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LONDON DESIGN GUIDE

London’s only comprehensive design guide returns with new content and contributors in this totally updated and rewritten third edition.   For fans of contemporary, modern and vintage design and those looking to access it, London Design Guide gives a fresh insight into the city’s design retailers, galleries, museums and bookshops. More than 150 new and established hotspots are compiled and reviewed, providing a tantalizing viewpoint of the design capital of the world. Each entry is categorized by neighborhood and accompanied by detailed maps to help navigate the best that the city has to offer. In each of the ten neighborhood chapters, we’ve honed in on streets that demonstrate a healthy mix of independent shops and services and asked selected business owners to comment on their evolution and attributes, with contributors including Stephen Webster, Ally Capellino, Sam & Sam Clarke and Michael Anastassiades. Furthermore, restaurant, bar and café recommendations are featured for each area, selected as much for their design credentials as for the quality of food and service. Every edition of London Design Guide includes themed essays from a variety of design experts and commentators. In this edition, we’ve examined the state of retail during a period when shops are…

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