Claire de Rouen Books at 260 Globe Road, on a tepid September morning in 2025
ALL-IN magazine’s editors-in-chief wrote the loveliest note to Lucy Kumara Moore after leaving the first issue for review, 2015
Emily Dinsdale’s review of the exhibition ‘Nancy Honey’, on display in May 2026 for Claire de Rouen’s opening on 11a Kingsland Road
At 125 Charing Cross Road, Claire used to have a corkboard with postcards and photos pinned up, including these.
Bruce Weber’s Christmas greetings to Claire de Rouen, 2009/2010
Bruce Weber’s Christmas greetings to Claire de Rouen, 2009/2010
Mati and Dom preparing to say goodbye to the beloved shop at 260 Globe Road, February 2026
Preparing the desk for Christopher Anderson’s signing of his book ‘Index’, one of the earliest events held at 11a Kingsland Road, which featured a conversation between Christopher and writer Sean O’Hagan.
Claire and Otis by Tung Walsh for Specialten Issue #22, 2008
Claire de Rouen Books at 125 Charing Cross Road, late 2000s
Claire de Rouen Books on the first floor of 125 Charing Cross Road
Claire de Rouen in a mysterious location, circa 1980s
(Please help us locate this bridge!)
In 2024, Claire de Rouen partnered with Pieter Mulier and Alaïa to open a second bookshop location at their New Bond Street store in London
Claire de Rouen’s beloved neon
‘Customer order wishes’ notebook at 125 Charing Cross Road
Exhibition view of the Exit Gallery at 125 Charing Cross Road, early 2010s
'The only independent bookshop in London specialising in fashion and photography', Claire de Rouen, on The Guardian in September 2014
Little display card for the catalogue accompanying the exhibition ‘Latent Stare’ at Casco Art Institute, 2012
Lucy Kumara Moore by Christian Flamm
New import of Wolfgang Tillmans’ books from Japan
Notebooks to keep records of ‘publishers’ and ‘magazines’ stocked by Claire de Rouen Books at 125 Charing Cross Road
On a dark summer night in September, sometime in the 2010s, Claire de Rouen Books hosted an event dedicated to erotic imagery from the 1970s to today.
Otis sleeping and dreaming next to Claire’s desk at 125 Charing Cross Road
Sweet memories from ‘Room&Book: ICA Art Book Fair’, the first art book fair in London to focus exclusively on the role of the book dealer, presented in association with Claire de Rouen Books, 2014
The entrance floor at Claire de Rouen Books' first Soho location; dedicated to all the people who stepped on it to get into Claire's world.
The original sign of the Exit Gallery, on the stairs at Claire de Rouen Books, 125 Charing Cross Road
This facsimile of 115-16 of the May 2017 Issue of Artforum is published by Claire de Ruen in an edition of 1000
When Lily Cole helped save Claire de Rouen Books from closing in 2011, thank you Lily!
