Yesterday I had a browse around Lucy Sparrow's "Knitted Cornershop", which just opened next to Columbia Road in east London last week. The cornershop is a result of crowd-funding and is open until the end of this month (19 Wellington Row, E2 7BB). After a month in London, the cornershop will then be moved to Brighton in October.
The Cornership displays items that one would purchase in a cornershop, except that they have all been knitted and are made of felt. Bubblegum, sweets, crisps, frozen foods, sandwiches, milk, laundry/cleaning products, medical products, newspapers/magazines, alcohol, cereal, fruit/vegetables, cheese, canned goods, sauces, jam, toilet paper, cheese, and biscuits line the shelves and racks.
The chilled items are presented in a cooler, and the frozen foods are presented in a small freezer.
Outside, the shop looks like any non-suspecting cornershop. Imagine coming across the new shop for a pint of milk, only to discover that it is actually made of felt. The shop also has a sweet machine outside the door where visitors can put in a coin for some sweets.
The felted sweets and chocolate bars are in front of the counter, showing off their beautiful felted packaging and branding. These are a great likeness of the real item/brand.
There are some additional photographs of inside the show below.
The Cornershop is open daily until the 31st of August. The hours are from 10am to 7pm. Note that the items cannot be purchased from the shop, otherwise the shop would be empty, but visitors can look at the items in the shop and buy them online or fill out an order form in the store. They can also speak to Lucy Sparrow, who was there when I visited and was chatting to another customer.
Actually, there are a couple of non-felt items that can be purchased in the shop. I bought a packet of shortbread; this comes in two pieces and is delicious. I also bought a packet of postcards that has some of the felt items on the front.
"The Cornershop"
19 Wellington Row
London
E2 7BB
Hours: 10am - 7pm every day until 31st August
The shop's website is: http://www.thecornershoponline.com/
Facebook page for Lucy's company 'Sew Your Soul': https://www.facebook.com/sewyoursoulpage
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