New In - Oct 23
We’re back on track. The newest batch of recommendations are here. For October, a multi-functional historic building, a nostalgic sporting memoir and ceramics to honour a landmark that is, unfortunately, no more.
Established in 2006, The Row by Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen is a luxury label centred around timeless design and ready-to-wear clothing. It’s the source of our styling inspiration but we’ve recently been trawling through their monthly, curated Spotify playlists. It’s been a useful tool to discover some old classics, which will inevitably seep their way through to our New_Playlist series.
If you’re in north-west London (Ladbroke Grove, specifically), grab a coffee and a sweet treat from Klear Labs. Their food is gluten-free, and organic, specialising in sourcing ingredients that are good for the gut. On our thoroughly enjoyable half marathon training, it’s becoming a habit we're not complaining about, to make a mid-run pit stop.
It seems any TEKLA or Birkenstock collaboration cuts it for us. Previously, we’ve recommended TEKLA’s Jacquemus link-up, Birkenstock’s Jil Sander collection and now, the two have joined forces to create a limited range of footwear and sleepwear. A match made in heaven, like all crossovers, they can both easily design unisex, timeless, classic designs that feel modern.
We re-read Leanne Shapton’s memoir this month. It was one of the inspirations behind our New Angles series due to Shapton’s varied career; from swimming through childhood to trialling for the Canadian Olympic team to writing and drawing as an adult. The book explores how she still gravitates towards water even to this day, the crossover between an act that was once a form of discipline and the transition to being now purely recreational. Alongside, how relentless training has been instilled/impacted her life after competing.
We know. We're hooked, just like you. Who isn’t watching the new Beckham documentary on Netflix? It’s an insight, I don’t think many of us have seen before and it has opened the door to many non-football fans. Not only have you got football nostalgia, but you’ve also got 90/00s style inspiration and some Spice Girls cameos.
After our recent trip to Edinburgh, our Snowpeak grinder purchase, and our new-found obsession with coffee, we’ve been drinking Obadiah’s Los Nubarrones and are already eyeing up their other offerings. Based in Scotland, they’re stocked across their home city, wider UK, and abroad; Singapore and Australia, to name a few. Honouring South American and African taste, their beans are produced across Argentina, Kenya, Brazil, and more.
Coming Soon
In response to the unexpected (and unprecedented) cutting down of the Sycamore Gap Tree on Hadrian’s Wall, Northumberland-based ceramicist Becky Mackenzie has produced a range of white porcelain beakers and bowls inspired by and to celebrate what was a much-loved landmark with a blue illustrated details. As an independent maker, do order soon to allow Becky time to get orders out before Christmas.
We’re reminiscing on a recent trip to Salts Mill, Saltaire, and can’t stop thinking about the architecture and the bookshop spanning over two floors. The UNESCO World Heritage Site and ex-cloth production mill (1853 - 1986), the space now is home to galleries, dining, and shopping from antiques, furniture, and design. In their own words, after its closure as a working mill, it was developed into a space where ‘culture and commerce could thrive together.’
Photographer, Simon Phipps was born in Leeds, is based in London, and is a graduate of the Royal College of Art. He specialises in post-war Brutalist architecture and we’ve become big admirers of his work. Especially, as he has captured some of our northern, local (more rural) spots; Sunderland Civic Centre and Apollo Pavillion. We’ve added a few books; Brutal London, North to our festive wishlist.
