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//STOCKIST PROFILE: SNAP - BOW E3//

In the latest of our stockist profiles we chatted to the super-cool Helen Fisher at her shop SNAP on Roman Road in East London. Helen is great on social media so make sure you check her out on Facebook or Instagram where I nicked all these photos from. 

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// LAURA LEA DESIGN x LEYTONSTONE //

Newest Alfred & Wilde stockist, the Laura Lea Design boutique pop-up, opened in up-and-coming Leytonstone this month. Laura Lea Design launched in 2014 and aims to encourage, support and enable designers and artists to grow in a collective environment, sharing ideas and nurturing new talent. 

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// WE BUILT THIS CITY - CARNABY STREET - 11 OF THE BEST //

I am over the moon that my favourite London-themed gift store has returned to Carnaby Street for a summer pop-up. The team has assembled a collection of the finest and coolest London prints, ceramics, cards, tote bags, pigeons and tea bags (amongst other wonderful things) that you'll find anywhere in the city. It simply blows other tourist-tat shops out of the water. And to top it off they pride themselves on working with independent designer-makers and creatives, making it a real community asset. Let's hope the tourist hoards agree! 

Check out my top picks below (excuse the dodgy photography, there was a lot of free booze at the launch):

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//STOCKIST PROFILE: OF CABBAGES AND KINGS - STOKE NEWINGTON//

In the first of our stockist profiles, Jessica Widdows, owner of the fabulous Of Cabbages and Kings in Stoke Newington answers our questions and gives some hints for designers keen to get stocked in her shop. 

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// LIVING ETC X SHOP TENT //

The clever folks from design show Tent London have opened a pop-up shop in London this Christmas. They already have a great online shop called Shop Tent featuring many of the designers that exhibit at the show, but now you can see the products in the flesh in London's trendy Shoreditch. 

The pop-up shop in Boxpark has been curated by Living Etc magazine to showcase the new and up-coming design talent from Tent. The shop features furniture from Phillips Design Studio, lighting from Michael and George and homewares from Haidée Drew. Of course there are few items from Alfred & Wilde there too! 

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// 7 GREAT FINDS FROM THE NOTONTHEHIGHSTREET.COM SUMMER SALE //

There are tens of thousands of quirky, unusual and interesting products on NotOnTheHighStreet.com, so it takes quite a lot of energy to sift through them. But just as a little treat for you, here's a selection of our favourites from the summer sale. (Click on the pictures for more info.)

Lost Weekend Single Duvet Set
£14.97 (40% off)

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January 02, 2014

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