by James Balston | Jun 16, 2012 | Antiques, Design, Designers & Architects, London
My first visit to Islington was as a student back in the summer of 1990. My interior design degree work was being exhibited at the Business Design Centre as part of that years New Designers show. Within a year I had moved into a flatshare in the area, and so began a... 
by James Balston | Jan 24, 2012 | Crystal Palace, Pubs, Shops, The Triangle SE19
The latest post on The Triangle SE19, concerns a vintage shop inside a pub. 
by James Balston | Dec 13, 2011 | Antiques, Bars, Designers & Architects, London, Shops
How do you define the East End? While the West End is a pretty clear entity, geographically encompassing Piccadilly Circus, Leicester Square, Oxford and Regent Streets, and all points in between, can the same be said of the East End? Where does it start exactly? Old... 
by James Balston | Dec 3, 2011 | Fashion, Shops
The forever revolving wheel that is the fashion cycle, has of late turned once again towards the American preppy style, with its chinos, Oxford shirts and deck shoes. Tommy Hilfiger has long been promoting this classic look, and has taken advantage of its new found... 
by James Balston | Oct 18, 2011 | Shops
Walking into this shop in Soho, I had a strange sense of deja-vu. I was there on behalf of design agency, EPOC, who were responsible for the interiors and branding of this new sports boutique. It finally dawned on me that it used to be one of my favourite homewares...