type

To say I am a fan is actually a wild understatement.
I couldn’t be MORE of a fan of this place if I tried. The entire experience has been nothing short of absolutely incredible, professional, cool and collected.
This is as indie as it gets folks. A beautiful shop in Shoreditch run by two artists (Richard & Robin) with a real passion for not only reclaimed vintage pieces and sustainable function, but in welding these elements together to create beauty. They do custom work as well, are extremely skilled with iron (check out the fixtures in the store — and they can customise anything), and a keen eye for eccentric pieces.
Now, I know what you are thinking: «must cost a fortune.» AND, you’d be wrong. I was shocked too at how reasonably priced their pieces are. We purchased a coffee table (an old kindergarten school table) for 45, a storage trug for 45 and the crown jewel: a salvaged steel table (HEAVY) with custom built wood slat top for 475. Compare that to the junk you can get on Tottenham Court Road, no contest. Better looking, cooler, independent business and… cheaper. What’s the risk?! None!
Richard and Robin delivered it to my home today (obviously this costs a bit extra) and managed to get this very heavy and slightly awkward shaped table into my kitchen. I don’t even really know how they did it… but they did so and with grace. Barely a nick on a wall… if it had been me, the whole building would’ve been banged up after that job. They were polite, professional, and genuinely so cool to work with.
We’ll be coming back, signing up for the mailing list and shouting it from the rooftops… I also love their typewriter keychains and they have 2 old Stik (graffiti artist) doors that are on sale (a bit worn), that I so wish I could buy. My roommate is not in agreement, but please… go own an original! (orange background).
Their website is also a good resource — they have almost everything listed on there.
*accepts credit cards.
*open Sundays.
Super fan girl, right here.

This place is a real hidden gem… tucked away in Shoreditch. They make their own furniture out of reclaimed items and seem to stay as true to their typewrite theme as possible… key chains, etc. I found this place while I was wondering around my neighborhood and soon came back to look at furniture.
Many of their pieces are made of steel & old growth wood and they have a gritty industrial feel to them. Richard, the co-​owner was gracious on each of my visits and explained enough about the pieces to give me a quick anecdote if i needed to boast to my friends (this one was in vogue uk, this one is made from floorboards, etc). What is great though, is how well these pieces are priced. I love looking for furniture like this and tables like these can go for thousands, instead you get them for hundreds. Very good deal at the price point.
They also offer delivery and can build custom pieces.
The typewriter may be obsolete, but if Richard & co can keep finding, making and selling furniture at such realistic price points, I think Type will be around for a while…
…maybe long enough to be in business when we all are using typewriters again… trust me. I watch enough scifi to know that big changes are coming

hidden gem in bricklane/​bethnal green area. beautiful stuff for sale (interesting book collection, furniture, cool clothes!) and really good coffee (square mille.) i think they must be kind of new? oh and FREE WIFI.

Despite being present in Shoreditch for at least 6 months, this place seems to be undiscovered. It’s just round the corner from Brick Lane (literally 30 seconds away!), but I’m afraid it’s the wrong corner as everyone always turns the other way to Redchurch or if it’s Sunday, head on to Columbia Road.
Partly coffee shop, partly book shop, partly lamp and furniture shop and party clothes shop. The café section is tiny, consists of just 2 tables, which somehow gives you feeling of exclusiveness. In a laid back atmosphere you can sip your coffee wading through a great selection of sci-​fi classics available in all possible edition. If you’re not a big s-​f fan, you can try the opposite shelf, where you can find anything from Beatniks to paperback pulp fiction.
As the sign suggests, you can also buy here vintage typewriters, but apart from the that the place offers an intriguing mish mash of hand made greeting cards, quirky lamps made from old-​skool cameras, menswear and furniture. There is also a secret section hidden behind glass bricks, but I haven’t got a change to explore.
Anyway, if you’re not into any of this Type of things, the coffee alone is good enough reason to pop in.