When I popped along to see the Lee Broom Crystal Bulb Shop over Design Week I noticed he had some rather lovely old fashioned scales sitting proudly on his countertop used to display his amazing bulbs. Since then I’ve noticed some more scales used for display – in the side window of Habitat at Tottenham Court Road and in the super cool shoe shop Author in Camden. A couple of eateries also have vintage varieties on show like The Front Room in Tollington Park and Poppies the great fish and chip bar in East London. There’s definitely a trend for the beautiful classic shape of vintage scales which are being re-made with all mod cons. I found a few fabulous buys from Mydeco, DotComGiftShop and Homage. Credits: text and images by Homegirl London. Additional images courtesy of Lee Broom, DotcomGiftShop, Mydeco and Homage.
The Crystal Bulb Shop, 93 Rivington Street, London EC2A 3AY,
www.leebroom.com
Habitat, 196-199 Tottenham Court Road, London W1T 7PJ,
www.habitat.co.uk
Author Shoes, 21-22 Chalk Farm Road, London NW1 8AG,
www.authorshoes.com
The Front Room, 158 Tollington Park, London N4 3AD
Poppies, 6-8 Hanbury Street, London E1 6QE,
www.poppiesfishandchips.co.uk
Typhoon Capsule Kitchen Scales, by Red Candy, £29,
www.mydeco.com
Blue Kitchen Scales, £19.95,
www.dotcomgiftshop.com
Red Bloomingville Measuring Scales, £35,
www.homageonline.co.uk
