Black + Blum - Recommendations - Find. Eat. Drink.
Black + Blum - Recommendations - Find. Eat. Drink.
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ARAM
www.aram.co.uk
110 Drury Lane, London UK WC2B 5SG (view map)
T: +44/(0)20.7557.7557
Favorite hidden gem: possibly less well known to the public than the Conran shop, but Aram in Covent Garden is an amazing store to visit with lots of design classics and an amazing heritage.
Convent Garden
Design Store
- Soho, NY
LABOUR AND WAIT
It is a bit like an old-fashioned hardware store, which only sells hardwearing useful products and we always get inspiration from the products they carry.
East London
Kitchenware
Design Stores - London, UK
Dan Black + Martin Blum
Black + Blum
March 3, 2011
WHO
Designers Dan Black and Martin Blum create functional products for the home.
WHY
While their designs are highly functional, they also celebrate the form and in their words “challenge the norm.”
RECOMMENDATIONS
Dan Black’s recommendations for design stores, restaurants and pubs in London, England, and New York.
OXO TOWER BAR
Barge House Street, South Bank, London, UK SE1 9PH (view map)
T: +44(0)20.7803.3888
For great design and drinks: above our design studio is the Oxo Tower restaurant (owned by Harvey Nichols). It has great cocktails and an amazing terrace overlooking the Thames and St. Paul’s.
Central London
Bar / Cocktail Lounge
Cocktails - London, UK
EXETER ARMS
28 Main Street, Barrowden, Rutland, UK LE15 8EQ
T: +44/(0)1572.747.247
I actually live in the UK’s smallest county called Rutland. This is two hours north of London. There are lovely limestone villages (similar to the Cotswolds) and we have a fantastic local pub which brews its own beers. They have benches in front of the pub which look over the village green and down the valley...it doesn’t get much better than this.
Barrowden
Pub
Pub - Rutland, UK
www.dinernyc.com
85 Broadway, Brooklyn, NY 11211 (view map)
T: 718.486.3077
Whenever I am in New York, I love going to the Diner. It has great food, cozy atmosphere and the traditional diner interior makes you feel like you have gone back in time and are in a Edward Hopper painting.
Williamsburg
American
Restaurants - New York, NY
MOMA
It’s one of our favorite stores.
Multiple Locations
Design / Furniture
Design Stores - New york, NY
FOLDING PLUG
For its cleverness: A folding UK three pin plug by a recent RCA design graduate. This might be harder for you guys in the US to appreciate, but any of you who have seen the bulky UK will appreciate the design.
Plug
Products
IKEPOD
If money is no object: an Ikepod watch by Marc Newson.
Watch
IPAD / IPHONE
As head of Apple Design, Jonathan Ive has completely pushed the boundaries of manufacturing techniques and design standards.
Electronics / Computers
SWISS STAINLESS POTATO PEELER
Available: Amazon.com
Good bang for your buck: an old-fashioned Swiss stainless steel potato peeler...although once you have one, you will not need to buy another one.
Kitchen Utensil