july | at a glance

Banksy sighting | Dalston House | Disappearing Dining Club: Dinner at Back in 5 Minutes | Farewell, Great Britain

street art | london

London is full of some pretty creative street art. This is what I found down the side streets of Shoreditch. I even stumbled upon a work in progress.

type | london

The last bits of type from around London. Mostly East London.

brighton | snapshots

Brighton, England is just over 50 miles south of London on the coast of Great Britain. A nice place to escape the city for the day. Just beware of giant seagulls whilst eating ice cream and keep in mind that the beach is made entirely of rocks!

june | at a glance

Dalston Department Store - Pop-up Shop | Counter Cafe | Espresso Martini at The Riding House Cafe | Columbia Road Flower Market

type | hackney wick

Snapshots of Hackney Wick's The Walls Have Ears mural. See the project here.

snapshots | outside of london

There is life outside of London. Snapshots from various day trips in England.

working cafes | london

A selective list of some of the best cafes I've found for working in around London. Good coffee. Good space. Good wifi. ABOVE: My favorite. Tina, We Salute You.

TINA, WE SALUTE YOU
47 King Henry's Walk, Dalston, N1 4NH

THE COFFEEWORKS PROJECT
96-98 Islington High St., Islington, N1 8EG

HEALTHY STUFF
168 Dalston Lane, London Borough of Hackney, E8 1NG

FLEET RIVER BAKERY
71 Lincoln's Inn Fields, Holborn, WC2A 3JF

LOOK MUM NO HANDS
49 Old Street, Shoreditch, EC1V 9HX

CAFE OTO
18 Ashwin St, Dalston, E8 3DL

type | london

 More type around London.

may | at a glance

Iceland | Café Consort at Royal Albert Hall | Savanna (BK, we must find this!) | Regent's Park | Lord Huron at Scala | Denmark | Malmö City Library, Sweden | Brunch at Bistrotheque

sign series | hand lettering

The streets of London are full of sandwich board signs with hand lettering. "We have a bloody lovely garden" wins for catchiest sign phrase.

april | at a glance

Hackney House pop-up kitchen | Liberty of London | Stonehenge | Venice | Haircut at Pimps & Pinups in Old Spitalfields Market | Croissant Pudding at Franze & Evans | Somerset House | Type Tasting workshop at the Pick Me Up Graphic Arts Festival

type | london

Letters & numbers spotted in Shoreditch, Notting Hill, Dalston, Hackney and from the 76 bus.

march | at a glance

Portobello Market | Wine March (yes, that's London!) | Jamie Oliver's Recipease | BOXPARK | Walk along Regent's Canal | Roy Lichtenstein at Tate Modern | Notting Hill | Southbank Centre Market Billionaire Bar | The School of Life | Barcelona | le chocolat chaud in Paris | Versailles

storefronts | islington

East London is full of cute neighborhoods. These are a few storefronts in the London Borough of Islington.

type | east london

By definition, the word type means: a kind, class, or category, the constituents of which share similar characteristics. So this is my "type" series. Various letters and numbers spotted out and about London town.

london | hackney cafes

While living in Hackney, I've discovered an eclectic selection of cafes, shops and restaurants. These are a few cafes I've tried that are just a short walk from my flat. Sourdough with goat curd and honey, anyone?

storefronts | notting hill

Storefronts near and along Portobello Road in Notting Hill. On Saturdays it is home to Portobello Road Market, one of London's notable street markets, known for antiques and second-hand clothes.

february | at a glance

Wellies | Cutty Sark | South Bank | London Fields | Hackney | Biking through Amsterdam | Studio 2 Lunchcafe Amsterdam | Dreyfus Cafe Hackney

at a glance | inspired by Two if by Sea Studios Insta-life posts. Thanks Brittany!

color | doorways

Top Left:  Charles Dickens lived in this house from 1837 until 1839 and wrote Oliver Twist and Nicholas Nickleby while living here. It is in the heart of Bloomsbury and is Charles Dickens’s only surviving London house. The other doors are located in Greenwich.