Utilitarian chic is the name of the game at this stylish shop located in an emerald-tiled former pub on Shoreditch’s Redchurch Street, which sells functional, durable and aesthetic domestic goods that one might imagine everyone having in their kitchen or pantry 60 years ago. There is also a small range of classic vintage clothing (work jackets, aprons) and some old-fashioned gifts for children – think pinhole cameras and wooden den-building kits – plus a range of notebooks and stationery that wouldn’t look out of place in a 1950s classroom. Be warned: you may end up dropping £42 on a ‘tube wringer’.
Labour and Wait is in our list of the 100 best shops in London.