Saturday 26 February 2011

Hackney Homemade and Vintage Market



Hackney Homemade and Vintage Market takes place in the courtyard behind the independent bookshop, the Book Box (www.bookboxonline.co.uk) and on the pavement outside, on the corner of Chatsworth and Glenarm Roads Clapton, London, E5 0LH.

For information about forthcoming market days, take a look at our Facebook page.

Our impressive roll call of local traders sell a variety of handmade and vintage goods. These include collectible ceramics, vintage toys and furniture, artisan food, home made herbal creams, handcrafted jewellery and and screen-printed pillowcases.
For a stall or more information
contact
jane@hackneyhome.co.uk
07956 934 768


The People

These are just some of the talented people who have been part of Hackney Homemade and Vintage Market.
• Ingrid Behic sells desirable homemade goods including beautifully crafted fabric hearts, toys, cards and decorations.
• Jo Thorpe www.jothorpemosaic.com is an established and innovative mosaic artist who produces decorative mosaic panels and jewellery – Jo's work can be seen in Westminster Cathedral.
• Patricia Bennett is an expert knitter, selling baby cashmere balaclavas, who also runs popular knitting courses.
• Kirstin Ingham is a graduate of Leith’s School of Food and Wine specializing in artisan creative cooking.
• Elsa Hamaz is a skilled herbalist who creates her own exquisite herbal creams, herbal teas, syrups and tinctures, all free of any artificial ingredients.
• Adam Cobbold sells handmade cushion covers using vintage British fabrics from pre-war to the 1970's as well as contemporary textiles from Morocco, Iran, Cambodia and India.
• Hazel Thomson www.thechalkhouse.com is a designer with an architectural background who designs and makes her own sought after range of laser cut plywood and acrylic jewellery.