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About Leslie, Founder of Disco Cubes & DIsco Inferno
Leslie Kirchhoff is an ice cube innovator, cocktail consultant, photographer, and DJ, whose multi-disciplinary magic extends from the pages of Vogue to packed dancefloors across the globe and beyond. Having sampled some of the world’s most innovative mixology in her travels as a DJ, Leslie noticed a distinct lack of creative attention being paid to the cocktail’s arguable centerpiece – the ice cube. Since launching Disco Cubes, Leslie has become an increasingly in-demand collaborator behind the camera, turntables, and now bar, for brands like Louis Vuitton, Dior, Cartier, and Moët Chandon.
A Wisconsin native who spent nearly a decade in New York as a photographer and DJ, Leslie now lives in Los Angeles where she runs Disco Cubes out of Atwater Village, and still DJs, shoots, and consults for high-end clients around the world.
About Disco Inferno
Disco Inferno is a spicy cocktail enhancer that adds heat and elevates the cocktail experience with ease.
After years of tasting cocktails across the world, Disco Cubes Founder Leslie Kirchhoff was inspired to create a cocktail additive that packed some heat. Experimenting with infusions of local and seasonal chili peppers from California’s famed farmers markets, she created the first versions of what is now Disco Inferno, keeping the idea in her back pocket for the right moment.
Years later while on a haunted-ice-bucket-fueled road trip (if you know you know), Leslie discovered a Bittercube product at Chicago’s Ace Hotel and noticed their Milwaukee zip code. Keen on partnering with a company from her hometown, she reached out to plant the seed for a collaboration. Things got moving quickly, and many test batches later, Disco Inferno was born.
About Disco Cubes
Disco Cubes is an experimental creative studio and luxury ice business in Los Angeles, created by artist & entrepreneur Leslie Kirchhoff.
What began as a series of arty ice experiments in her tiny New York City kitchen grew into a passionate affair with all things frozen, and a thriving business at the intersection of art, science, and entertainment. Leslie and her small team hand-make the mystifying ice cubes and spheres, and document them from freezer to glass through a curious and inquisitive warm-toned lens.
Since launching in 2018 with a profile in The New York Times, Disco Cubes have starred in countless brand campaigns, and have been the je ne sais quoi of private events and A-list gatherings, with clients from Gucci, Playboy, Glossier, and Nike, to the most sought after event planners like Mindy Weiss and Mark Seed.
Disco Cubes has been featured in the New York Times, Vogue, Elle, Refinery29, Goop, Cosmopolitan and many more.
To learn more about Disco Cubes, follow @discocubes, or visit www.discocubes.com.
