […]
