Creativity
Meet the artists, makers, and thinkers from around the world who bring London’s creative culture to life.
Rivington Grill closed in 2017 and Fifteen in 2019. Simon Wadham and Andrew Parkinson cooked there
The Rivington Grill shut in 2017 and Fifteen in 2019. What their chefs, and Merchants Tavern's Neil Borthwick, told Made in Shoreditch in the archive.
Innovation
Discover the startups, tech pioneers, and future-shaping innovations redefining London’s creative and entrepreneurial scene.
20 Years of ESHK Hair: How Fernando Lopez and Meg Liu Built a Global Salon Brand
Founded in 2005, ESHK Hair began as a bold experiment in East London’s creative heart. Co-founders Fernando Lopez and Meg Liu wanted to carve out a space that celebrated individuality,…
Shoreditch News
Explore what makes Shoreditch the creative heart of Europe — art galleries, startups, indie fashion, buzzing bars and much more.
A plaque to Newton Dunbar and the Four Aces, the Dalston club where Desmond Dekker and Jimmy Cliff played, is due to go up on Collins Tower, facing the site of the club that was knocked down in 2007
Hackney Council and Hackney Archives are honouring Newton Dunbar, who opened the Four Aces Club at 12 Dalston Lane in 1967, with a plaque to be fixed to Collins Tower facing the old site.
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Alfred Hitchcock learned to make films in a converted railway power station on Poole Street in Hoxton, and The Lady Vanishes was shot there in 1938
Hitchcock's career began in 1919 at Islington Studios, a former railway power station on Poole Street, Hoxton. The Lodger and The Lady Vanishes were made there. A giant Hitchcock head now…
Shoreditch was not named after Jane Shore, the royal mistress said to have died in a ditch there: the name was written down as Soredich around 1148, about 300 years before she was born
The legend says Shoreditch is named after Jane Shore, mistress of Edward IV, who died in a ditch. The name was recorded as Soredich around 1148, three centuries earlier. What historians think…
House of Hackney is holding what it calls its biggest sample sale yet at The Box in Hackney from 6 to 8 November, with up to 80% off and a £2 entry fee that goes to Hackney Food Bank
The House of Hackney sample sale runs from Friday 6 to Sunday 8 November 2026 at The Box, 4-6 Ram Place, Hackney E9 6LT, with up to 80% off. No booking, £2 entry for Hackney Food Bank.
In 1897 Shoreditch began burning its rubbish to light its streets, and the power station that did it on Coronet Street is now the National Centre for Circus Arts
Lord Kelvin opened Shoreditch's refuse destructor and electricity station on Coronet Street on 28 June 1897. It burned the parish's rubbish to make power. Circus artists now train there.
Howl At The Moon in Hoxton can let 30 people drink outside until 10pm after Hackney councillors agreed a compromise with residents who say drinkers push pedestrians into the road
Hackney's licensing sub-committee agreed a compromise for Howl At The Moon on Hoxton Street: up to 30 drinkers outside from 8pm to 10pm in plastic cups, then 20 smokers, and quarterly resident…
Lou Sanders is curating the next Empire Nights at Hackney Empire on 29 January, with Joe Lycett, Ayoade Bamgboye and Figs in Wigs on the bill and tickets from £17.50
Lou Sanders curates and headlines the second Empire Nights at Hackney Empire on Friday 29 January 2027, with Joe Lycett, Frankie Thompson, Ayoade Bamgboye and Figs in Wigs. Tickets £17.50-£30.
2000 AD, the British comic that gave the world Judge Dredd, will celebrate its 50th birthday with a two-day event at Protein Studios in Shoreditch on 6 and 7 March 2027
Rebellion is holding a two-day 2000 AD 50th anniversary event at Protein Studios, 31 New Inn Yard, Shoreditch, on 6-7 March 2027. Subscriber pre-sale 29 October, general sale 5 November.
