Still Open: The Guide to Traditional London Shops - Softcover

Venables, Sally; Williams, Steve

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1904772447 ISBN 13: 9781904772446

Verlag: Black Dog Publishing Ltd, 2006

Inhaltsangabe

"Still Open" is an intimate and personal tour of some of the capital's best-kept secrets, the traditional shops that have managed to stay open and flourish in the face of this increasingly fierce competition. From the pie and mash shops of the East End, to the 1950s Italian delis of Soho, to James Taylor and Son's classic umbrella shop on Gower Street, "Still Open" also takes in butchers, florists, coffee shops, clothes shops, toyshops and milliners. The establishments' interiors and exteriors are beautifully photographed by renowned photographer Brian Benson; and the history of each is told by their proprietors and customers. Personal anecdotes, historical documents and the city's broader history are all invoked as "Still Open" weaves a compelling tapestry out of the many strands that make up the highways and byways of London. Accessibly divided into geographical areas, "Still Open" sketches out a portrait of the city and its history - both its well trodden routes and its hidden gems. A guide-book with a difference, "Still Open" is essential for both Londoners and tourists alike. It is at once a social history, a photographic essay on interior design through the ages and an affectionate look at the last vestiges of romance on the high street.

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Writer Sally Venables is a partner in a successful interior design company, and joined forces with Brian Benson, an established interiors photographer for the purposes of this publication. Designer Steve Williams is an art director working for Conde Nast and recently designed Fly: The Art Of the Club Flyer. Following on from Black Dog Publishing's Classic Cafes and Barbershops, Still Open is at once a social history, an essay in interior design through the ages, a guide-book and an affectionate look at the last vestiges of romance on the high street.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Black Dog Publishing Ltd
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2006
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1904772447
• ISBN 13: 9781904772446
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Auflage: 1
• Anzahl der Seiten: 128
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