Well worth a visit this shop with a little bit of everything design related. It majors on books, but has some great T-shirts, posters, magazines, figurines, toys, mugs etc. It’s pretty small but its got stock up to the top of a pretty high ceilinged room so there are lots of things to catch your eye.

It’s a little curio of a shop - it’s ranked in 'art galleries in London’ in Qype I see, which I think sums it up as I wouldn’t know where else to put it!

Oh its also got very cheery and helpful staff as well. Check out there website for a little look at what they do and then get yourself along there for a nosey. It’s a great place to browse even if you don’t find anything that takes your fancy.

This is a designer and artist’s haven for books, DVD, posters, magazines and t-shirts. If you’re a student this is the perfect place to start your research or just get inspired. It not only contains all up-to-date magazines but also has some of the best creative advertising books around.

The shop itself is quite small inside but the shelves go way up high and you can even get vinyl figures of certain artists characters and even story books by directors such as Tim Burton.

A place to browse and wish you could take everything home with you.

This is pure designer's paradise: all the books and magazines you could possibly want, they are there, all beautifully edited: from fonts and photography stock books to references as russian prisoner's tattoos pictures - so have fun! I don't usually buy anything - it's a great place to just window shop too - but if you have friends who are designers, this is the perfect place to buy them gifts. Go for the toy-art, I'm sure they'll love it.

This is a really unique find. On a road off of Charing cross heading toward Seven dials is the new Magma gift shop. There has always been a shop there which has sold design books – especially Japanese comic style stuff and that’s still there, but their new shop is fab. Everything is conceptually designed and really quirky. They sell all kinds of things from funky mugs, original note books, keyfobs, wall hangings allsorts of odds and oddities but every single piece is either beautiful or comes with a great sense of humour. You’ll have to pay a visit to really see what I mean but if you are after a truly original modern gift, this is the shop for you.