Posted by Reemé Idris on April 6, 2016 · Leave a Comment
1 / 1 ( 1 vote ) Newly relocated, Dover Street Market London can now be found via a side entrance at 18-22 Haymarket, Piccadilly. Collaboration and regeneration continue to help form the self-described ”˜beautiful chaos’ that is the multi-brand store’s fascinating story. Comme des Garçons (Comme) was founded by Rei Kawakubo in 1969, its first […]
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Category London, London Shops, Shops, United Kingdom · Tags Adrien Joffe, Comme Des Garcons, Concept Store, Cool Store Find, Dover Street Market, DSM, England, London, London City Guide, London Design Guide, London Shopping Guide, Rei Kawakubo, Shopping Hotspot, UK
Posted by Ari Hong on March 25, 2016 · Leave a Comment
We Brits are pretty good at queuing because if you are patient and perseverant, you shall be rewarded. BIG TIME. Especially if you’re queuing for BAO London. It stands for something to name yourself after the main component, Bao, the steamed milky bun handmade on site daily. Then there is what’s between the Bao - a great […]
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Category Food + Drink, London, London Food + Drink, United Kingdom · Tags BAO, BAO Soho, England, London, London City Guide, London Restaurants, Netil Market, restaurant, steamed milky bun, Taiwanese-inspired cuisine, UK, Xiao Chi
Posted by Ari Hong on February 24, 2016 · Leave a Comment
China Plate Espresso wants to evolve all your senses with quality coffee. Alongside a special blend they created with Assembly, the café features blends from all over the world with past guests including Koppi from Sweden, Five Elephants from Berlin, Lot Sixty One from Amsterdam with Supreme Roastworks from Norway coming up next. Non- coffee […]
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Category Food + Drink, London, London Food + Drink, United Kingdom · Tags Cafe, China Plate Espresso, China Plate Espresso London, city guide, coffee, Coffee Shop, East London, England, London, London Café, London Design Guide, London Design Hotspot, London Food & Drink, Stoke Newington, UK
Posted by Carine McGinnity on February 24, 2016 · Leave a Comment
Charlotte Heal runs her eponymous design studio in North London. Best known for her work on The Kinfolk Home book and for redesigning the cult magazine Kinfolk, Charlotte’s considered and intelligent approach is clearly reflected in the work she does, which has a refreshingly clean aesthetic, anchored by a resounding depth that ensures her work […]
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Category Arts + Culture, Features, Food + Drink, London, London Arts + Culture, London Features, London Food + Drink, London Shops, Shops, United Kingdom · Tags Ace Hotel London, Ace Hotel Shoreditch, Arnold Circus, art direction, Bethnal Green, Charlotte Heal, Creative Direction, Curator, design, East London, England, Graphic Design, Hackney, Hoi Polloi, Inspiration, Kinfolk, Kinfolk Magazine, Kit & Ace, London, London art guide, London Arts + Culture, London City Guide, London Design, London Design Guide, London Food & Drink, London Shopping, Memento, photography, Pilates, Shoreditch, Tate Modern, Tempo Pilates, The Curators, toast, United Kingdom, Valery Demure
Posted by Lisa Cugnetto on February 17, 2016 · Leave a Comment
It’s 9am on a Monday morning when I call Lynette Nylander in London. She’s been watching RuPaul’s Drag Race and is getting ready for work, styling an outfit around a new Vetements jacket. She’s the deputy editor of i-D, the seminal British magazine that has been at the forefront of fashion, art, music and contemporary […]
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Category Arts + Culture, Features, Food + Drink, London, London Arts + Culture, London Features, London Food + Drink, London Nightlife, London Shops, Nightlife, Shops, United Kingdom · Tags Ciao Bella, Coya, Curator, Dover Street Market, England, i-D Magazine, Joy King Lau, London, London art guide, London Arts + Culture, London City Guide, London Design Guide, London Food & Drink, London Shopping, Lynette Nylander, Maison Bertaux, Milroy's of Soho, Monmouth Coffee, Noble Rot, Regent’s Park, Ruby’s, Tate Modern, The 10 Cases, The Editors, The Gagosian Gallery, The Wellcome Collection, United Kingdom
Posted by Carine McGinnity on February 9, 2016 · Leave a Comment
Warning: you could wile away an entire day in this engaging labyrinth. Clerkenwell London opened its doors in September 2015 – absorbing the essence of its location to curate a space that produces an intellectual energy and a lingering education of style. Throughout the extensive space, there are strong undertones through materiality with each area gaining […]
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Category Food + Drink, London, London Food + Drink, London Nightlife, London Shops, Nightlife, Shops, United Kingdom · Tags Architecture, boutique, British Cuisine, city guide, Clerkenwell, Clerkenwell London, Clerkenwell store london, Concept Store, Cosmetics, East End, East London, England, Farringdon, Fashion, Furniture, Interior, interior design, Jewellery, Lifestyle, London, London City Guide, London Concept Store, London Design, London Design Guide, London Design Hotspot, London Shopping, London Shops, Perfumery, restaurants, Retail, shopping, UK
Posted by Anna Frost on January 25, 2016 · Leave a Comment
Opened less than two years ago, James Lowe’s and John Ogier’s restaurant Lyle’s London has quickly become somewhat of a destination for enthusiasts of exemplary modern British cooking. Named after Lowe’s grandmother, the restaurant is located in an airy loft in the Shoreditch Tea Building; the industrial space perfectly tempered with an elegantly restrained interior. […]
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Category Food + Drink, London, London Food + Drink, United Kingdom · Tags British Cuisine, british food, East London, London, London City Guide, London Design Guide, London Design Hotspot, London Restaurants, Lyle’s, Lyle’s London, Modern British, restaurant, Shoreditch, United Kingdom
Posted by Nina Fitton on January 10, 2016 · Leave a Comment
Kioskafé combines three great things well: coffee, magazines, and great design. It’s from the team behind Monocle, the intellectual lifestyle magazine, and equally standout Monocle Cafe in Marylebone (which explains the en pointe branding and overall aesthetic of Kioskafé). Like Monocle Café, Kioskafé has a candy-striped awning, certainly a celebration of all things print. The […]
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Category Food + Drink, London, London Food + Drink, London Shops, Shops, United Kingdom · Tags Cafe, city guide, coffee, England, healthy, Kioskafé, Kioskafé Paddington, London, London Design Guide, London Design Hotspot, London Restaurant, lunch, Paddington, restaurant, United Kingdom
Posted by Carine McGinnity on December 8, 2015 · Leave a Comment
The striking coloured cowhide commanding ELEMENTARY Store’s shop front lures you into a space that pays homage to functional, simple and beautiful design. ELEMENTARY was founded in 2014 by duo Athena Peletidou and Kataro Kanai – their impeccable style is evident through the synchronicity of the unique selection of furniture and objects that populate the […]
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Category London, London Shops, Shops, United Kingdom · Tags Arne Jacobson, boutique, city guide, East London, ELEMENTARY Store, ELEMENTARY Store London, England, Essentials, Furniture, Homewares, interior design, Interiors, London, London Design Guide, London Design Hotspot, London Shopping, London Shops, Redchurch Street, Retail, Shoreditch, UK
Posted by Carine McGinnity on November 20, 2015 · Leave a Comment
Located in the epicentre of Shoreditch, The Goodhood Store is home to a genuinely curated selection of fashion, cosmetics and lifestyle luxuries. Every square metre of the space, which is split over two floors, is crammed with a sense of effortless style and quality. Throughout the ground floor, find well-considered men’s and womenswear from brands such as Comme […]
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Category London, London Shops, Shops, United Kingdom · Tags Architecture, boutique, city guide, Concept Store, Cosmetics, East End, East London, England, Fashion, Goodhood, Goodhood Life Store, Goodhood London, Goodhood Store, Interior, Jewellery, Lifestyle, London, London City Guide, London Concept Store, London Design, London Design Guide, London Design Hotspot, London Shopping, London Shops, Old Street, Redchurch Street, Retail, shopping, Shoreditch, UK
