The Rocket's director Jonathan Stephenson has exhibited photographs by such well known names as British Martin Parr and Danish snapper Keld Helmer-Petersen whose pictures were shown at the gallery as part of a 'Danish by Design' exhibition, alongside vintage pieces by fellow countryman and furniture designer Poul Kjaerholm. Rocket, occupying a former tea warehouse, is conveniently sandwiched between Liverpool Street with its high rise office blocks and the popular bars of Hoxton. Speaking of bars and Hoxton trendies, you find both without leaving the building - at the T bar downstairs where you can rub shoulders with advertising types... achingly hip ad agency Mother's loft-style offices are also housed in the same building.
Bonfire Night brings a welcome blast of colour as thousands of fireworks explode over the city lighting up the skyline on a cold November night.... More
Fright Nights at Thorpe Park
Thorpe Park, Staines Road, KT16 8PN
12th October - 1st November 2009
Thorpe Park cranks up the thrill factor for a... More
Imperial War Museum
Lambeth Road, SE1 6HZ
War and weapons, tanks and rockets, painting and poetry
Occupying the former Bethlehem Hospital for the Insane ('Bedlam'), the Imperial... More
Bonfire Night
Venues across London,
5th November 2009 (and other dates in November)
November is the month that likes to go with a bang - and an explosive one... More
Leon
35 Great Malborough Street, W1F 7JE
Fast but friendly food, outdoor tables and people watching near Carnaby Street
Inside it looks a little like a fast food... More
The first newly built public art gallery in London since the Hayward Gallery opened in 1968, Rivington Place is a beautiful glass fronted building designed ... More
Opened on 5th October 2007, this Rivington Place art gallery is a £8m public building dedicated to culturally diverse visual arts. It's a joint venture ... More
Evocative depiction of life in a Georgian town house.
The brainchild of eccentric designer and performer, Dennis Severs, 18 Folgate Street captures in a series of ... More
Built in 1729, Nicholas Hawksmoor's Christ Church creation was declared dangerous and closed in 1956. Vigorous campaigning, from the poet Sir John Betjeman among others, ... More
Lined with chic boutiques, every Sunday this historic street fills with a bright patchwork of hundreds of flower stalls. Columbia Road is the capital's most ...More
"In a Sunday Shoot anyone can walk in and almost anything can happen," says photographer Seamus Ryan. It's this element of surprise that appeals to ...More
This quirky vintage furniture store in Shoreditch is the place to find one-off pieces of recovered furniture in brightly coloured vintage patchwork fabrics. This riot ... More
Caravan Style has been part of the 'Surreal Things' exhibition at the V & A; they've worked with Robert Cary-Williams at London Fashion Week; and ...More
This Shoreditch project is the first from Terence Conran since he signed over his well known restaurants - Bluebird, Quaglino's and plenty more besides - ...More
I challenge anyone to review Les Trois Garcons without making reference to the interior. While you may think being surrounded by stuffed animals threatened with ... More
There's a real art to making cocktails. Don't be fooled into thinking it's all about shaking vigorously and pouring because, to be a proper cocktail ...More
Fantastic education in the complete selection of circus arts, including a degree in circus performance and an affordable six-week clowning course. They also present regular ... More
The third of these increasingly popular 1950s retro-America style bowling alleys opened in late 2008 to much critical acclaim. Located in the Old Truman Brewery ...More
Fashionable Shoreditch drinkers are attracted to this cellar bar by its rickety old furniture, interesting imported beers, and a pricy, but very tasty selection of ... More
Cargo were pioneers of the multi-tasking MDF concept (that's Music-Dance-Food, not cheap fibreboard) and boast one of the most imaginative live music line-ups in the ... More
Plastic People boasts the best sound system in Shoreditch. This friendly, unpretentious space serves up seriously fresh music to a loyal crowd. Their no-frills ...More
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The Rocket's director Jonathan Stephenson has exhibited photographs by such well known names as British Martin Parr and Danish snapper Keld Helmer-Petersen whose pictures were shown at the gallery as part of a 'Danish by Design' exhibition, alongside vintage pieces by fellow countryman and furniture designer Poul Kjaerholm. Rocket, occupying a former tea warehouse, is conveniently sandwiched between Liverpool Street with its high rise office blocks and the popular bars of Hoxton. Speaking of bars and Hoxton trendies, you find both without leaving the building - at the T bar downstairs where you can rub shoulders with advertising types... achingly hip ad agency Mother's loft-style offices are also housed in the same building.
