(Things we're doing and stuff we like)
Boundary is the brilliant new venture by Sir Terence Conran. Set in the heart of edgy Shoreditch, the project includes a hotel, shop, café and restaurant. It’s a great place for a coffee and a treat or a sumptuous dinner with friends. The ground floor houses a fantastic farm-style shop and café – complete with pink and white tea cosies on Brown Betty teapots. The basement restaurant is typically Conran – über classy and quintessentially British – with dim lighting and ‘magic carpets’ on the ceiling! All in all, this is a very cool project in a very cool setting.
When I dropped into Cocomaya to see if its reputation as London’s most exquisite chocolatier was justified, I was not disappointed. From the moment I opened the door of the Connaught Street shop, I was assailed by the delicious aroma of chocolate and a visual feast of truffles, many dusted with gold and iridescent powders to resemble precious jewels. The shop is beautifully decorated in pinks and greens, with vintage cake stands and antique glass domes. Want to know what heaven might taste like? Then try the milk chocolate pomegranate dome. Or the pecans dipped in chocolate. Or anything really. It’s all delightful.
Parents of children at Soho Parish School have commissioned the renowned graphic designer Jonathan Barnbrook, to design a bag to raise money for the school. The shopping bag is made from organically grown and ethically sourced jute the colourful design features the school’s name in Barnbrook’s delightful handwriting typeface on one side, and drawings by the schoolchildren on the other.
The bag is for sale for £5 Fair Share at 102 Berwick Street, London W1F 0QP, 12-6pm Monday to Saturday. Or phone the school on 020 7641 7311
We were recently invited to the Royal College of Art’s Work in Progress show, which I attended with pleasure. As the world’s only postgraduate art and design school shows at the RCA are always an exciting opportunity for us to see what the future hopeful designers of tomorrow are currently creating. There were some great pieces on display- I was particularly impressed by Adam Bambridge’s exceptionally life-like pencil drawings- I thought at first they were photos!- And the beautifully clean, simple aesthetics of Shan Valla’s ceramics. Just watch this space- these could be the big names of tomorrow!
Sheekeys has added a new oyster bar that opened 2 weeks ago and is alongside the restaurant. The interior has been done by Martin Brudnizki and is very elegant with burgundy bar stools, wall mounted photographs and subtle lighting. To celebrate the opening of the J. Sheekey Oyster Bar they are offering a glass of Théophile Roederer Champagne with half a dozen Strangford Lough rock oysters for £15.
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