Best-kept secrets: cool shops in London for vintage, art and design revealed by the capital's top creative insiders

From the best places to buy vintage treasures to cool, quirky design hubs, London is packed with lovingly curated hangouts.

There's even a nine-day-long festival celebrating the city's position as one of the design capitals of the world, with hundreds of events and installations taking place across the city every September.

So it's hardly surprising that the secret haunts of London's legions of designers, gallery curators and style influencers span the length and breadth of the city.

Here, some of the biggest names in the art and design industry share their top tips for shopping in style.

From Dezeen founder Marcus Fairs' vintage workshops in Islington and Shoreditch, to designer Tricia Guild's most-loved lifestyle edit in Marylebone and Whitechapel Gallery director Iwona Blazwick's top bookstore-studio-performance space in Hoxton they've got all bases covered.

With so many cool and quirky interiors pieces packed into London's design shops, concept stores and pop-ups, you could easily while away many an afternoon.

Just scroll through the gallery above to discover the best places to start...