Reach - Design

Lauren Shanley

A pioneer in eco fashion, Oxo Tower-based designer Lauren Shanley transforms vintage fabrics into collages for clothing and accessories. Reach finds out more

Label of Love

Shannon Denny goes behind the scenes of local fashion brand Odie & Amanda

Tom Wates

Sick of telling kids to stop leaning back in their chairs, former teacher, Tom Wates, set about designing an anti-tilt chair. Cathy Levy finds his London Bridge based business is rocking on nicely

Hide away

Urban living can leave you short on storage space. Amy Laughinghouse presents the latest smart solutions for stowing your stuff

Living the high life

Skyscrapers aren’t just for offices. More and more apartments are being built high in the sky. Victoria Purcell investigates

Urban outfitter

Based in Borough, leading fashion designer Antoni Burakowski finds inspiration lurking around every corner. Alyson Walsh pays him a visit

Peter Ting

Cathy Levy sneaks a peak inside the world of this renowned ceramicist who is thrilled to work and live in London’s most exciting creative quarter

Black Magic

The staple of every well-dressed woman’s wardrobe for almost 100 years, the little black dress is paid its dues in an exhibition opened by Erin O’Connor

South Central

The London Festival of Architecture 2008, the biggest event of its kind in the world, kicks off this month. Victoria Purcell quizzes Elias Redstone, curator of the Southwark and Southbank Hub, about the festival, the area and the future

Home truths

Previously head of menswear design at Burberry, designer and creative consultant Michael McGrath owns stylish lifestyle store bermondsey167. Cathy Levy investigates

Table for two

Not content with designing some of south London’s best buildings, architects Allies & Morrison are branching out into food with their award-winning café, The Table. They speak to Nancy Alsop

Living legend

Terence Conran caught his first glimpse of Butlers Wharf from a party boat on the Thames. Pendle Harte visits the visionary designer who made the South Bank synonymous with style

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