The Trafalgar St. James
The Trafalgar St. James’ vibe is easy going and sophisticated at the same time. The rooms and suites are spacious, well designed and the iconic artwork, featuring local music idols, is perfect.

Italian Job
Meet Daisy and Lulu–two charming vintage minis we hired for a tire-squealing, way-off-the-beaten-path tour of London.

Banksy Tunnel
Leake Street (also called Banksy Tunnel for a festival he held there in 2008), was a surprise on my last trip. The street is about 300 yards long, located under Waterloo Station and closed to cars

Artwords Bookstore
Artwords, founded by the charming and extremely knowledgeable Ben Hillwood–Harris back in 2001, is one of my all-time favorite destinations in London – an incredibly well curated bookstore that specializes in design, fashion, architecture, fine art, and photography

Otherworldly & Peaceful
London’s Highgate Cemetery has always had me under its spell. First opened in 1839, it is home to some of Great Britains most interesting historic funerary architecture, with numerous overgrown tombs, vaults, mausoleums, and graves

Slow Commerce at its Best
Labour and Wait was created by Rachel Wythe-Moran and Simon Watkins, fashion designers who grew frustrated at having to redesign products and ranges every season. The store celebrates the notion of owning something over a long period of time, to see it age beautifully

House of Toogood: Interiors, Furniture & Clothing
Here’s another gem I stumbled upon, on my wanderings through Shoreditch: The House of Toogood. It is the studio & shop (you’ll have to ring the bell) of Faye Toogood, a London-based furniture designer

Coffee & Books for a Great Cause
They make you a damn good cup of joe, and they’re not doing it for profit. Paper & Cup is an arm of the Spitalfields Crypt Trust (SCT), a locally-based charity organization

Shop your heart out
Dinosaur Designs creates stunning table top items, and jewelry. Recently, they’ve also launched furniture. Their main material is resin, and all items are handcrafted in their studio in Australia