Visiting a city is nice when you have time and no agenda, no city apps and no hip-guide. Just follow the scent, the vibe, the noise, the silence.
This post just a photo impression on our city walk in Shoreditch. (Next to come: our Roa walk that started also by accident and a walk trough Bricklane).
Enjoy!
Boxpark Shoreditch is a pop-up mall based in the heart of East London. Boxpark is constructed of stripped, and refitted shipping containers, creating unique, low cost, low risk pop-up stores.
Filled with a mix of fashion and lifestyle brands, galleries, cafés and restaurants – Boxpark places local and global brands side-by-side, creating a unique shopping and dining destination.
Boxpark is not some run-of-the-mall shopping centre. It’s a living, fertile community of brands packed with talent, innovation and attitude that puts creativity and fashion back where they belong: on the street.
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| © photo Boxpark |
The EAT frenchise is everywhere in London. Nice window display with their coffee bekers.
Street art rules in Shoreditch. Everywhere you look, there are amazing pieces to spot. Some by known artists, others but anonymous designers, leaving their traces.
Work by Australian Jimmy C.
Commercial posters become 'paper street art', other artists reflect in another way and use the street walls as a canvas for their 3D work or other non-spray-can murals. (see below)
Mirrors in the square windows of this minimal dark grey box reflect the opposite street designs.
Established artists from UK and abroad together with numerous less known or unknown locals regularly contribute to this ever-changing art scene. Check out all kinds of graffiti, stencil, wheatpasting, sticker art, poster art, street sculpture and street installations.
Beach Blanket Babylon: A London bar and restaurant in Shoreditch. A club for the discerning without requiring a membership. Weird, 'Wunderkamer'-like decorations build a great atmosphere.
Franze and Evans, an eatery with modern food & quality with catering & deli service.
Work by Stik, a regular artist in the streets of Shoreditch.
Shop and bar 'Les Trois Garcons".
At Purple Shop: collections of kids wear suitable for newborns, babies to 12 year olds. The collections of tee shirts, slouchy jersey pants, sweatshirts and beanie hats are produced from fair trade, organic and ethical fabrics, all of the silk screen printed designs are hand produced in their Brick lane studio. They also design, create and up-cycle denim pieces into re-worked mini jeans, skirts and dresses.
© photos by Kate Stockman_THE SQUID STORIES
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