London

Comfort Station
Artist Amy Anderson’s unique jewellery.
22 Cheshire St, E2 (020 7033 9099/www.comfortstation.co.uk) Open Tue-Sun 11am-6pm.

Labour & Wait
With three other outlets in Japan, Labour & Wait deal in classic, functional everyday items.
18 Cheshire St, E2 (020 7729 6253/www.labourandwait.co.uk) Sat 1-5pm, Sun 10am-5pm.

T-Shirt Patisserie at Luna & Curious
Design your own T-shirt and collect it in a cute cake box with biscuits.
198 Brick Lane, E1 (020 8981 1655/www.tshirtpatisserie.co.uk) Open Thur-Sun 12.30-6pm.

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Landscape by Antoine+Manuel, £45, MAR MAR Co

MAR MAR Co
Excellent design-led store stocking contemporary oddities.
16 Cheshire St, E2 (020 7729 1494/www.marmarco.com) Open Fri-Sat 1pm-5pm, Sun 11am-5pm.

A. Prado head, £70, Shelf

Shelf
Gifts, homewares, jewellery and commissions; much stock is sourced and produced exclusively for the store.
40 Cheshire St, E2 (020 7739 9444/www.helpyourshelf.co.uk) Open Fri-Sat 1-6pm, Sun 10am-6pm.

Vintage sweater, £16, Beyond Retro

Beyond Retro
Great celeb clientele and reasonably priced vintage clothing and accessories as far as the eye can see.
110-112 Cheshire St, E2 (020 7613 3636/www.beyondretro.com) Open Mon-Sun 10am-6pm.

Keith Haring pull-along, £55, f-art

f-art
Art and found objects with new and surprising work by independent artists, illustrators and other creatives.
24 Cheshire St, E2 (020 7729 5411/www.f-art.co.uk) Open Sat 12noon-5pm, Sun 10.30am-5pm.

Getting there
Whitechapel, Aldgate East or Liverpool Street tube/Bethnal Green rail/tube then 8, 388 bus.

Refuel
Coffee@Brick Lane (157 Brick Lane, E1) is a beigel’s throw away from Cheshire St, serving Portuguese custard tarts, Fairtrade bites and great coffee, or try its cuter little sister branch Coffee@154 at 154 Brick Lane, E1.