Every Tuesday I walk to my mother-in-laws house for lunch. When I get to the door I’m met by the smell of something good. In the kitchen the table is laid and there is always napkin for each of us. When I mentioned how much I loved this we began talking about the significance of napkins. It turns out that the napkin has quite a history.
Read MoreWednesday 01 May | 7pm - 9pm | £70. Join us and Bleakhouse Flowers on May Day to create a hand-tied Spring Bouquet masterpiece. Read on for more information and tickets.
Read MoreOur cheery little Christmas Micro Market is back for 2023. Saturday 25th November from 12-noon until 5pm. An independent shopping experience washed down with a little mulled wine. Sounds lovely, right?
Read MoreSimple Shape x Bleak House Flowers bring you the Christmas Wreath Making Workshop. Thursday 30 November from 7-9pm (workshop will be between 2-2.5 hours) Get your ticket now. Tickets, £70
Read MoreComing full circle with Katie Mitchell. Read our Q&A. Katie will be teaching a macrame workshop on Thursday 2nd November at our Simple Shape Studio-Shop
Read MoreWe have passed the equinox in the Northern hemisphere and the sun is now officially moving northwards. With spring in the air we have added some fresh new things to the shop, all designed and made in the UK, of course.
Read MoreDetails of our Christmas MICRO MARKET, including times, locations and makers.
Read MoreHow To: Dress a table for an Occasion (I’m thinking Christmas, but you can take the principals and use them for all occasions really!) Just add people and you’ll be set for a great event.
Read MoreJoin us on the first evening of advent, Simple Shape is welcoming back Bleakhouse Flowers for an extraordinary Christmas Wreath Making Workshop. 7-9pm. This is a ticketed event.
Read MoreIf you’re local to South East London, put these dates in your diaries! Book onto our fantastic workshops and join us for the return of our Micro Christmas Market…shop local and independent this Christmas.
Read MoreOur Simple Shape Studio is going to be a mass of felt, embroidery thread, beads and sequins for our Christmas Decoration Workshop. Author & presenter, Christine Leech, founder of SewYeah will be passing on her skills. We asked her 6 questions about her creative roots.
Read MoreTrapping heat and effectively insulating yourself is a successful and time-worn way to stay warm when the weather turns bleak. And a wool blanket is a simple and excellent way to do that.
Read MoreSaturday 19 November | 2pm-4pm. We have joined forces with SewYeah to present a Christmas Decoration Workshop. Join us and make an embroidered, beaded Gingerbread House or a Babushka Doll.
Read MoreSaturday 23rd April | 2pm-4pm. We are bursting with excitement to be hosting a Spring Flower Bouquet Workshop here in the Simple Shape Studio taught by Tobby Wu of Bleak House
Read MoreGet outside, clear the cobwebs away, keep moving. January and February will give way to Spring soon enough. Photo story from Camber Sands.
Read MoreThe food and the people are the focus, the table is the landscape. We have all the things to help you create a great landscape for your food and guests.
Read MoreHere are the details of what Simple Shape is up to in the run up to the Christmas break and when you need to order to be sure your gifts arrive in plenty of time.
Read MoreIt's not news that soft lighting and scents can create an atmosphere but don't wait for an occasion to do this, autumn-winter nights are occasion enough.
Read MoreWe do argue about egg timing but, fortunately, we generally agree about egg cups, wooden plates, jugs of flowers, the nicest accoutrements to accompany said boiled egg. Here they are, all the nice things.
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