AN ODE TO THE NEXT 😌 • it hits different • The doors to Babel Loft are opening soon so we thought it was time to re-introduce ourselves. new branding by @arshraziuddin - stay tuned to learn more about the design journey and join us for our ode to the next. _ The home for the new vanguard. Babel Loft and Tasting Room. Membership applications now open. Link in bio. 💙 elevate with US

NEW SPACE SAME LOVE ❤️ ACCESS FOR FOUNDING MEMBERS 👉🏾 https://apply.babelloft.com/member TONITE we are open 7PM w/ @umumaroon on deck 🎶 SUNDAY 🎶 @sasyrae we miss you too ✨ pull up but join us here 👉🏾 @babelloft and become a member #anODEtotheNEXT

HIRING 💙a TEAM send your resume 👉🏾 link in BIO positions @babelloft - bartender (experienced) - barista - host - server - line cook - bar back - social media manager (proficient in canva)

We’re still basking in the energy of an incredible opening member preview weekend. THANK YOU for being a part of our vibrant community, contributing to its success, and making it an unforgettable moment. We’re still accepting new members from now until October 31 at the annual Founding Member rate. Visit the link in bio to learn more and apply for membership. 📸: @camilleshaw

🤎 members soft open have you signed up to be part of an ODE TO THE NEXT ? link in bio 🤎 📸 @camilleshaw

💙 We’re thrilled to share Babel Loft’s inclusion in @departures thanks to writer and long-time Babel friend, @latonyayvette. This piece is a further testament to our beloved community and those who have been diligently working on the back end to bring this vision to life. We look forward to welcoming our founding members into our new home, kicking off tomorrow 9/14 during our soft opening member preview weekend. Read the full piece on departures.com and visit our website (link in bio) for additional information on membership. #BabelLoft, an ode to the next. 📸: bradogbonna 👗: @christopherjohnrigers 👠: @brandonblackwoodnyc

• meet Arsh Raziuddin • The love on the new brand was FELT yesterday so we are sending it right back. We worked with designer and art director @arshraziuddin to bring our brand to life. When not catching the vibes at @odetobabel she's dropping covers for @bonappetitmag and crushing it at @theatlantic and @nytimes We chatted with Arsh about her design process and the evolution of the Babel brand. Read below or peep our stories. - BL: What were the driving themes behind this brand identity? AR: Community, Voices, Connection, Language, Heritage _ BL: What did Marva and Myriam share that helped influence direction? AR: Marva and Myriam dream big. I was able to take their vision of the space and translate it into Babels brand identity: a warm, vibrant, community membership ran by two Black women/ sisters / twins. _ BL: What excites you about the new space? AR: I always had so much fun at Ode to Babel, and I’m excited for Myriam and Marva to expand on the idea of a bar space and transform it into so many ideas. The possibilities are endless _ BL: What's your background and how's you get into design? What are some other projects you're super proud of? AR: I’m a designer and artist born outside of DC. I studied visual arts and printmaking, and have primarily worked in agencies and magazines in NYC. I was a part of The Atlantic redesign in 2019, redesigned Bon Appetit in 2021, and I’m currently designing the first Muslim literary magazine in the US, Acacia. _ BL: What about the Babel brand ethos resonates with you as a creative? AR: The brand feels inclusive, safe, and collaborative. It is flexible and focuses on growth and change (in all forms) ✨✨✨

…an ode to the NEXT

WE QUIET WE BUILDING 💚 today a beautiful friend said when you are creating - you don’t have the time to make noise thank you for the grace Fam! memebership open 👉🏾 @babelloft OPEN AUGUST

always and forever energy. When art imitates real LIFE 😉 We Build to Expand and Continue to Cultivate the highest of Vibrations that we are genuinely known, and loved for. remember to sign up for our newsletter! Thank you to the 6K that already have🖤 see you 👉🏾 babelloft 📷 thank you @aharlemgent for capturing the essence of babel :: and to quote your caption “I’m going to tell my kids this was Ernie Barnes’ “Sugar Shack”…. video cred 🎥 Michael John for the reelness sipping babelspirits 🥂 #notahouseaVIBE #lifeislove #blackjoy#livethelifeyoulove #livethelifeyoulive #erniebarnes #sugarshack 🖤

PERMANENTLY CLOSED 6.30TH moving to babelloft summer 2023 Our Beloved Babel Fam - We started Ode to Babel seven years ago, with the intention to hold space for our community in OUR community. The growth has been organic and fully built with LOVE - which is imbedded and felt within in the walls. Words cannot express how much we LOVE YOU- 🖤our community. Thank you for all the ways you continue to show up for our beautiful collective. please continue to share all the amazing memories that have been experienced within the space 💛 and on the heels of Juneteenth, the most extraordinary display of community, we are filled with gratitude and overjoyed to continue to hold space for the breadth of our creative expressions. as we shift gears babelloft and navigate other ways of holding space, we appreciate you for giving us grace (as always), and continuing the next journey with US. It’s been an incredible ride, and we can’t wait to celebrate this next wave with you! 🥂 cheers with LOVE Marva, Myriam, and the ENTIRE BABEL TEAM past and present 💛 #imbinethevibe #odetothenext babelloft @odetobabel babelspirits art: Barkley L. Hendricks via special nod @_webuygold_

♥️🖤💚 TODAY IS PERFECT ☀️ BLOCK PARTY 🖤 JOY ORDER THE “LAST CALL “ cocktail 💛 all sales go to p👉🏾 @babelloft JOIN US as we begin the process of closing our doors show 💛 #imbibethevibe