https://spitalfieldslife.com/2010/08/10/more-of-jim-howetts-shop-fronts/ In the midst of life I woke to find myself living in an old house beside Brick Lane in the East End of London Tue, 07 Sep 2010 10:20:49 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://spitalfieldslife.com/2010/08/10/more-of-jim-howetts-shop-fronts/#comment-800 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 10:20:49 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com.s83288.gridserver.com/?p=10635#comment-800 We’ve been buying our Camden Lock Books printed paper bags from Donovans for about 12 years. I’m placing a new order this week for another 10,000 brown paper bags. They are walking distance from us at Old Street Station. Local enterprises keeping business local.

]]> https://spitalfieldslife.com/2010/08/10/more-of-jim-howetts-shop-fronts/#comment-799 Sun, 15 Aug 2010 10:35:04 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com.s83288.gridserver.com/?p=10635#comment-799 Wow. I’ve always thought these restorations were brilliant, but seeing the shops in photos like this makes me even more in awe of them. The nineties picture is especially interesting: whoever did that was heading in the right direction, but Jim Howett’s job is just so infinitely superior. It’s partly the fonts and the little details – the railings, the grilles and so on – but you’re right, it’s mostly about getting the proportions right. Fantastic stuff.

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