Handmade creativity in London

“My daughter and her friends had a lovely time painting beautiful mugs. They all enjoyed the experience and would definitely go back. The staff are very friendly and welcoming. I would highly recommend this place”

“I went on a course for Shibori dyeing- it was fantastic!Great fun. There were only 4 of us so lots of attention. Lyn was very good at explaining all the various techniques - she had lots of examples to follow. I enjoyed it so much I’ve booked again!”

“I absolutely loved making my trinity pendant and I am very proud to wear it. Ela is a great teacher and the morning was really enjoyable. I can’t wait to do another workshop and learn more about making jewellery.”

“Absolutely love the porcelain mugs I got from Rouge! They are truly well crafted and special. The owner was very responsive and kind with ensuring I received my order quickly. Highly recommend!”

“Had an amazing experience at Stööki. Very attentive facilitators, even waited for us to start the session as we were running late. Sweet follow up email with pictures of my friend and I and I appreciated the fact that they had really kind with even offering extra time. Very skilled and knowledgeable duo, would come again.. will be booking another session”

“I'll summarise my review first - Bespoke Goldsmith are absolutely brilliant, Simon is a master at his craft and I couldn't recommend him enough!!! Now for the more detailed version: My previous ring set just wasn't right. The jewellers tried their best, but it was a bit wonky and didn't meet my expectations. In my research for a jeweller who could meet my expectations, I was surprised it was so difficult to find a company in the UK that I viewed as good enough. I found a few reviews and then the instagram for Simon. I was so impressed!!! I very easily organised to meet with him in October '23. His workshop is in a very secure building near Hatton Gardens in London. It's an amazing place. We went through various options to potentially either 'rescue' my original setting or just go for a straight reset. He wasn't pushy at all and advocated for some cheaper options to rescue my current setting. He also did some drawings of a potential new setting. He spent about an hour with me for free, with no guarantee I was going to move forward with anything. He was patient and kind, whilst also very pragmatic and able to very politely push against things I wanted that he felt were unrealistic with other aspects of my design. I went away to consider my options, and went back in January '24 to finalise a reset design and give him my rings. I picked up my reset rings yesterday. :D I found the whole process quite relaxing even though I had a detailed list of requirements. I just really trusted him to do a great job. I wasn't really expecting to see a CAD, but he did share a CAD with me after about eight weeks. The CAD was already nearly perfect. After one subtle modification, they printed a wax, and were even able to set my diamond into it. They shared photos and a video of that with me. They offered for me to come in and see that in person, but I had various work commitments and decided that that was only going to add weeks to the process so I declined that offer. The pictures and videos were enough but it was nice to have had the offer. The rings have blown away my expectations. The quality of the finish of them is amazing. There was a long list of things I had requested and Simon nailed all of them. I'm amazed by how perfect the rings are even under close scrutiny. The rings are masterpieces. I couldn't recommend working with Simon more. He's really excellent, fairly priced, was willing to work with my own stones, and I view him as a master craftsman. I don't think there are very many of those in the UK, and certainly not many who have the same sense of jewellery style as me. The only thing I would note is that I was quoted 8-10 weeks and it ended up taking four months. Thankfully it was absolutely worth the wait, and I didn't have a deadline in the way I suspect many of their customers do. I'm thrilled they're clearly busy enough as they deserve the custom, but I would encourage them to be as realistic as possible when providing time quotes, or at least to provide an update or two if it looks like the timeframe is going to change. They're a really small company and I know they have a fast-track service too, which I would definitely make use of for the right project, so I didn't begrudge them this, I would have just better managed my own expectations. Regardless, I genuinely fully trust them and will use them again if I ever have need. Simon is a lovely guy, extremely calm and as I mentioned before, very pragmatic, which I definitely appreciate. The conversations we had were all high quality, unrushed, dedicated conversations, and he really knows his stuff. I also have to give a huge shoutout to one of his colleagues, Ryan, who seemed to be the person behind-the-scenes who coordinated meetings/payments/paperwork etc and was also just a genuinely lovely and well-meaning human being. Anyway, I hope that helps for anyone who, like me, was hunting for information about this small company. Thank you Simon and Ryan so so so much, you guys are awesome and I'm so happy! :)”

“Amazing experience. Ann is so knowledgable. She pushed us to be creative and gave us the guidance and support to achieve our ideas! Such fantastic value for money. A warm welcome, a fantastic hands on workshop and a lovely lunch too! A wonderful way to spend a day. Can’t recommend highly enough. Can’t wait to see how these come out!”

“A quality artist and all round top bloke, if you need a tattoo you cant't go wrong with going to Jesse, he's extremely reasonably priced for the quality of work too.”

“Super happy with my tattoo. Brandon is an incredible artist with wonder bedside manner! Highly recommended even if its your first tattoo Brandon walks you through every step of the process”

“Amazing service, design and tattoo. I couldn't be happier and would whole heartedly recommend to anybody. Will definitely be back x”

“Incredible shop. Great place to visit when in crouch end. Everything thoughtfully created and ethically produced. Lovely owner or store manager too. Gender neutral clothes. Just perfect”

“Nice cafe for meeting friends for coffee and bite to eat. Staff friendly and helpful. Ordered coffee at counter and then brought it to our table. Snack food was delicious. Limited choice but still very nice. Will defo go again:)”

“Haven't used this florists before, but trusted the reviews. The florist was very helpful when I rang to discuss flowers for a relative's funeral. They did not disappoint! Flowers were beautiful...thank you!”

“Was pierced by Paige today who was really friendly and did a great job. Cleanest environment would definitely recommend a visit. I have also been tattooed by Aggy who is super talented and did a very special tribute of my dad in a half sleeve… I will definitely coming back for more!”

“Got my nostril done at Metal Morphosis Carnaby by Lara today and was super happy with my experience. Lara was super lovely and welcoming, explained everything very thoroughly and clearly and was very rigorous with cleanliness. She took time to make sure I was happy with my placement and was very sweet and patient with my pre piercing anxiety! She was super thorough in explaining the aftercare and healing process. The space was super clean, to a clinical standard, and Lara made it clear I could contact her for advice afterwards at any time. Would def recommend Lara and Metal Morphosis!”

“Had an amazing dining experience at Pizza Pilgrims. First time eating here. Make sure you get the spicy pineapple margarita!!! We had a lovely and attentive waitress called Giorgia - thank you for looking after us!”

“My mother and I did the pottery wheel experience for her 75th birthday! We had a lovely time, Janet was very patient in explaining all the techniques to us and showed us each step of the pot making process. We both loved it! Thank you”

“This is an outstanding place. You really feel like watching movies at home.”

“Arthur absolutely loves going to nursery, all the staff are so lovely and friendly! Would highly recommend ☺️”

“Fabulous shop, amazing jewellery, and such friendly service! They were putting up Christmas decorations when I went in but the staff were all extremely helpful and friendly. We have ordered online from this shop in the past but will try to pop in when I am in London.”

“Lovely beads shop ! And plenty of wonderful jewelry too (bought cute one with duck too for my husband) :) There’s seating outside so you could make some beads on a lovely street. P.S. Made a gift for my sister for her new phone”

“Kids Love Ink is a friendly, professional and safe place to get tattooed. We had tats from Twist and Colm today and they were great listeners, designed exactly what we wanted and the work was top class”

“had the best experience at metal morphosis! amazing staff and perfect piercings! Highly recommend ;)”

“Go here religiously for presents for my friends kids. It’s not cheap but it has an amazing collection and the staff are so helpful. I had a really specific request for a friends child and the incredible staff helped me find the perfect book for him. Could joy recommend it more - definitely worth a visit!”

“Great new arts venue in Esher. Free parking after 7pm. Good range of shows.”

“Never usually leave a review for places but my partner and I were so surprised by the really genuine and lovely customer service we received today. Alot of London shops have quite an upturned nose attitude at times, however tatty devine were absolutely lovely! Thanks for a memorable service, and what beautiful jewellery you sell too! In love with my necklace.”