Acquired by Farfetch back in 2015, there are big plans afoot for cult boutique brand Browns Fashion. With its original store on South Molton Street still an essential destination for serious fashionistas, a new Store of the Future concept has recently opened up in the form of Browns East, a two-storey boutique housed in a former print factory in Shoreditch. Designed by Brinkworth, in close partnership with Browns’ in-house team, Browns East is the retailer’s first new bricks-and-mortar outpost in 20 years. While the new arrival is a departure from the traditional retail format, Holli Rogers, CEO of Browns, says the store's DNA remains at its heart.
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Apple folds and follows the new high-end smartphone format. Meet the Apple iPhone DuoAlongside its first folding flagship, Apple’s 2026 September Event saw the debut of the iPhone 18 Pro and 18 Pro Max, new AirPods 5, Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4
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2026 London Design Medals winners ‘demonstrate the transformative power of design’The London Design Medals 2026 are awarded to Jonathan Anderson, Sir Christopher Frayling, Anab Jain and Solveiga Pakštaitė
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Inside Buccellati’s decadent new Milanese caviar barChahan Minassian lines the private client salon at Palazzo Gavazzi with copper-toned mirrors, Fortuny fabrics and Murano chandeliers
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‘The Nue Black Aesthetic’ maps the diasporic voices shaping design todayThe Design Museum in London announces a new exhibition (6 November 2026 to 8 August 2027) bringing together 16 contemporary Black designers; guest curator Charlene Prempeh tells us about exploring identity, the diaspora and who gets to shape the design canon
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What to see at London Design Festival 2026Here's what to see at London Design Festival 2026 (12–20 September), where craft, architecture and technology meet across city-wide landmark installations and museum commissions
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London design lovers, mark your calendars: Basic.Space arrives this weekend with its first city eventBasic.Space, the creator-led marketplace spanning luxury fashion, art and design, is bringing its immersive retail experience to London from 13-14 June
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Five things to see at London Craft Week 2026With an emphasis on keeping heritage crafts alive, London Craft Week 2026 (11-17 May) offers a city-wide programme of exhibitions to discover artisanal excellence from established and emerging makers
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Discover a calming ‘library’ dedicated to craft at Collect design fairAt Collect 2026 in London, Tola Ojuolape’s Collectors’ Lounge is a flexible, tactile space for exploration, conversation and co-working, imagined as an homage to the traditional library
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Step inside Faye Toogood's intimate cabinet of curiosities at PAD LondonFor PAD London 2025, (until 19 October) Faye Toogood presents The Magpie’s Nest with Friedman Benda
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Rajan Bijlani opens his Primrose Hill home for ‘Electric Kiln’In his London home – once the studio of ceramicist Emmanuel Cooper – Rajan Bijlani stages ‘Electric Kiln’, uniting Frank Auerbach, Lucie Rie and Cooper in an intimate reflection on the creative spirit of postwar London
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These are the design exhibitions to see in London during Frieze WeekWe round up the best design events happening in London in conjunction with Frieze Week 2025: discover collectible design and craft across the city
