London’s First Board Game Café: Draughts

Sip a coffee or pint and get lost in over 500 games

London is full of old railway arches, most of which were traditionally used for storage, but lately many of them have become homes to restaurants, cafés, bakeries and bars. The latest addition to the arches below the East London Overground railway in Haggerston is Draughts, London’s first board game café. For £5 guests get to stay as long as they want and play the games …

Tool Stool

Alex Hellum’s solid beech Tool Stool is exactly as described in its name. The stool features an overhanging seat with a laser-etched ruler so it can be easily used as a saw-bench, while the complementary toolbox keeps it all in one spot and can be conveniently tucked away under the stool.

mimiTENS Booties

They don’t call Canada the Great White North for nothing—it gets cold up there. To Anna-Maria Mountfort, founder of children’s mitten brand mimiTENS, the country seems like the right place to make quality winter wear for kids. Like their mittens, mimiTENS booties are lined with 3M Thinsulate and a soft organic cotton fleece, and also feature a suede bottom to prevent slipping.