At home with Lord Shoreditch

Big-brand clients can't get enough of 'the mad designer in funny glasses'. Katie Law meets Steve Edge in his lively east London family home
25 February 2016
Steve and Sylvie in their "strictly functional" and vast galley-style kitchen

'We had to apply for planning permission - it took six years'

The decked patio is filled with tubs of pomegranate, olive, mimosa and cherry, and has magnificent views of London

'"The architects told us the communal parts should be like the village square'

The spiral staircase adds a modern twist to the kitchen layout
The couple found the extra space by adding a floor on the flat roof
Pictures by Adrian Lourie

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