THE URBAN CRAFT STARS
FLOCK & ROCK AT LONDON’S CARNABY STREET
The ‘Nu-Craft’ movement hits London’s West End for the first time. Kingly Court, Carnaby Street will be hosting a showcase of British designer-makers who will be displaying and selling their own, hand-crafted and vintage-inspired designs in the ‘Urban Craft Stars’ pop-up shop.
The craft look is definitely back in fashion and in the current credit crunch many consumers are moving from mass-produced and ikea to a locally created and hand-made aesthetic when it comes to interiors and original gift items.
The Urban Craft Stars will be ‘popping up’ for a limited period only (till 31st August) but all the designers are also available through online craft hub etsy - where they met and the idea was first seeded by organiser and littlechook founder Karin Duguid - or through their own websites.
Everything from furniture recycled from old tube maps to organic printed kid’s tee shirts, funky hand-knitted scarves, photography and pretty leather purses will be available to buy at competitive prices.
Carnaby Street is best known for swinging sixties fashion but Kingly Court just off the main thoroughfare has been cultivating smaller labels and vintage boutiques for over 10 years and now hosts some of the best original design talent in London.
Urban Craft Stars, 1.4 Kingly Court, Carnaby, London W1
The shop is open daily from 11am – 7pm, Monday to Sunday
See www.carnaby.co.uk for further directions
And the ‘stars’ are: Littlechook
www.littlechook.co.uk
Urbanknit
www.urbanknit.com
Peppermint Twist
www.pepperminttwist.co.uk
My mum’s a hippie
www.myspace.com/mymumsahippie
Bombus
www.bombus.co.uk
Ryokan Art
tel: 07974 319 488
e-mail: tim@morue.co.uk
