Christmas pop-up shops

So, just how energetic are you feeling about buying your Christmas presents this year? Because according to my inbox there are many fairs and pop-up shops for you to hoof it to, just so you can tell the recipients of your (mainly craft-based) gifts that you, ‘got it at a place that was only open for four days, didn’t you hear about it?’

In back-to-front order, here are my picks starting with The Temporium on Brompton Road, open 9-19 December.

How about that Studio Toogood camera case handbag, top right?

If you’re in west London you may as well go a bit further north to The Dock Christmas Market outside Tom Dixon’s shop, 16-19 Dec.

While in a few week’s time there is the always good Cockpit Arts open studios at Holborn, 26-28 Nov, and Deptford, 3-5 December. The latter, including ceramicist Jonathan Wade’s work…

Just around the corner from Holborn Cockpit is Made in Clerkenwell, the open studios at Craft Central, 25-28 Nov.

Finally, for those who actually plan a month ahead there’s Cavaliero Finn in South London this weekend, selling works from a surprising number of names given that it’s hosted in a house-cum-gallery. Including Claire Coles, below.

4 Responses to “Christmas pop-up shops”

  1. Susan Taylor
    November 18, 2010 at 9:59 am #

    Love love love Claire Coles. Once wanted to use her stuff for an interior many years ago, so she sent me a couple of LOVELY samples, beautiful stitched birds, which promptly went on a sample board and are festering away in some clients mouldering basement unappreciated and unloved. Still galls me to this day. A couple of those tea cups may have to suffice instead…

    • myfriendshouse
      November 18, 2010 at 2:49 pm #

      Would they survive living in the same house as old hamfists MacHamfists though? Think of the poor soap dish…

  2. Debra Finn
    November 20, 2010 at 11:50 am #

    Thank you so much for featuring our show on your blog. Here’s a link to our ebulletin which will give you a peak at what we’re showing this time round. http://www.cavalierofinn.com/ebulletin_nov10.htm

    Thank you again.

    Kind regards
    Debs

    • myfriendshouse
      November 20, 2010 at 12:48 pm #

      Thanks Debra, we just met at your lovely show – a note to readers, very worth going to! Jill

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