A League of Their Own
The year Simon Di Principe spent photographing the footballers on Hackney Marshes proved to him that the beautiful game still exists
The year Simon Di Principe spent photographing the footballers on Hackney Marshes proved to him that the beautiful game still exists
The founder of vegan curry house SpiceBox…
Introducing VC: East London’s women’s motorcycle club
My Lockdown Life is our new interview series discovering how fellow East Londoners are coping with their new normal, what they’re up to and how we can support them at this time. We talk to Tilly Tomkins, founder of Nearer the Moon.
The people behind Hackney salad bar Palm Greens…
A storytelling collective empowering a new generation of young creatives…
A new movement of do-good brands are making a real impact in East London, many nurtured by Year Here, a social innovation fellowship programme training and supporting the next generation of social entrepreneurs.
Well Street, Hackney has been a popular spot for all kinds of traders
When people say Hamish Burnett is “for the birds”, it’s a real compliment. There’s nothing flighty about the Hackney Swifts, the small, but growing, flock […]
An interview with Rosie Wilby and Liz Bentley ‘Is monogamy dead?’, asks Rosie Wilby in her book of the same name. It’s one of the […]
Best of East London
The East is awash with new developments, some good, some not so good. We speak to Martin Davies, of international architecture firm BDP, on what […]
Lithuanian-born Katya Katkova’s carefully curated Instagram account @eastlondonmornings attracts nearly 70,000 followers and her passion for her adopted corner of the capital cannot be doubted. […]
BY KELLY BESWICK His art is a marvellous, mighty mash-up of Arabic aesthetic and East London street style, which is hardly surprising considering Hassan Hajjaj […]
Capturing the Creatives By Kelly Beswick Photographer and long-time Hackney resident Jenny Lewis has worked for many top publications, specialising in intimate and arresting celebrity […]
BY ED GIBBS It’s not every day that you can walk into a café to find it stacked high with vinyl – and serving […]
Waking the Dead By Kelly Beswick Taxidermy is firmly back in fashion, but in it’s modern guise it’s about ethically sourced animals and artistic pieces […]
Hitting the Wall By Kelly Beswick You’ve probably found yourself staring up in wonder at her pastel graffiti on Brick Lane or her graphic murals […]
Trust In Cod Danny Sutton, aka Danny the Fish, is owner of fish-battering Mecca, Sutton & Sons (their cod is to die for). Here, he […]
Carli Pearson’s luxury womenswear label, CIMONE is creating a stir in the world of haute couture. Formerly of Stella McCartney, Alexander Wang, Pucci and McQ, she talks going solo and why the East is where it’s at