Category Archives: london
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27 June 2014
‘Under the Overground’, Ham Station
It’s all going on under the overground! Where Keira Knightley is a fan of the ham! Bar Tozino featured in the recent Arch Rivals article in London’s Evening Standard magazine. Chuse Valero and Zac Fingal at the counter. Open Wednesdays – Sundays. http://www.bartozino.com/ http://www.maltby.st/
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24 June 2014
Nature Morte,
These images are from the Summer 2014 issue of Schön! Magazine, a London based fashion, arts and culture quarterly, published in 13 countries. The shoot is a fashion accessories still life story, inspired by the paintings of the 17th Century Baroque artist Daniel Seghers & shows a different use of LASSCO stock. ...
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4 June 2014
Get the mono look,
Black and white tiles are classic and timeless, particularly in bathrooms, kitchens & hallways & perennially popular. ”… in my years at LASSCO I have yet to see a decline in demand for them”, Nick Newman, Manager, LASSCO Ropewalk Available to order from LASSCO Ropewalk. (£12 each, one size 20cmx20cmx18mm)
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31 March 2014
How a lemon tart can change your life….
A year ago, Poppy Smadja ate the lemon tart that changed her life. It was a tarte au citron, made by cult Parisian chocolatier Jacques Genin. Simple yet perfect, it convinced Poppy – already ‘besotted’ with patisserie after three years in Paris – this was her calling. With the help of her French-trained twin...
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18 March 2014
Architectural origami
The Saw Swee Hock Student Centre (SAW), the London School of Economics’ ( LSE) latest landmark building, is the first new building it has commissioned in over 40 years. SAW’s dramatic sculptural form and unusual perforated brick façade, designed by Irish architect O’Donnell + Tuomey has been garnering praise from students, staff and architecture critics alike since opening earlier...
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17 March 2014
London’s Evening Standard magazine profiles Adrian Amos,
Adrian Amos, owns architectural salvage company LASSCO. The company’s headquarters, an 18th-century villa overlooking Vauxhall roundabout, was once the seat of the Duke of Brunswick but today it houses everything from salvaged crystal chandeliers and radiators to Victorian hooks and handles. It’s also next door to chef Jackson Boxer’s first venture, the Brunswick...
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3 March 2014
Homes & Antiques profiles Georgia Dorey,
From April’s H & A magazine, featuring LASSCO Ropewalk and Georgia Dorey who’s set up our new textile department. Words: Alice Hancock Photograph: Lydia Evans
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28 February 2014
A very special concert with Emmanuel Vass, 3rd April 2014.
The South London Concert Series presents a very special concert at a unique London venue. Emmanuel Vass, BBC Music Magazine’s March “rising star”, will give a piano recital with supporting performances from talented amateur pianists from the London Piano Meetup Group on Thursday 3rd April 2014 at LASSCO Brunswick House. The programme includes music...
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18 February 2014
FT puts Bar Tozino as one of the 5 best Spanish hang-outs in London
Congratulations to Noelia and her team. LASSCO Ropewalk fitted out the interior which includes Iroko work tops, reclaimed pine cladding and oak panelling. To get this look please talk to Nick, George or Alec at the Bermondsey shop. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/c40f9e88-8ec3-11e3-b6f1-00144feab7de.html#axzz2tcJfvNKr
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20 November 2013
Historic Asylum Railing Unearthed
We have identified the origin of some fabulous Georgian cast iron gateposts and railings, boldly cast with distinctive “anthemia” – the honeysuckle motif invented by the ancients and favoured by the Georgians. The gateposts and their accompanying railings were once a well-known landmark on one of London’s busiest thoroughfares: The Old Kent Road. They are...
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27 August 2013
Bar Tozino, a dream neighbourhood spot
Miranda York has written a glowing review of Bar Tozino, a tapas bar you can find inside one of our arches, on LASSCO Ropewalk. The LASSCO team were on hand to design the interior and supply all the architectural elements used. More of a jamón bodega than a tapas joint, Bar Tozino is the kind of neighbourhood spot...