Design retail round-up: London

Labour and Wait: The new store on Redchurch St will stock all the retro favourites including Tala kitchenware and enamel lampshades.

Talisman
Talisman design emporium has burgeoned exponentially since it first launched in rather more humble circumstances in Dorset 25 years ago. In addition to a vast showroom on the New King's Road which draws collectors the world over, it now brings its mixture of antique and contemporary design to the Georgian surrounds of Belgravia. As well as the eclectic pieces (from Murano glass to seventies Rougier sculptural lamps), Talisman reinterprets vintage pieces and takes on bespoke commissions - and all this against an extravagant theatrical background. You can also expect to get an eyeful of work from Milo Baughman, Karl Springer, Philip and Kevin LaVerne, Paul Evans and artisans Curtis Jere.

Talisman, 190-192 Ebury Street, London SW1W 8UP,  tel: 44.207 730 7800

http://www.talismanlondon.com/

Photograph by David Brook

Talisman: A nineteenth-century Chesterfield sofa upholstered in green moleskin, a large single 1970s Rougier sculptural lamp, a 1970s Karl Springer-designed lacquer goatskin coffee table and a series of reconstituted pots. Photograph by David Brook

Talisman: A pair of 1970s American turquoise leather upholstered armchairs, a 1980s brushed and polished steel console table and a selection of 1970s Murano glass faceted vases. Photograph by David Brook

Talisman: One half of a pair of Talisman bronze dogs after Jacquemart presides over a 1950s American armchair upholstered in contemporary fabric and a pair of nickel glazed display cabinets, housing a collection of original scent bottles. Photograph by David Brook

Tom Dixon Shop

It seems so obvious, but till now there was nowhere to find all of Tom Dixon's collections under one roof. Housed in an old Victorian goods carrier at Portobello Dock, the vibe is all about finding the extraordinary in the everyday; and will include the latest 'Industry' collection. Plus, among the myriad of Dixon-designed masterpieces, shoppers will also find work by the likes of Piet Hein Eek, New Caribbean Design and Ateliers Ruby.

Tom Dixon Shop, Wharf Building, Portobello Dock, 344 Ladbroke Grove, London W10 5BU

www.tomdixon.net

Tom Dixon: The 'Peg Chair Fluro' stacks up nicely underneath the 'Bean Stout' lights. Also on show here is the 'Spin Table Candelabra' and the 'Fluoro Floor Lamp'. Photograph by Nina Morris

Tom Dixon: A view across the industrial surrounds of the space with furniture by Piet Hein Eek. Photograph by Nina Morris

Tom Dixon: A carefully selected edit of Phaidon books sits among Dixon-designed furniture. Photograph by Nina Morris.

Tom Dixon: Shop for your garden under the carefully selected guidance of the British designer. Photograph by Nina Morris.

Tom Dixon: The Dock Kitchen is just the place to drop after you've shopped. Photograph by Nina Morris

Case Furniture
Case Furniture takes up residence in Clapham, South London, and will be the only place in the UK to stock the brand's collection in its entirety. A particular highlight is the company's new collaboration with Shin Azumi's on the 'Covet Desk' and 'Particle Shelving', while also in its stable of designers is Matthew Hilton, Marina Bautier and Nazanin Kamali - all of whom prove why, since Case's relatively recent launch in 2006, it has scooped a myriad of awards on its quest 'to keep good design alive.'

Case, 189 Stonhouse Street, London SW4 6BB, tel: 44.20 7622 3506

http://www.casefurniture.co.uk/

EDC London
EDC's new Fitzrovia showroom is all about making you feel at home - so much so that it was conceived as an open-plan city apartment. Visitors enter through a heavy wooden door behind which lies a series of living environments, from the dining to the bedroom; over 2000-sq-ft, a trademark EDC eclectic mélange of contemporary and classic furniture is arranged throughout this simulation of the home. Expect to see designs from the likes of Ferruccio Laviani, Mauro Lipparini, Niki Jones, Jorg Zeidle and Philippe Bestenheider among many more, as well as a Limited Edition series created exclusively for EDC.

EDC London, 20 Margaret Street, London W1W 8RS,  tel: 44.20 7631 1090

www.edclondon.com

EDC London: The living room from left to right: 'Platner' tables, 'Lynton' floor lights, 'Mortimer' chair, 'Totem' candle sticks, 'Walnut' stools, Knoll's eponymous 'Saarinen' table', designed by Eero Saarinen, 'Nest' bowl, Vitra's 'Wooden dolls', 'Tripod' clock and 'Crown' candelabra.

EDC London: Different sizes and variations of the 'Saarinen' tables are scattered around the living room; atop the Saarinen side table sits an Ingo Maurer 'Poul Poul' table light, and beside is a leather 'Swan' chair. In the backgroud, a yellow 'Platner side chair' is spotlit by a 'Dickensen' floor light. In the foreground 'Tulip' chairs are drawn up to a marble-topped Saarinen table.