Archive for the ‘LDG addition’ Category

SHOP: ‘PROJECTORY’ BY PHILLIPS DE PURY AT THE SAATCHI GALLERY (CHELSEA)

Monday, November 8th, 2010

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Leading auction house, Phillips de Pury & Company, has got in on the ‘pop-up’ act with Projectory, its second such installment of contemporary design at its top-floor space at The Saatchi Gallery. (more…)

SHOP: TOM DIXON (LADBROKE GROVE)

Monday, October 11th, 2010

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Tom Dixon opens the doors to its first shop, in a converted Wharf Building at Portobello Dock, Ladbroke Grove. The former Victorian goods depot is now home to the full Tom Dixon range of lighting and furniture as well as a selection of work from other international designers and brands.

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SHOP: MOOOI (LADBROKE GROVE)

Sunday, October 3rd, 2010

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Dutch design brand moooi opens the doors to its first permanent showroom and UK headquarters in London, housed within a Grade II listed stucco house dating back to the late 1800s, and most recently home to Virgin. (more…)

RESTAURANT: TOM’S KITCHEN AT SOMERSET HOUSE (ALDWYCH)

Friday, September 3rd, 2010

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LDG addition: Fans of chef Tom Aikens‘ less formal Chelsea restaurant – Tom’s Kitchen – will be pleased to discover that he has opened a second one within the elegant Georgian rooms of Somerset House, replacing the previous Admiralty Restaurant. (more…)

HOTEL: SHOREDITCH ROOMS (SHOREDITCH)

Tuesday, June 1st, 2010

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Shoreditch Rooms brings 26 light airy bedrooms to Shoreditch House, featuring vintage twists within an urban setting. The rooms are spread across five floors, sharing their main entrance with Shoreditch House on Ebor Street. (more…)

HOTEL: TOWN HALL HOTEL APARTMENTS (BETHNAL GREEN)

Monday, May 17th, 2010

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After a visionary extension and sensitive restoration, the imposing Bethnal Green Town Hall in London’s East End is now open as Town Hall Hotel Apartments. (more…)

RESTAURANT: VIAJANTE (BETHNAL GREEN)

Monday, April 19th, 2010

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Celebrated Portuguese chef Nuno Mendes has opened Viajante – his new restaurant in the Grade II listed Bethnal Green Town Hall, one of East London’s most historic buildings. (more…)

SHOP: THE LOLLIPOP SHOPPE (SPITALFIELDS)

Wednesday, April 14th, 2010

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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

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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…)

RESTAURANT: CARAVAN, CLERKENWELL

Wednesday, April 7th, 2010

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Caravan is a new restaurant, bar, and coffee roastery located on the popular Exmouth Market in London’s Clerkenwell. It is open seven days a week serving three menus – breakfast, all day, and brunch on the weekends. (more…)