Tom Angell

As the London Tattoo Convention hits town, Tom Angell, author of the ‘London Tattoo Guide’, picks ten unique parlours worth a visit: 1. One by One This is the creation of Arabella Drummond, one of the UK’s most beautiful and famous tattoo models, and is part of the new wave of hybrid studios. It combines a unisex streetwear and lifestyle boutique with an open-plan tattoo studio in the basement. Oxford Circus. 2. The Tattoo Shop by Dan Gold This is the newest tattoo studio to join London’s ranks and if you haven’t heard of it already you will do soon. It is not only run by the famous British tattooist and street artist Dan Gold but has also taken up a rather prominent residency in the basement of the Oxford Street Ann Summers. Oxford Circus. 3. Dharma Tattoo Dharma Tattoo sits at the cross-section of the East End’s two worlds. On the one hand it speaks to the traditions of the area as an old-school, street-front tattoo parlour. On the other, it’s part of a cool and contemporary movement sweeping that side of London. Bow Rd. One by One 4. K-ink K-ink is one of the few prominent tattoo studios south of the river. Housed in a large shed structure in the Copeland Industrial Park in Peckham Rye, adjacent to the creative community of the Bussey Building, it is small but perfectly formed tattoo studio and art space. Peckham Rye Overground. 5. The Lacemakers Sweatshop Tucked away down an alley in Hackney Wick, this warehouse space is a hidden gem. Headed up by the genre-busting a