Heading up the FT’s compilation of “The best museum gift shops in the world” is our very own shop for Kettle’s Yard, which was completed alongside the new galleries and learning centre in 2018.
The FT writes, “This small, light-filled extension echoes the simple beauty of the original 19th-century
cottages-turned-museum created by collector Jim Ede.”
The retail team at Kettle’s Yard has filled the shop with imaginative and beautiful products and reproductions of objects from the house, allowing every visitor to bring a piece of this magical place home with them, if they wish. Our design for the shop began by adapting the ‘homemade’ joinery of Jim Ede’s cupboards and shelves into a simple set of units, all made in tulip wood and hand-painted on site. Even Jim’s beloved corner China cabinet is recreated, though simplified.