A global field guide to design, (life)style and secret finds
est. 2007
  1. London shopping: Russell Roberts


    This quiet, unassuming storefront on buzzy Cheshire Street in East London is home to a carefully-edited selection of modernist 20th century furniture, art and collectables. For those who like their mid-century designers, there are chairs by Eames and Wegner, Italian lighting and English Ercol chairs. A psychedelic late 1970s Peter Max (Beatles’ Yellow Submarine artist) ice bucket wearing sunglasses adds a quirky and fun element to the store, as well as the selection of cup-holding ‘80s robots.


    I like the rosewood 1950s Danish sideboard by Arne Vodder and a USM Haller red steel office storage unit which could be used as a modular sideboard.

    Russell Roberts
    8 Cheshire Street
    London E2 6EH
    Tel. 020 7613 3355

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    Opening hours:
    Thursday, Friday and Saturday 12noon-6pm
    Sunday 11am-5pm

    Nearest tube: Liverpool Street

    For more shops on Cheshire Street, click here.
    For more shops in East London, click here.