I'm not sure about theories of ordered or random universes, but there's plenty of evidence to suggest that people like to impose a little order where they can. Patterns, arrangements, stacks, lines, groups, rows - they're everywhere once you start looking. (I wrote a book on the subject - hardly Einstein, I know, but nevertheless).
[Allpress]
Shoreditch has been pretty run down for years, and of course historically it's always been a place of mixed and contrasting fortunes. Even now, with the huge influx of creatives, coffee drinkers, and independent businesses, there's still a great deal of poverty and dilapidation that can't be disguised.
[Albion]
But there are little pockets and glimpses of order all over the place that show someone cares, someone wants to stave off chaos, someone wants to make things happen.
[Albion]
Fruit and vegetables and flowers and coffee cups.
Tidy, planned graffiti and stacks of rhubarb.
[Columbia Road]
Most things can be ordered, even if it's only for a brief moment.
Great pictures! I hope these people know that their efforts are so appreciated.
Posted by: Lisa G. | January 29, 2014 at 16:28
We love all press coffee, it's roasted in auckland, nz .we didn't know that you could get it in London. Love your blog jane.
Posted by: Eve law | January 30, 2014 at 06:24
When you see such beautiful displays of fruit and vegetables, I often wonder how people can say they don't like them, how they don't want to pick an armful of brown bags full of the tasty items and take them home to make something delicious. Love your photos.
Posted by: Edwina | January 30, 2014 at 13:54
Lovely pictures Jane and another smashing book in the shops. Well done.
Posted by: Mary Addison | January 30, 2014 at 15:37
Fab pictures which encapsulate such a vibrant part of the city! Next time you are there, pop in to Paper Dress for tea and cake and a look at their gorgeous Vintage dresses.
Posted by: Geraldine | February 01, 2014 at 23:35