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Edit No.03 — Craft, Calibration and the Quiet Detail
Grams28 leather goods. The Roundhouse, Camden. Bilmonte, Soho.
This edit turns toward craft at its most precise — the kind that reveals itself not in spectacle, but in texture, restraint, and the small details that separate something merely good from something properly made.
Grams28, a Hong Kong-born leather goods brand, builds its identity around internal engineering rather than surface branding — its HFLT lamination system gives bags a structural integrity that most leather goods cannot sustain over time. The Roundhouse in Camden, built in 1847 as an engine shed, now contains live music within a circular geometry that shapes sound in ways rectangular venues cannot replicate. Bilmonte in Soho handcrafts Sicilian gelato daily beneath the shop floor, where the quality reveals itself in texture and restraint rather than visual theatre.
Each piece explores a different form of craft — structural, spatial, and culinary — united by the same principle: that quality is embedded in process, not presentation.
In this edit
EXPERIENCE — Roundhouse
Sound in the Round: The Roundhouse
The Roundhouse was built for steam engines, not synthesizers. Its circular geometry now contains live music — and shapes it in ways rectangular venues cannot.
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Questions about this edit
What is covered in Edit No.03?
Edit No.03 covers three first-hand experiences connected by the theme of craft and calibration: Grams28, a Hong Kong-born leather goods brand built around engineered internal structure; the Roundhouse in Camden, a 19th-century engine shed now used as a live music venue; and Bilmonte, a Soho gelateria handcrafting Sicilian gelato daily beneath the shop floor.
Where is the Roundhouse located?
The Roundhouse is located in Chalk Farm Road, Camden, London NW1. It is a Grade II listed building, originally built in 1847 as a steam engine turning shed, and has operated as a live music and arts venue since the 1960s.
Where is Bilmonte in Soho?
Bilmonte is located on Brewer Street in Soho, London W1. It specialises in handcrafted Sicilian gelato, made daily on the premises beneath the shop floor using Sicilian ingredients including pistachios and traditional flavour bases.