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COVER FEATURE | BEST LITTLE SHOPS
OSKAR FURNITURE
RIGHT FOOT FIRST
Visit and discover the very best in classic and contemporary original Scandinavian and Italian design in furniture, lighting and home accessories. Oskar Furniture is your route to the finest and most timeless products from leading and well-known brands such as Vitra, String, Swedese, Kartell, Foscarini, Artemide, Flos, Reisenthel and Ferm Living – just to mention a few. Whatever your scale, taste or constraints, you will find furniture, lighting and home accessories to meet your brief. Feel free to browse and get inspired in the spacious showroom on Whiteladies Road where friendly and knowledgeable advice is always at hand. 47 Whiteladies Road, Bristol. Tel: 0117 973 4777
THREAD 58 Thread58 is passionate about textiles of all kinds. Having studied textile design at Bath Spa University, textile designer/artist and owner, Bridget Edwards, decided to take the plunge and open a shop last December in West Street, St Philips which is becoming a mecca for interesting shops and cafés. Thread58 sells a wide range of textiles from vintage fabrics through to ethnic cloth from India and Guatemala; African wax prints; Japanese kimono silk and many others in between. Many of the textiles are available by the metre for dressmaking and soft furnishings or in smaller pieces for patchwork and craft projects. Vintage buttons are another passion and it stocks a wonderful selection from Victorian up to the 1970s. It also sells vintage lace, doilies and braid; some beautiful handmade gifts and good quality craft materials including 40% wool felt. It is constantly sourcing interesting textiles and bits and bobs to help customers with their creative projects. Thread58 prides itself on providing good, friendly service and will always do its best to help you with advice on fabrics and design. Feel free to browse without any obligation. 58 West Street, Old Market, Bristol. Tel: 0117 955 2747, www.thread58.com
BRACEY INTERIORS If you’re looking for interiors – look no further than Bracey Interiors situated in Waterloo Street in the heart of Clifton Village. With over 30 years experience Bracey Interiors has gained an enviable reputation for having one of the best showrooms in the south west. Displaying products from over 50 design houses, you’ll find fabrics and wallpapers from Osborne & Little, Zoffany, Colefax and Fowler and Zimmer & Rohde to name just a few. It also stocks paints by Little Greene and Paint & Paper Library which are mixed to order in the showroom – just call beforehand and it will be ready for collection in just 10 minutes. Bracey Interiors offers a comprehensive interior design service so if you’re wanting a room or whole property re-designed and furnished, it can help you by preparing scale drawings, room layouts, specifications and budget costings – take a look at the website to see recent projects. Bracey Interiors has a skilled workforce who are able to take ideas and designs through to completion and it also has a team of talented curtain makers in Clifton who ensure all furnishings are made to exacting standards. Why not call in? 15 Waterloo Street Clifton Bristol. Tel: 0117 973 4664 www.braceyinteriors.co.uk
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Right Foot First opened in March 2012 and was the vision of husband and wife, Barry and Kirsty Lane, alongside Barry’s parents Barry and Gail Holbrook. Right Foot First would become an extension of Holbrooks Dance Shoes and was a likely outcome as Barry Lane has worked in the famly business with Barry and Gail Holbrook for over 15 years. Right Foot First offers its customers a much more personal service than those of chains or larger stores. In the 18 months it has been open many customers have commented how relaxed children feel in the shop. It also understands how important it is to cater for what the customer requires, which is why it has concentrated its business strategy on brands that the customer can trust – including Start-Rite and Hush Puppies for fitted school shoes and Skechers for sports alongside others. The team is also trained in shoe fitting, not just concentrating on fitting the length but the width as well; ensuring a well fitted foot. Right Foot First understands how challenging a shopping experince can be and that is why it can cater for a wide range of ages and can adapt to their needs. 33-35 Southmead Road, Bristol. Tel: 0117 962 9746