Category: Art
The Secret Emporium began life at Secret Garden Party, joined in with Wilderness Festival madness last year and then hosted a special Christmas Market, showcasing the best of British independent designers. This year Secret Emporium is set to turn an urban Shoreditch warehouse into a winter world of wonder this Christmas.
Isobel Webster, fashion designer and graphic artist
Lovingly hand selected and carefully curated, Secret Emporium will be showcasing 44 independent British designers in a two day market. At each event two scholarship places are awarded to young designers who are just starting their labels. This year Isobel Webster, who has previously produced bespoke costume for the likes of Jessie J, The Correspondents and Goodbye Leopold, will be launching her first ready-to-wear collection of cat-suits and leggings. Keep your eyes peeled for eccentric roaming performers and peculiar characters who will also be dressed in her unique pieces. Next up is artist Lauren Baker, whose work has previously featured in these pages. Lauren attracted Secret Emporium’s attention with her one off mosaic-decorated skulls.
Lauren Baker, mosaic artist and sculptor
Other designers include: SJSTYLEE / SPANGLED, Lilah, Rose Willis, Wolf & Moon, Vanessa Conyers Ceramics, Jobee Jo, Beara Beara, Kate Gilliland Jewellery, Grace Du Prez, Happy Harriet, Key Lime Pie, St Saviours, SYNDICUT Boxers, Merrimaking, House of Ismay, Feathered Fantasy, Boutique Alter Ego, Yas-Ming Ceramics, Discover Another, Fur Fatale, BLINGDEENIE, The Perfumed Workshop, Sir Plus, ShopFloorWhore, Chido Bueno, Tessa Metcalfe Jewellery, Camille Walala, Spanglebooth, Bottletop, Bon Bon, PUCKOO COUTURE, Circus Kinetica, Eleanor Bolton, Thor & Wistle, HAM, Workhouse, Eddy & Grice, ARLETTE ESS, Inyour Dreams, Lucy Peacock and Wild Things.
Camille Walala, product designer, graphic artist and interior designer
Shoppers will be able to interact with performers with a Dr.Zhivago vibe and a Secret Emporium David Bowie twist! Hot mulled cider and roasted chestnuts will welcome them into a wonderland of twisted oak arches, lanterns, carols and food from the award-winning Exmouth Market Moro restaurant. Plus there will be a foot-stomping line-up curated by one of The Secret Garden Party’s favourite stages: Woodburner. Acts already confirmed for the event include Ewan Bleach & the Snakewalkers, The Turbans, The John Langan Band, Whiskey Moon Face, Hicks & Higgins, Jessica Burn, Harky and Ben DeVere.
Sophie Woodrow, ceramic artist from homewares label, Eddy & Grice
Secret Emporium was born from a love of costume culture and independent, original fashion. SE aims to seek out designers who do something left-of-field, to catch them when ideas and ambitions are fresh, creative and exciting, when designs have not been commercialised or sold out. Everyone should have access to independent designers as a viable choice over the high street!
There will also be a Grand Christmas tree raffle for which each of the designers has kindly created and donated a unique, handmade tree decoration. One very lucky raffle ticket winner will get to take home a 44-piece collection of one-off bauble designs from jewellers, ceramicists, artists, illustrators and fashion designers. Theirs will certainly be the best dressed Christmas tree in London this winter and all proceeds go to the homeless charity, Shelter.