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De Beauvoir Workshop Stories
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Commercial Property
CreativeDrive EMEA
CreativeDrive EMEA, formerly Zebra Worldwide is an internationally acclaimed content agency which works with some of the world’s most iconic brands, including Reckett Benkiser and Hasbro as well as broadcasters...
COMMERCIAL PROPERTY
The De Beauvoir Deli Co
Lifelong De Beauvoir Town resident and self-confessed foodie Harry Davies opened his fine food deli on Southgate Road in 2009. Today, the De Beauvoir Deli is something of a focal point for the local village...
COMMERCIAL PROPERTY
The Flower Appreciation Society
Textile designer Ellie Jauncey and illustrator Anna Day met in 2008 while working at the Scolt Head pub in De Beauvoir Town. Both were at career crossroads but shared a passion for flowers so decided to...
Commercial Property
Ella Doran
Ella Doran is an award-winning designer known for her striking designs which are often a play on cultural associations and icons. She set up her homewares business in the late 1990s and, since then, has been commissioned by...
Commercial Property
Micycle
Hackney has the highest number of people cycling to work in all of London and the second highest number in England (after Cambridge). De Beauvoir Town itself is particularly well served for cyclists thanks to the local road...
Commercial Property
Urban Upholstery
Specialist restorers Urban Upholstery take furniture that has been discarded – found in skips or on the streets – and, using traditional methods, transform them into unique, contemporary pieces. They also...
Commercial Property
Zebra Worldwide
Zebra Worldwide is an internationally acclaimed content agency which works with some of the world’s most iconic brands, including Reckett Benkiser and Hasbro as well as broadcasters such as the BBC and Channel...
RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY
Jacquie Campbell
Jacquie Campbell, a housing professional, and her husband Neal, have lived in a two-bedroom maisonette on De Beauvoir Road since August 2013. Their son, Oliver, also lived with them at first, when he wasn’t away...
Commercial Property
N1 Tyres
N1 Tyres, which provides a range of services including tyre and brake disc replacements and full car servicing, took over the lease at 54a Downham Road in September 2017. The business was founded and is owned by Mir...
COMMERCIAL PROPERTY
RIVA
Artist Deborah Law Henocq established the charity RIVA – which stands for Residencies in Visual Art – with the aim to support the provision for art as a subject in Islington and Hackney schools. Its core mission is to...
COMMERCIAL PROPERTY
Lois Anderson
Lois Anderson is a lettercarver based in De Beauvoir Workshops, a converted former hat box factory on Southgate Road.
COMMERCIAL PROPERTY
Silent Goods
Estonian-born designer Oliver Ruuger, and German-born craftsman Volker Koch, run a leather craft and design studio based at Studio 1A, 69A Southgate Road.
RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY
Joan Miller
Joan Miller has been a tenant of The Benyon Estate for over 50 years. Born in Poplar, in 1928, she was brought up in Endive Street, Limehouse (since demolished) in a terraced house where there was no hot water or inside...
RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY
Joe & Ann-Marie Illes
Joe and Ann-Marie moved into a privately-rented property in De Beauvoir Town in February 2016—and fell in love with the area. Not long after, however, their landlord advised them that he wanted to sell...