Archive for the ‘Gifts’ Category

EVENT: THE TEMPORIUM (BROMPTON), 9th-19th December 2010

Wednesday, December 1st, 2010

Bocci_14Series

The Temporium is a new pop-up store that makes use of empty shop spaces, providing online retailers and small independent brands with a temporary high street presence. The first one is just in time for Christmas… (more…)

EVENT: PRESENT & CORRECT’S CHRISTMAS POP-IN SHOP AT HOUSE OF PROPELLERS (CLERKENWELL), 4th-21st December 2010

Tuesday, November 30th, 2010

Mr Claus

Specialist in finely-crafted stationery, online shop Present & Correct is temporarily popping out of cyberspace into a physical Christmas ‘pop-in’ shop at House of Propellers gallery space in Clerkenwell. (more…)

EVENT: THE LULU BRIGHT CHRÎSTMÅS BUTIK (HAMPSTEAD), 29th November 2010-1st January 2011

Monday, November 29th, 2010

Tea set

Fans of mid-century Scandinavian furniture and homewares should head over to the second ‘pøp üp butik’ from Lulu Bright, where one can find an edited selection of vintage pieces for sale throughout the Christmas season. (more…)

EVENT: EAST LONDON DESIGN SHOW (SHOREDITCH), 3rd-5th December 2010

Sunday, November 28th, 2010

memory of falmouth

The annual Christmas shopping event – East London Design Show – returns to Shoreditch Town Hall with a mix of new and established designer makers offering an alternative source of Christmas gifts. (more…)

EVENT: HIDDEN ART OPEN STUDIOS 2010 (27th & 28th November and 4th & 5th December 2010)

Sunday, November 28th, 2010

Dandelion stool

Now in it’s 17th year, Hidden Art Open Studios returns, giving the public direct access to the studios of London’s designer-maker community. (more…)

EVENT: COCKPIT ARTS OPEN STUDIOS 2010 (HOLBORN 26-28th November, DEPTFORD 3-5th December 2010)

Friday, November 26th, 2010

Sophie Cook

Located in Holborn and Deptford, Cockpit Arts is a complexity of studios housing independent designer-makers. Normally closed to the public, the doors are opened at the annual Open Studios event giving an opportunity to explore working studios, meet the designers, and purchase directly. (more…)

EVENT: INTO AFRICA AT DARKROOM (BLOOMSBURY)

Tuesday, April 20th, 2010

Africa cushions

This summer, Darkroom is going colourful with their latest in-store event, titled Into Africa. Kicking off in April, the showcase explores modernist interpretations of indigenous Africa textiles, jewellery and art. (more…)

SHOP: THE LOLLIPOP SHOPPE (SPITALFIELDS)

Wednesday, April 14th, 2010

Lollipop Shoppe exterior

Successful Brighton design store The Lollipop Shoppe has opened its first London outlet within Old Spitalfields Market, selling a diverse portfolio of products from watches to furniture and cushions to lighting. (more…)

SHOP: SKITSCH, BROMPTON

Thursday, April 8th, 2010

Skitsch-2

SKITSCH is an Italian producer and retailer of contemporary design, which launched with aplomb in Milan in April 2009. Now they have opened a new 350-square-metre store on Brompton Road, in the heart of the Brompton Design District. (more…)

CHARITY: MAGGIE’S CANCER CARING CENTRES

Tuesday, March 9th, 2010

London

Design duo Hannah Dipper and Robin Farquhar of People Will Always Need Plates have created three new teatowel designs to raise money for Maggie’s Cancer Caring Centres and boost awareness of the charity’s Love Maggie’s Day on 26th March 2010. (more…)