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Clerkenwell Design Week 2013
Discover one of London's most creative neighbourhoods at this year's Clerkenwell Design Week. This three-day event showcases the hottest trends in design, architecture and cutting-edge furniture.
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Buy of the week: Putney Hill, SW15
This glossy new apartment just off Putney Hill has two bedrooms and two bathrooms, plus a bright open-plan reception space with floor-to-ceiling windows and spectacular skyline views.
Out of town: Wigginton, Oxfordshire
This three-bedroom Grade II-listed thatch in the pretty village of Wigginton, near Banbury, is a tempting package of beams, wood burners and cottage gardens.
Life-changer: Tiverton, Devon
A five-bedroom house set in a valley at Cheriton Fitzpaine, Tiverton, surrounded by farmland and sweeping gardens, with B&B potential and a garage block ripe for conversion.
East Grinstead spotlight
East Grinstead in West Sussex is 30 miles south of the capital in the High Weald. The town's exclusive gated estates attract celebrity home buyers such as Tom Cruise, while London families are drawn to the area's good mix of period homes and modern flats.-
Buy of the week: Putney Hill, SW15
This glossy new apartment just off Putney Hill has two bedrooms and two bathrooms, plus a bright open-plan reception space with floor-to-ceiling windows and spectacular skyline views. -
Out of town: Wigginton, Oxfordshire
This three-bedroom Grade II-listed thatch in the pretty village of Wigginton, near Banbury, is a tempting package of beams, wood burners and cottage gardens. -
Life-changer: Tiverton, Devon
A five-bedroom house set in a valley at Cheriton Fitzpaine, Tiverton, surrounded by farmland and sweeping gardens, with B&B potential and a garage block ripe for conversion.
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Christmas comes early at the Brompton Design District
Get a head start on Christmas shopping this year and head to South Kensington's design district for unusual gifts and festive treats. By Kristy Gray
The Conran Shop will be offering complimentary manicures as well as hosting a pop-up vodka bar
Get 15 per cent off everything in the Iittala range at Skandium
On Thursday 29 November, this design district is hosting a late-night Christmas shopping evening until 8pm. All shops will be getting into the festive spirit by serving wine, hot cider and nibbles while the neighbourhood's Christmas lights illuminate the shopping street.
The Conran Shop will be offering complimentary manicures to weary shoppers as well as hosting a pop-up vodka bar. Homes & Property and Evening Standard readers can also save 15 per cent on purchases when shopping online at conranshop.co.uk, or at the Chelsea and Marylebone stores until 30 November. For more details, visit standard.co.uk/conran.
Design and furniture specialists Skandium will offer a 15 per cent discount across the popular Iittala range, get 20 per cent off everything at Donna Ida and stop for a festive feast at Cassis Bistro.
Shops open until 8pm include:
* Andipa Gallery: 162 Walton Street, SW3 2JL; andipa.com
* B&B Italia: 250 Brompton Road, SW3 2AS; bebitalia.it
* Bamford: 169 Draycott Avenue, SW3 3AJ; bamford.co.uk
* Cassina: 238-242 Brompton Road, SW3 2BB; cassina.com
* Cassis Bistro: 232-236 Brompton Road, SW3 2BB; cassisbistro.co.uk
* Cocomaya: 235 Brompton Road, SW3 2EP; cocomaya.co.uk
* The Conran Shop: Michelin House, 81 Fulham Road, SW3 6RD; conranshop.co.uk
* Donna Ida: 106 Draycott Avenue, SW3 3AE; donnaida.com
* Divertimenti: 227-229 Brompton Rd, SW3 2EP; divertimenti.co.uk
* Mint: 2 North Terrace, SW3 2BA; mintshop.co.uk
* Siematic: 10 Thurloe Place, SW7 2RZ
* Skandium: 245 - 249 Brompton Road, SW3 2EP; skandium.com
* Squint: 1 North Terrace, SW3 2BA; squintlimited.com
Brompton Design District Christmas Shopping Evening
Thursday November 29 from 6-8pm; visit bromptondesigndistrict.com.
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