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New shop inspires ‘slow’ design
With collections from Paris to New York, Magasin on Colston Street offers “curated design for slow living”.
The store’s name is derived from the French word for ‘shop’ and pays tribute to the owner and interior designer, Emily Rickard’s love for Paris.
Talking about the shop’s spirit, Rickard said: “The team designs homes, restaurants and bars – but especially homes all over the world.
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Lamps, ceramics, cushions and more are neatly stacked on rustic shelves in Magasin – photo: Emily Rickard
She continued: “What we wanted to do was have a space to work and that clients could come to have consultations. So we have rug samples, paints, tiles – everything here.
“But there’s also a small collection of curated items, that we feel represents our look that people can come in and buy.”
Every light, headboard, bag, cushion and “beautiful” thing in the store has taken a journey from merely being an artist’s vision to finally culminating as a product in this Bristol store.
The team, and Rickard also strongly advocate the need to support small businesses.
She said: “Every brand we’ve chosen to work with is completely unique – to us, to Bristol, to the UK. We do try to work with smaller brands, that are more often than not female-led.
“We haven’t done that on purpose, it’s just those are the brands we’re attracted to. The idea behind what we do is that we like to encourage clients to design slowly. Don’t rush on everything brand new.
“Reuse what you can reuse, pair second-hand things with new things.”
Staying true to their word, the store – which was previously Bloom & Curll – has lamps and earrings, among other things that are crafted from recycled materials.
Emily admits being smitten by these Riverdriote bags – photo: Emily Rickard
They also have a range of unique art pieces, homewares, rugs and decorative items sourced from as far as Sydney and South Africa.
The store also has a new wallpaper collection, inspired by natural imprints inside a rock she found on a beach.
“The wallpaper design came from the idea that I take inspiration from nature, motherhood and colour palettes together.
“I took a photograph of a rock in Dorset, and the wallpaper is the inside patterns of the rock.”
Snuggled in the Christmas Steps Arts Quarter, Magasin is open from Tuesday to Friday between 10am to 4pm at 74 Colston Street.
The store opened on October 18, and will start operating full hours closer to Christmas – photo: Karen Johnson
Main photo: Emily Rickard
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