A Day in the Life
ANTIQUE FURNITURE SHOPPING, A SNUG WINE BAR, AND A LIVE-FIRE DINNER WITH OLIVIA KELLY
Filed under: London
March 16, 2021
A Day in the Life takes you into the everyday of local creatives and business owners as they show you the best of their city.
Olivia Kelly lives in East London and works in PR for Manolo Blahnik. During lockdown she started Oklay, a gorgeous line of handcast bum (yes, bum) homewares. We caught up with Olivia on what she misses pre-COVID, “Fun weekends away with friends, last minute dinner plans, seeing my parents and the feeling of sweet freedom!”, and her ideal day in London.
Backstory on Oklay
“I started OKLAY during the first lockdown, initially I was just making some booty incense holders for friends as little “pick me ups” to send. I posted these on my social media and everyone loved them so much that I started selling them and raising some money towards the NHS. Once I started a separate Instagram, it all snowballed from there and now here I am - an accidental small business owner!”
Read more about Olivia’s day below or skip to her itinerary
11:00 AM
Olivia starts her day browsing Pure White Lines antiques and interiors shop.
“An absolute treasure trove full of unique, antique pieces. The team travels around Europe and finds some gems. I always want everything!”
5:30 PM
In the evening, Olivia heads to P Franco to wind down and try a new glass of wine.
“Super intimate wine bar with a really snug atmosphere; great way to try new wines as staff are super knowledgeable and have no problem cracking open any bottle for you try!”
Image Courtesy of: @pfranco_e5
8:00 PM
For an experiential British fare, Olivia loves Hackney Church Brewery; Eat Lagom for dinner.
Image Courtesy of: @hackneychurchbrewco
“A live-fire concept that focuses on community, sustainable cooking and using the best of British ingredients - hands down the best burgers I’ve ever eaten!!! Head Chef Elliot, also saved the day with a super last minute delicious ham for our lockdown London Christmas Dinner.”
Start planning your day in London
Antique and Interior Shop
Pure White Lines | @purewhitelines
“An absolute treasure trove full of unique, antique pieces. The team travel around Europe and find some gems, I always want everything!”
45 Hackney Rd, London
020 3222 0137
Wine Bar
P Franco | @pfranco_e5
“Super intimate wine bar with a really snug atmosphere; great way to try new wines as staff are super knowledgeable and have no problem cracking up any bottle for you try! ”
107 Lower Clapton Rd, Lower Clapton, London
020 8533 4660
Restaurant
Hackney Church Brewery; Eat Lagom| @eatlagom
“A live-fire concept that focuses on community, sustainable cooking and using the best of British - hands down the best burgers I’ve ever eaten!!! Head Chef Elliot also saved the day with a super last minute delicious Ham for our lockdown London Christmas Dinner.”
17 Bohemia Pl, London
020 3795 8295
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