Living in style: inside the Bow flat made beautiful by stylist Wojtek van Portek
Wojtek van Portek, Roman Road’s resident stylist and art director, chats to us about styling his compact home in Bow.
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Design & home
Our guide to the best shops on Roman Road for those perfect gifts and everything you need for your home and garden.
Stitches, the tailoring business bringing East London’s clothes back to life
Based on Roman Road, Stitches is a small tailoring business gaining a big reputation for bringing East London’s clothes back to life.
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Where to buy Christmas trees in East London
What would a Christmas be without a beautiful Christmas tree? Cheaper, for a start, but the smell of fresh spruce,
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Picture framing shop Workshop 353 opens in Bow
‘The most popular request I have are just everyday people wanting to get photos of their family members framed,’ says Maschio. ‘Grandparents who want nice images of their grandchildren, for example.’
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The secret services of Roman Road
Roman Road is rightly renowned for its market, but let us never forget that it’s also packed full of fabulous
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Gina’s Closet, the bric-a-brac sanctuary of Roman Road
Gina’s Closet, the Aladdin’s Cave of bric-a-brac on Roman Road, has been a second-hand treasure trove since 1991. Jeannette ‘Gina’
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Painting the town red, green, white, blue… Ged Palmer on Luminor Sign Co and the analogue revival
Odds are you’ve seen a sign painted by Ged Palmer. He and his team at Luminor Sign Co on Roman
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Thompson’s, the 80 year DIY Dynasty
One of Roman Road’s oldest businesses, Thompson’s hardware store has a venerable East End lineage. Passed down through three generations,
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New plant stall in Globe Town Market Square
A new stall is coming to Globe Town Market. Martin Fuller, formally a fisherman off the coast of Newhaven in
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Lofty’s Furniture moves to Wick Lane
Lofty’s beloved furniture shop is saying ‘goodbye’ to Roman Road and ‘hello’ to a bigger stock space in Wick Lane.
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Urban Makers, flying the flag for East London designer-maker markets
Urban Makers’ moral core goes beyond community. Goods must be made ethically and sustainably if possible, and have an environmental conscience. Members are discouraged from using plastic wrapping, and encouraged to use biodegradable packaging.
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Abbott’s Flooring, from East End to Ibiza
The fourth generation of Abbotts is now expanding into window dressings and fabrics, and their clients now extend worldwide. The
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