Our homes are important. We spend the majority of our lives inside rooms of varying condition, yet the ones venerated in glossy magazines are invariably elitist, out of reach for all but a few. TON, the new interiors magazine from Jermaine Gallacher, Dazed’s own Ted Stansfield and art director Rory Gleeson, is here to put a stop to that. Rather than take cues from the stuffy surroundings of the upper class or the over-designed spaces of the super-wealthy – like so many of these magazines do – TON takes an entirely different approach, championing artists and makers with a fresh perspective and a front-row seat on the cutting-edge of design.

For its inaugural issue, Jermaine and co took this fresh perspective to an IRL location, with a packed launch party and exhibition to celebrate the magazine finally hitting the shelves. With works on display by TON contributors Andu Masebo, Barnaby Lewis, Dave Baby, Madeline Thornalley and Miranda Keyes, hundreds of revellers filled the basement of Lant Street Wine in Borough, just a stone’s throw from the River Thames. There were friends, family, a healthy dose of tequila and – of course – beautiful interiors. Here’s everything that went down at the party last night.

THE MAGAZINE

On sale at the launch and now online, at Claire de Rouen and Reference Point, TON is devoted to the creative potential of physical spaces and the young makers and tastemakers who are doing things their own way. The magazine gives us a glimpse into extraordinary houses that deviate from the status quo, from London singer Celeste’s imaginative and loving refurbishment project to Dave Baby’s Stockwell ‘temple of desire’, an upstate New York home styled in the manner of a Manhattan loft, and the residence of the revered Italian auteur Luchino Visconti.

THE LAUNCH INCLUDED AN EXHIBITION 

The basement of Lant Street Wine – a wine cellar until this evening – was filled with works by the makers in the issue. From a brutal-yet-beautiful table and chair set and matching candlesticks crafted from steel by Barnaby Lewis (which looked like they were melting), to delicate glasses, painstakingly made by the incredibly skilled Miranda Keyes, these designers shared a punk, DIY approach and a ‘fingers up to the rules’ attitude. Madeline Thornalley presented a new vision for a bedroom, replete with custom lampshades and bespoke headpieces sat atop handmade mannequins by Frank Storey, while Andu Masebo presented some avant-industrial metal chairs and beautifully crafted wood Alvar Aalto vase holders.

THE GUESTS WERE PRETTY GREAT 

Guests included figures from the worlds of art, fashion, music and beyond, with Jimmy Page from Led Zeppelin in attendance, along with some stars from the magazine like punk legend Dave Baby and designer Edward Meadham. Writer (and TON contributor) Paul Gorman was also present, along with photographers Alice Neale, Esther Theaker and Ben Toms, and filmmaker Rhea Dillon. PRIM founder and director K Bailey Obazee was present along with Jess Maybury, Harry Freegard, Gabriel Pluckrose, Fashion East’s Lulu Kennedy and casting director Madeleine Østlie, Mandi Lennard, Daisy Hoppen, rising menswear designer Olly Shinder and jewellery designer Emily Francis Barrett, Polyester Zine founder Ione Gamble and musician Tom Rasmussen – fresh off the release of their new album.

THE DRINKS!

Guests drank wine from Lant Street Wine’s mouth-watering offering, as well as delicious beer (non-alcoholic and regular) courtesy of Heineken Silver and Casamigos tequila on ice, which lubricated the proceedings beautifully and carried things off into the night.

Read more about TON here and buy a copy here, or in-store at Claire de Rouen and Reference Point in London.