It is amazing how much more one can pay for simplicity. Jasper Morrison is one of those designers who does it well and his shop is hidden off Kingsland Road as an adjunct of his design studio.
It also hosts products from the "Supernormal" design show which went on last year and if you are looking for a lust worthy pair of scissors or a Sori Yanagi strainer, you are in luck.
A perfect little spot for a design obsessive (though only open weekdays).
Price - £ 4 times the John Lewis equivalent, 20 times the Ikea one read more