//OUR TOP 23 INDEPENDENT DESIGN STORES IN LONDON// London is a global hot spot for design shops and they have a lot to offer the design enthusiast. We have put together a collection of 23 shops we think are well worth exploring. If we've missed any, let us know in the comments! Lik & NeonA unique selection of up-and-coming artists, illustrators and designers with a quirky, retro pop aesthetic, just off Brick Lane. Future & Found Simple, stylish and thoughtfully designed items on Brecknock Road. We Built This City A fantastic selection of design-led London souvenirs and prints. KK Outlet KK Outlet is a gallery and bookshop based in Hoxton Square, hosting monthly exhibitions featuring the best visual creatives working today. Labour and WaitOne of the earliest and best London purveyors of now popular vintage-style homewares. 85 Redchurch St, London E2 7DJwww.labourandwait.co.uk Snap StoreBow-based shop with wonderfully huge contemporary greeting card selection, gifts and prints.

Barnaby & CoPop Brixton's finest homewares, art and gifts from independent designers alongside pieces produced by larger design houses. Forest Mid-century and modern furniture, lighting and homewares. Southbank Centre Two shops promoting new designers and local makers' gifts, art and homewares. Belvedere Rd, London SE1 8XXwww.southbankcentre.co.uk Magma Arts book shop with contemporary design wares. Chase & Sorensen Stunning contemporary and 20th century Scandinavian design: furniture, lighting and home decor. Of Cabbages & Kings Shop and gallery space promoting and selling the work of local East London illustrators, artists, designers and jewellery makers. 127 Stoke Newington High St, London N16 0PHwww.ofcabbagesandkings.co.uk SMUG A snug lifestyle store selling an array of unpretentious retro chic in Islington. 72 Editions A gallery and concept store selling exclusive work from up-and-coming artists and designers. Haus A very well curated selection of homewares, furniture and lighting from established names, based in Victoria Park.

Darkroom A modern concept store with a strong aesthetic, selling products from top craftspeople and designers. Eclectic A gallery and shop with unique pieces from all over the world. 66 Marylebone High St, London W1U 5JEwww.eclectic66.co.uk Triangle A collection of mid-century modern furniture, ceramics and the odd curiosity.best outdoor wood for painting 81 Chatsworth Rd, London E5 0LHwww.trianglestore.co.ukbest exterior paint colors with stone Turpentine A design shop in Brixton with a great selection of designer-makers' products and also hosts workshops, courses and classes.decorating ideas student room

Beach London A shop, gallery and creative agency based in Shoreditch. 20 Cheshire St, London E2 6EHwww.beach.london Monologue Concept store with a focus on furniture, emerging designers and home accessories located in the super-cool Redchurch Street. Jasper Morrison The shop is described as 'an idealistic showroom', stocking products that fulfil a purpose, rather than existing as aesthetic objects alone.living room decor nz Present & Correct Iconic stationery shop selling cool and retro items from Europe and beyond.diy room decorations 2015 ARNE CHAIR / DEPOSITO TABLEideas to decorate door for christmas contest DADO / AMIR / SALOTTOErnestomedaErnestomeda is about sophistication and elegance with exquisite design, offering the market affordable kitchens featuring carefully crafted details, quality, safety and environment-friendliness.

Ernestomeda is focused on outstanding design and quality, is reflected by constant research and development in the design and technological innovation, meticulous production and quality of materials. Their kitchens are about enjoying the experience, memories, the room where people come together and share every day it is the central zone of a home. CinovaCinova is a brand owned by Gruppo Industriale Busnelli . Our aim is to interpret the bedroom in the whole respect of relax, equilibrium, harmony, beauty and soft texture in addition to an unique concept in order to transform the bedroom in an oasis of wellness. We care about the quality beyond the appearance to satisfy our precious clients, providing strictly made in Italy products. PresottoPresotto designs furniture with the goal of adapting the wide choice of products to the client's needs Wardrobes, beds, day and night areas may thus fully reflect customer tastes, and be in harmony with the style of the interior, while maintaining an excellent quality/price ratio even for young couples or families who are furnishing their home for the first time.

It is always in line with the latest trends. It is made out of innovative materials and inspirational ideas. This can be combined with the most advanced and high quality technologies so to provide long lasting and original accessories. Each solution for living or sleeping area is innovative and distinguished. FiamFIAM designs, develops and produces items of furniture in curved glass, creating them through a combination of craftsmanship and industrial processes, actually merging tradition and innovation, hand-crafting and design. Glass is environment-friendly and hygienic: it may look simple, because of its transparency, but both its chemistry and its physics are really very complex. And this material of vast potential was virtually only used in the world of furniture for the production of small accessories or ornaments. OlivieriOlivieri is an Italian manufacturer which has been established for more than 80 years and specialises in producing high quality contemporary furniture at its factory in Rimini, Italy.

Its extensive product range includes beds, night tables, chest of drawers, tables, chairs, wardrobes, walk-in wardrobes, units and wall/multimedia systems. All Olivieri's products reflect their emphasis on design and quality. The material that is used is very high quality and at the same time environmentally friendly. VerzelloniVerzelloni manufacturer excellent quality contemporary upholstered sofas, chairs, modular compositions, sofa tables. They have a research centre and design studio Lievore Altherr Molina. Renzo SerafiniAs lighting designer Renzo Serafini loves simple and direct light: He respects its natural ability to interact with one's state of mind, to stimulate feelings, and to create a dialectical relationship with space. He has always been intrigued by the light and beauty of shadows. LagoLago takes its place as an emerging brand, thanks to a collection of stimulating products and a corporate philosophy which embraces interaction between business and art, coupled with on-going research into sustainable development.