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.
Books on the step at the opening of Claire de Rouen's Kingsland Road bookshop, 2026.
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 at 11a Kingsland Road.
Claire de Rouen Books at 125 Charing Cross Road, late 2000s.
Claire de Rouen at home, c. 1990s.
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!)
Claire de Rouen sticker pack by TANK magazine!
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.
Doors finally open at 11a Kingsland Road.
Ellen Poppy bag for Claire de Rouen's 20th anniversary.
Ellen Poppy pug bag-charms for Claire de Rouen.
Evenings at Claire de Rouen, 2026.
Exhibition view of the Exit Gallery at 125 Charing Cross Road, early 2010s.
A photograph from the opening of Claire de Rouen's Kingsland Road bookshop, 2026.
'The only independent bookshop in London specialising in fashion and photography', Claire de Rouen, on The Guardian in September 2014.
In collaboration with the ICA, was the first art book fair in London dedicated exclusively to the role of the book dealer.
Invitation for the launch of Seam, a limited-edition print by Jet Swan, published by Claire de Rouen.
Invitation to a Nick Waplington book signing at Claire de Rouen on Globe Road, November 2022.
Library!
Little display card for the catalogue accompanying the exhibition ‘Latent Stare’ at Casco Art Institute, 2012.
Lucy Kumara Moore by Christian Flamm.
Micachu & The Shapes visit Claire de Rouen, photographed by Ting Walsh.
More stickers...
Nancy Honey signing her books 'Woman to Woman' and 'Entering the Masquerade', May 2026.
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.
Business cards from 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.
Portrait of Claire de Rouen, photographed for Bookdealer, 1996.
Poster for Claire de Rouen’s opening at Kingsland Road, from ‘Woman to Woman’ by Nancy Honey.
Price tags!
Small signs...
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 Claire de Rouen bookshop at Alaïa, New Bond Street.
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 was published by Claire de Ruen in an edition of 1000 as an invitation card.
