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Phs: Concrete Collar

A slice of Brutalist heaven in E2 - Keeling House proved to be the perfect backdrop for our exciting collaboration with Stills Atelier. As always, we were drawn to sensuous, minimalist silhouettes and brought these to life against the raw canvas of light and concrete. 

This iconic structure was designed by Sir Denys Lasdun (best known for  the Royal National Theatre, on London's South Bank). Completed in 1957, this 16-story tower block in Bethnal Green is a cluster of 4 blocks of maisonettes arranged around a central service tower. 

Unlike a flat slab or tower block, Lasdun designed Keeling House with four wings that each look onto another, encouraging contact between neighbours. Between the central lift tower and the front doors of the apartments, tenants had to pass communal 'drying areas' for laundry and storage, where he hoped that social interchange would be as natural as in the streets below. 

Thankfully this concept did not extend to the balconies which all face outward and offer panoramic views over the city of London. Now Grade II list, it was converted into luxury apartments between 1999 and 2001 by local architects Munkenbeck and Marshall. Eight penthouses were built on what had previously been the service roof of a 15-storey building. 

When can we move in?

Read our interview with Stills' head of design Korrie Vulkers here

All clothes are from the  Stills Atelier Fall Winter 14 collection- in stores this month.

All styling and photography is our own.

Special thanks to Leighann! 

Eilenberger

Tomorrow we release an exciting editorial (styled by yours truly) feat. the SS14 collection of Julie Eilenberger. But before that we wanted to give you a little background on the lady herself.

We discovered Aarhus-born designer Julie Eilenberger on the now sadly dormant Bengt website and instantly fell for her clean lines and strong silhouettes. Her experience with Chrisropher Kane is evident in her structured outerwear and we just had to know more about this rising star's influences.

We found out how architecture inspires her work.

CC: How does architecture influence your designs?

JE: Architecture inspires me because when you live in so many different places you notice different things to those who live there year round. I have lived in Denmark, Florence, Berlin and now in London. I am fascinated by the juxtaposition of Victorian housing stock and Brutalist architecture in London. In Berlin there's all this cheaply built 1970's architecture alongside surviving pre-war buildings, the both have their charms. I notice more and more as I travel, the lines, clothes and geometric forms of the cities I visit.

This sent the cogs in our minds whirling and we can't wait to share the outcome with you tomorrow!

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