A Walk Through Time
Thursday 5 July, 3-7pm, Connaught Village, W2
Just a short walk from Marble Arch is the Georgian enclave dubbed Connaught Village, anchored by Connaught Street and Porchester Place.
On Thursday 5 July, it will host a buzzy “immersive” free summer street party to celebrate the 150 years that The Church Commissioners have owned the Hyde Park Estate.
Kids can catch live performances (4pm and 5pm) of the universal-favourite Horrible Histories, and history will come further alive with street performers in costume, live music, 1920s Charleston dance classes, Victorian street games, and workshops for flower crowns, tie-dye and embroidery.
Open house is at the numerous independent boutiques. Sample “sous vide” cooking at newly-opened Tool Shed@W2 with more kitchen technology at Connaught Kitchens.
Mud Australia have table-settings for their beautiful ceramics and Kokoro London has a milliner in-store, with 1950s cocktails on the side.
Andrew Martin White
Until September, 186-188 Walton Street, SW3
“White makes the ultimate statement, nothing is so black and white as white,” says Martin Waller, founder of Andrew Martin, which is currently hosting a White pop-up next door to its permanent London showroom.
With its cool tones, calmness and space to breathe, White works as the antithesis to the colourful and chaotic flagship store, showcasing a different way to use Andrew Martin products.
Low-back sofas sit alongside stone busts, glass and metallic coffee tables, large mirrors and shots of natural zen from olive trees to agate-topped side tables.
French rustic pieces in distressed wood inject subtle elegance and an alcove in the back displays a bedroom set with one of the new custom headboards.
