Illustration by our in-house artist Oliver Taylor.
We take a break with our Furniture Manager, Yasemin to discover her design favourites and top local spots to enjoy within a stone’s throw of Upper Street.
Which part of your job do you enjoy the most?
Getting good feedback from a happy customer about their purchase.
If you were washed up on a desert island and one design product from Aria was washed up with you, what would you hope it would be?
Something cosy, a Tweedmill blanket and a Himla cushion.
Which design product has seen you through the past year?
My collection of Marimekko mugs, they are joyful and comforting.
Which three words would you use to describe Aria?
“One thousand things.”
Which is your favourite spot for a lunch break or after-work drinks in Islington and around Upper Street?
I love to spend my lunch break in St Mary’s Church garden the moment the sun is out. And drinks after work at the Myddleton Arms– looking forward to that first sip.
How have you been passing the extra free time during lockdown?
Reading, I haven’t read as many books in years, as I did in 2020.
