"Nearly 20 years after first launching above Soho Original Books on Charing Cross Road, Claire de Rouen has opened a new home in Shoreditch. The space at 11A Kingsland Road sits beneath the Overground tracks in a former tattoo parlour and will host exhibitions, talks, launches and signings alongside its shelves of hard-to-find books, magazines and ephemera."
"Founded by the late Claire de Rouen in 2005, the shop became a pilgrimage spot for photographers, fashion students, artists and magazine obsessives hunting down rare monographs, erotic publishing and independent print. Over the years, everyone from Alexander McQueen to young CSM students passed through its cramped Soho space."
"Since reopening in Bethnal Green in 2022 under Lucy Kumara Moore and Lilly Markaki, the bookstore has expanded its focus towards contemporary publishing, radical print and female-led voices. The Shoreditch move feels like a natural fit and another exciting chapter in the life of this cult venue."
Claire de Rouen opened a new location in Shoreditch at 11A Kingsland Road, London E2 8AA, beneath the Overground tracks in a former tattoo parlour. The venue will host exhibitions, talks, launches, and signings alongside shelves of hard-to-find books, magazines, and ephemera. The bookstore was founded in 2005 by Claire de Rouen and became a destination for photographers, fashion students, artists, and magazine collectors seeking rare monographs, erotic publishing, and independent print. After reopening in Bethnal Green in 2022 under Lucy Kumara Moore and Lilly Markaki, the shop expanded its focus toward contemporary publishing, radical print, and female-led voices.
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