the iapetus blog thing

Chris is interviewed for Midlands Today!

We were very excited last Thursday when a reporter from Midlands Today arrived with camera in tow to film the shop and interview Chris about local independent traders and a new bookshop opening up in Malvern. Our five minutes of fame!

iapetus on film!

We’re Stockist of the Month at Poppy Treffry

We love Poppy Treffry’s whimsical, beautifully-made goodies like her tea cosies, little purses and gadget cosies. So we were delighted to be featured on Poppy’s blog as Stockist of the Month. Head over to the blog to read what they had to say about us…

You can also find out our latest news on our facebook page!

Poppy Treffry's terrier gadget cosy, £16.00

iapetus in the press this month…

Both Period Homes & Interiors magazine and The Lady magazine have featured our fabulous Nick Hubbard Magical Hare Brooch in their Christmas gift guides this month. It’s one of our best-sellers and makes for a really popular gift at this time of year, both in our shop and on our website, so we’re not surprised it’s taken the fancy of the glossy mags.

our new exhibition, Winter Wonderland by Tia Lambert, starts this Saturday 29 October!

We’re delighted that Tia Lambert is returning to iapetus gallery with a brand new collection of work focusing on our beautiful local area in the snow.

Starting this Saturday, 29th October, we will be showing Tia’s new work along with an exclusive 2012 calendar entitled A Year in Malvern, with a different image for each month, showing the Malvern Hills as the seasons change. It’d be the perfect Christmas pressie for anyone who loves the Malvern area.

Do drop in to the gallery to see Tia’s brand new work, Mondays to Saturdays, 10.00 until 17.30, from 29th October until 12 November 2011. For more updates as they happen, join our facebook page!

We are now on Facebook!

This month we are embracing the 21st century with our new facebook page. It’s an exciting way for us to keep in touch with our lovely customers, as well as to offer our news, thoughts & musings and some fab competitions & offers. Head on over and ‘Like’ us to be first in the know about all things iapetus!

come and say hello on facebook!

Starting Saturday 1st October: new exhibition of work by local artist Shelly Perkins

The Autumn in Malvern Festival is coming up, and as part of the programme we are welcoming Shelly Perkins back to iapetus with her brand new exhibition, New Views of Malvern, which runs from Saturday 1st to Saturday 15 October.

Shelly’s last exhibition with us was immensely popular, as visitors fell for her idiosyncratic depictions of Cotswolds, Herefordshire and Worcestershire towns in her original style that incorporates line illustration, digital graphic design and a unique interpretation of texture, light and shadow.

Now Shelly is returning with brand new work, focusing on the Malvern area. We have already seen some of the pieces and it’s fair to say we are pretty excited. Here is a sneaky peek at one of her brand new works; looking from Brays to the British Camp…call into the gallery from 1st October to see this and the rest of the collection.

Brays to British Camp, by Shelly Perkins

House Beautiful magazine features our Rachel Barker Coriander Storage Jar

House Beautiful magazine has picked out the lovely Coriander Storage Jar by Rachel Barker at iapetus as one of their ’3 of the best’ this month.

It’s a fab design that sits beautifully with the other items in Rachel’s range or mixed and matched with other kitchenware, and its subtle tones mean it goes with just about every kitchen colour scheme!

Our visit to lovely designer, Fi Mehra!

On our way back from visiting family on the south coast a couple of weeks ago we dropped in to see Fi Mehra, she of the gorgeous silver and gold jewellery designs we sell here at iapetus. Taking full advantage of a few days off, we saw Stonehenge (a first for Chris!) and then trundled a few miles over to Fi’s house where we were warmly welcomed with a lunch in her beautiful garden and met her husband and little dog too.

Fi’s house is chock-full of beautiful things, and she showed us pieces from her favourite artists gathered over the years, (including some that came from our own gallery!). At the bottom of the garden is the studio, and we were treated to a sneaky view of Fi’s workspace, that magical place where the artist’s alchemy bubbles away and produces all those wonderful necklaces, rings, earrings and bracelets!

Even better fun was the chance to look at all of Fi’s lovely ranges, which we just don’t get time to do at the trade shows. We had a sneak preview of her new collections for September. And she was working on a brand new range of charms, which we are jolly excited about, since they are exclusive to us at iapetus and have since arrived with us just as beautiful as expected. The charms include boats, clouds, leaves, flowers, stars, suns, acorns, pearls, starbursts and hearts. They can be attached in any combination to bracelets and necklaces to create a unique and personal piece of jewellery, and can be added to over time. Take a look now to see the brand new charms!

Butterfly Charm, large, by Fi Mehra, £19.95

Fi Mehra working in her studio

Sale now on!

We’ve just started our summer sale, and it’s a rather exciting one. Some of our loveliest jewellery, quirkiest art prints and jolliest home accessories are currently reduced by up to 50%…so if you fancy something gorgeous at a bargain price then pop along to the gallery or to iapetus.co.uk for a look around!

Drunken sailor cotton napkins, set of 4: was £24, now £19

Period Living magazine features our strawberry pewter long spoon

The lovely folk at Period Living have spotted our strawberry pewter long spoon by Glover & Smith, and it’s part of a feature on jam-making in this month’s edition.

It certainly is a perfect item for this time of year – whether you’re making a batch of strawberry jam or just enjoying a nice cream tea. It’s just one from a range of spoon designs by Glover & Smith, who make their beautiful lead-free pewter pieces in the Wye Valley. Their collection includes spoons, bowls, light pulls and accessories, all of which are eco-friendly, non-tarnishing, safe to use with food and easy to care for.