We love it when we can bring you news of fabulous shops that we have discovered. Fans of all things vintage and retro should be heading right now to the Pantiles in Tunbridge Wells to discover the fabulous new shop Stuff & Good Sense.
Stuff & Good Sense
Vintage and retro clothing is massively popular at the moment but what about the emergence of design classics from the 50′s, 60′s and 70′s? With Wayne Hemingway’s Vintage 2011 Tour at Southbank, in London at the end of July and The Pantiles Vintage Fair the week before, 23rd July to 24th July right on the door step in the Pantiles, Tunbridge Wells. Now couldn’t be a better time for Stuff & Good Sense to be opening its doors.
A Good Sense Approach to Shopping
Stuff & Good Sense is an breath of fresh air and an inspirational surprise as you walk through the door and back in time. As well as design classics from previous decades there is locally sourced art and ethnical home-made products including natural skincare and homewards from vintage fabric. Stuff & Good Sense is the brainchild of Gaynor Edwards and Jez Timms of creative agency Torpedo Juice Ltd, based below the shop in the basement of No 29 The Pantiles. Less of a departure for the agency than many may think, the shop is a complementary addition to the evolving ethical PR and marketing company that started six years ago.
“It’s a retro, eco lifestyle concept store,” explains proprietor Gaynor Edwards. Concept stores are more of a European phenomenon, although there are a few in London and they are now beginning to crop up in other locations. “I had an idea for a shop, a bit like Biba or a mini-department store, then discovered the ’concept store’,” she explains.
Six decades on from most of their products creation, Stuff & Good Sense is positive proof that things certainly were made to last. Solid wood furniture from Ercol, is on display next to a Kitchen Maid cupboard and formica tables, many sporting eye-catching crockery designs from Midwinter and Alfred Meakin. We heard that the recent addition of a yellow gingham kitchen table and chairs provoked tears in one customer, having stirred up memories of her grandmother’s house which had the same table. It’s like a step back in time and there is something very heart warming about spending time in the shop.
“We hope to introduce a limited range of clothing soon and – now that we’ve got into our stride – have a little fun with the window displays,” says Gaynor. “Visual merchandising is an area we’ve always wanted to develop through Torpedo Juice; now we have our own shop window to have some fun with.”
Stuff & Good Sense is open seven days a week.
Monday to Saturday 10am – 6pm, Sunday 11am – 4pm, with late night opening on Thursday nights during The Pantiles Jazz season.
Make sure you head down to the Pantiles, walk through the door of Stuff & Good Sense – and buy some good stuff, you know it makes sense!
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