Category Archives: News
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28 April 2020
JAMES MORTIMER 23rd Oct 1930 – 20th April 2020
JAMES MORTIMER 23rd October 1930 – 20th April 2020 A long standing friend of LASSCO, we first got to know James when he came to St Michael’s Shoreditch to take some snaps for a John Diamond piece for the Sunday Times in the late 1970s. Immediately we warmed to him – a ‘bon viveur’, a ‘roue’,...
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16 January 2020
Specialists Pick: Terrazzo Stones of Venice
Specialists Pick Occasionally our specialists will be asked to recommend to our customers the best of the best, from timber cladding to fine silver. Architectural salvage expert Harry Amos brings to your attention an exceptional batch of Italian mid century tiles.
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9 January 2020
Look Inside: Brunswick House Framing Workshop
It’s a lesser known fact that the great majority of our prints, pictures and paintings are framed in-house on the top floor Brunswick House by our art department run by Graham Hilleard. Below is a glimpse inside the workshop and a brief introduction to the finer details of antique picture framing. The length...
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18 November 2019
Maltby Street Festive After Dark Markets
London’s Gourmet street-food market, Maltby Street, opens its gates for one of London’s most festive night time experiences. Open 5pm – 9.30pm every Friday Nov 22nd – Dec 20th As the nights draw in and the festive season approaches, Maltby Street Market warmly invites you to Ropewalk for its annual series of...
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15 November 2019
Ropewalk Concessions: Sansho
LASSCO Ropewalk has begun to introduce a range of carefully selected pop-ups to our arch, No. 37 Maltby Street. The concessions will focus on a slower, more sustainable approach to retail in which the focus is quality and use of materials. All created to last a lifetime or more. SANSHO Sansho works...
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10 October 2019
Ropewalk Concessions: East London Home Aesthetic
LASSCO Ropewalk has begun the process of introducing a range of carefully selected pop-ups to our arch, No. 37 Maltby Street. The concessions will focus on a slower, more sustainable approach to retail in which the focus is quality, use of materials and Made In England where-ever possible.
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8 October 2019
Brunswick House ‘Wedding Open Evening’ Preview: Photography
The events team at Brunswick House have organised a Wedding open evening on the 15th of October 2019. Brunswick House will be dressed up as it would be on your big day. This will give you a chance visualise what we can deliver first hand.
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24 September 2019
Brunswick House ‘Wedding Open Evening’ Preview: Floristry
Location: LASSCO Brunswick House, Wandsworth Road, London, SW8 2LG Date: 15/10/19 Time: 6pm – 8pm Contact: Jo Auger, 0207 501 7775 We know that a huge part of any wedding is the floristry. It causes excitement and nerves in equal amounts. The colour combinations, bouquet, arrangement, volume and budget are all factors to consider...
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4 September 2019
Made-To-Measure: The London Workshop Bobbin Tables
Since 2012 designer and cabinet maker Alfred Newall has been creating restrained but striking designs with his joinery company The London Workshop.
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2 September 2019
LDF at LASSCO: Phantasms by Charlotte Kingsnorth
In the new exhibition Phantasms, commissioned by LASSCO for the London Design Festival, not everything is as it seems. Multi-disciplinary designer Charlotte Kingsnorth has curated a show that is both bold and playful.
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28 August 2019
Specialists Pick: Snakes in a Frame
Occasionally our specialists discover a selection of items that deserve longer in the spotlight than our Latest Stock page allows. This time around, print expert Graham Hilleard, has brought to your attention a selection of snake engravings produced by Eighteenth century journalist John Wilkes. The Dart Snake of Ceylon By the time John Wilkes...
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22 August 2019
Hidden Stock: Top 3 Most Dazzling Cut Glass Chandeliers
With such a vast expanse of highly decorated chandeliers – each one with its own teardrops and scrolled arms, glass pendants, moulded and cut glass droplets – it can be a trial to pin point the correct one for your home. In an effort to make things easier our specialists have picked their Top 3....