Saturday 15th November: All the brands taking part in our Small Business Market at Battersea Power Station
We’re thrilled to be hosting a Christmas Market at the South London icon that is Battersea Power Station this November on Saturday 15th and Sunday 16th! Giving you one destination to discover and buy beautiful handmade, vintage and unique gifts for all your friends and family.
We’ll be popping up inside the historic Turbine Halls for two days days, bringing with us 30 different small brands each day. That’s 60 different brands over the weekend! This is a unique and exciting shopping experience spanning everything from handmade jewellery to art to deli products all in one place. Below you’ll find a more detailed description of every single one of the makers taking part so you can start creating your shopping lists now. Remember there’s a totally different line-up for each one of markets there. Find the 30 makers taking part in Sunday 16th November here.
The info:
🌀 Salad Days Market at Battersea Power Station
📆 Saturday 15th & Sunday 16th November
🏭 Battersea Power Station, South London
📍 First Floor in Turbine Hall A, right by Bao. We’ve taken over a bigger space up here on the mezzanine level and with a second space further down past the lifts opposite Duck & Rice, so make sure you check out both spaces
⏰ 11am - 8pm on Saturday (11am-6pm on Sunday)
🎀 30 small brands each day
✨ Free entry, no ticket required
The brands taking part on Saturday 15th October:
Live activations
NEW! Mini-print vending machine from By The People: Based in Cambridge, we're so excited to have Hannah with us in London for the day, a fab opportunity to see her bright and colourful phone cases, prints and mini prints in real life! Everything is exclusively hand-drawn, designed and printed by Hannah in her home studio. And she'll have her viral mini print vending machine with her for the day too!
Live portraits from Eleanor Joanna: We’re so chuffed to welcome back talented London artist Eleanor Joanna to our market. Eleanor will be offering Live Portraits on market day! Sit for the artist while she creates your special and unique piece of artwork in just a few minutes using pro-market pen and pencil in her whimsical, soft and fairytale like style. This is a one of a kind and original piece of artwork completed while you wait, how incredible! Commemorate an anniversary, birthday, new pet or special day out. And you can now join a virtual queue so you don't even have to wait for your booking!
Handmade, vintage and other fashion brands
Happy Sunday Vintage: At Happy Sunday Bryony specialises in joyful, quality true vintage gems & preloved pieces that span the decades. With maximalists and dopamine dressers in mind, expect bold prints, vivid colours and other one of a kind vintage fashion items. Named as one of the UKs ‘Best Boutiques’ by the Telegraph in 2024.
Scrapping El: Exclusively using only existing and vintage materials, fashion designer Ellie cleverly reworks the most charming, romantic and characterful pieces that are nearly always one-of-a-kind. And even better she's a South London babe so everything is made on this side of the river. Featuring the most amazing prints in wearable styles she's always got cute and seasonal things to buy including accessories like scrunchies.
Vintage Inclined: Established in 2012, clever vintage curator Fiona knows a thing or two about sourcing you the very best fashion items, which is exactly what she'll be bringing to our next market. From suede and leather jackets to shirts, embroidered blouses and more, Fiona is known for having gorgeous pieces that feel effortless and really wearable.
Grandpa’s Shirts: Gaby is renowned in the small business world for transforming preloved men's shirts in to the most covetable one-of-a-kind items that every cool girl wants to wear. Every design is one of a kind, meaning you need to arrive early to find the exact beauty you want to take home.
Handbags & accessories brands
NEW! Square Stories: Making quilted goods is a SLOW process that just can't be rushed - the steady, staged process feels like a protest against fast fashion and disposable culture, which is why we're so thrilled to welcome Square Stories to the market for the first time. Using reclaimed & vintage fabric for some of the pieces means history gets sewn to every piece, adding an extra layer of stories to each one. These items are designed and made to be loved for a lifetime, an ode to traditional craft.
NEW! Suede & Co: Maker Dee hand paints leather hydes with fun and whimsical designs. From pink prawns, dainty cherries, smiley faces and bold checkerboard patterns, she then carefully cuts and sews these in to cute accesories like purses and keyrings which you can shop at our next market.
Made By Nelly: The TikTok girlies need giant scrunchies, and that’s exactly what Made by Nelly will be delivering! Nell's gorgeously oversized scrunchies adorn the hair of cool girls the world over (which is why they’re always sold out). We love that they have unique design features you don’t see anywhere else including double layers, special vintage fabrics and the prettiest trims of all time. Don't miss her bags, hairbands and phone straps too.
Sol De Sarda: Shop cute makeup bags, mini pouches and kindle sleeves from Sol De Sarda. Inspired by the Mediterranean Sun and carefree days, these gorgeous goodies are perfect for gifting. You can even add a personalised beaded name keyring to yours, when you purhcase on market day.
Jewellery brands
NEW! Magpie Chats: Finding a community online who wanted her recommendations for the best antique jewellery, cureator Grace launched an incredibly successful first drop of antique pieces back in February, since going from strength to strength in her business. We're so proud and excited to welcome her to Salad Days for the first time, with a collection of antique and preloved jewellery that feels thoroughly modern. Arrive early if you have your eye on a specific piece, they're all 1/1.
This Story Jewellery: Based in Margate, we don't get to work with Anna as much as we'd like which is why we are absolutely buzzing to welcome her back to our market because we know you love her just as much as we do! Her whimsical jewels are designed to attract love, luck and a little bit of magic, all handcrafted with recycled precious metals, each more beautiful than the next.
Made By Coy: Created using preloved charms, each necklace is completely unique. There's something special about the way maker Charlotte puts each element together, making these all the more magical than other beaded jewellery you'd find on the highstreet; I love how she mixes and matches different vintage elements in a really creative way.
Sorrell Jewels: The original and best curated vintage silver and gold jewellery! Sorrell Jewels are known for their themed drops of vintage rings and charms. She sources individual pieces from all of the UK, and the world, making her selection ultra special and different to other things you might have seen before. Think vintage gold charms with articulated moving pieces, and stunning antique rings full of colourful gemstones. Beloved by so many of our customers, she always has a crowd at her stall.
Zephyr Jewellery: Seeing a maker celebrate traditional crafts in contemporary ways is one of the most exciting parts of running Salad Days Market and the thing we love the most. This is seaglass jewellery but unlike you’ve seen before, because talented craftsperson Natalie designs beautiful pieces that have a gorgeously modern twist. Using chunkier large-link chains, oversized hoops and other cute charms alongside delicate pieces of sea glass Natalie hand-picks from beaches across the country. Each piece of smooth seaglass is so special and she uses a range of different blues and greens that reflect the beauty of the ocean.
Momo Creatura: Inspired by European antiques, natural history, and the world of storytelling, these creations are like portals to a world of imagination! At times whimsical and humorous, they awaken a childlike imagination, adding a touch of magic to everyday life. Founded by Momo Tamura, these pieces are an embodiment of her passion for art and jewellery. With a background in fine arts and extensive training in jewellery making across Japan and the UK, Momo embarked on a creative journey that led to the establishment of her unique jewellery. Pieces are handcrafted using recycled silver and gold at her atelier in the heart of London’s Jewellery Quarter, Hatton Garden.
OG Studio: Born and bred in East London, founder Ozelm always felt a creative career was on the cards for her! Inspired by family travels back home to Turkey where she’d learn about and shop for jewellery that held important stories and sentiments, the cultural significance of jewellery that’s part of her heritage still plays an important role in designing today, although not in the traditional aesthetic sense. Ozelm’s jewellery is loud, bold and unapologetic! Full of colour and personality, it’s sleek, contemporary and very exciting. Shop the collection at our next market.
Ceramics brands
NEW! Brutes Ceramics: Brutes Ceramics crafts handmade ceramic pieces with a playful sculptural twist. Designed and made by Emma de Clercq in her South London studio, Brutes Ceramics has been carried by stockists including The Conran Shop, Hayward Gallery and Goodhood Store. The swirly plates are my favourite item from the collection.
NEW! Kat Clay Studio: What really attracted me to potter Kat's collection of handmade stoneware ceramics was the adorable organic shapes and colours of the collection. Really cute baby pink matchstick pots, butter yellow chunky mugs, and mint green striped bowls. These are the sort of lovely things you want to keep out on display because they look so pretty. Functional, as well as beautiful.
Romy Jean Ceramics: Romy creates handmade ceramic jewellery and homeware accessories. Her work centres around the joy of colour, expressing herself through vivid checkerboard, floral and colourful patterns that make each piece so special. Everything is made from scratch from clay, then painted by hand and fired in the kiln.
Qbe Qbe: There is something so elegant, chic and unique about maker Kubra's handmade ceramic sculptures. Built using a combination of coiling, pinching and traditional slab building, the shapes she manages to create are really amazing, unlike anything we've seen before and we absolutely love their pure creativity. With dainty details, frilly trims, and often images of beautiful women at their core, it's no surprise the sculptures are made as a reminder to love yourself, to wake up every morning with the awareness that you are a unique gift to the world.
Ceramics By Sunny: My heart is alight with Sunny’s gorgeous handmade ceramics, which perfectly combine marbled clay and pretty frills. She cleverly creates each unique piece by hand on the wheel. Shop the collection of matcha bowls, vases, mugs and more.
Phyllos Ceramics: Come to the official mug adoption agency to adopt your new ceramic friend at our next market! Architecture graduate Phyllis designs and makes the cutest mugs with smiling little faces and pastel coloured glazes, the results are adorable. These unique cuties sell quickly so come down early to shop.
Toast Studios: Maker Evie describes herself as a classically trained art historan turned ecclectic Grandpa ceramicist which should make you intrigued enough to visit her market stall! Evie's creative mind never ceases to amaze me, from baking dishes handpainted with all your favourite Girl Dinner items, bestselling Maldon Salt vessels, cowboy boot matchstick strikers and preloved sylvanian families with handmade outfits! You never quite know what to expect which is why we love her.
Beauty, skincare & fragrance
Ruva Skincare: Ruva Skincare founder Ruth is a certified natural skincare formulator, whose mission is to help you achieve your best skin to leave you feeling your most confident. Celebrating her Zimbabwean origins, Ruth harnesses the power of African botanicals like shea butter to create simple and mission driven products that really work. Ruth is also the biggest babe and so shopping with her is such a pleasure.
Homeware & candle brands
Present Your Joy: Present Your Joy is a luxury home fragrance and self-care brand creating candles, diffusers, and body products with ethically sourced ingredients all handmade by founder Alisha, who also happens to be the most wonderful woman you could hope to shop with on market day. Each piece is crafted to inspire light hearted moments of peace, happiness and connection. Handmade scents to remind you that joy is always within reach.
My Moka Home: Zoe runs a niche small business selling vintage, rare and collectable moka pot. She sources each one directly from Italy meaning she has brands, shapes, colours and designs you won't find here in the UK. Alongisde a small range of cups and Italian coffee; she has everything you need to create the most dreamy and delicious morning brew at home. These are perfect for gifting I think!
510 Laundry: Discover vintage textiles and homeware reinterpreted for the modern home. 510 Laundry are mother & son duo Sue & Ed Simpson. Ed is based in London, with a background as an artist and homeware buyer. Sue lives in Edinburgh, an experienced quilter, patchworker and crafter. This dialogue between locations, and the merging of their talents and interests has created the 510 Laundry approach to design and production. Each piece the duo source is vintage and unique, lovingly handcrafted and used over time. 510 Laundry bring these items back into use, sensitively restoring and adapting them to suit a contemporary lifestyle.
Curator & Source Vintage: Shop a diverse mix of vintage and preloved homeware from Curator and Source Vintage. It's always so exciting to see what Jasmin has at her market stall, from coloured cocktail glasses, Bordallo cabbage bowls, vintage Ikea items, brass trinkets and more.
Chin Chin Prints: Chin Chin Prints is all about celebrating South London. From local landmarks to typographic designs, artist Emily's artwork is available on prints, coasters, totes, cards, and tea towels. Emily's recently taken the business in a new creative direction, with even more bold designs that feel more unisex. I know your boyfriend will love them!
Prints, cards, craft & stationery
Nia Benyon: Welsh artist Nia creates abstract sketchy line drawings that are inspired by food and a love of cooking and eating. Her work uses hints of bold colours and reminds us all of the happiness in food. These prints and paper goods are an affordable way to update your home and make gorgeous gifts too.
Jessica Smith Illustration: Welcome to the colourful world of Jessica Smith Illustration. Illustrator Jessica's vibrant way of depicting the world will fill your eyes and heart with happiness. As well as her lively art prints which feature cute dogs, delicious coffees and pretty flowers, for which she is maybe best known, her collection of products also includes her handmade ceramic items like pretty painted dishes and charms, and for all you junk journal girlies she's got stationery things too.
Sally Meier: Whenever we work with talented South London illustrator Sally Meier I can’t resist stocking up on her beautiful cards and paper goods! Everyone I gift them to compliments them, because Sally has such a special way of depicting homely interiors and beautiful holidays that leave you dreaming about living in them. With a background in interior and prop styling it’s not hard to understand why. She'll have prints, cards, handpainted ceramics and more at our next market.
Bakery and deli brands
Mr Deserts: Baker Moyin is renowned at our markets for being the best of the best; his giant homemade cookies and cupcakes literally fly out the door. The perfect sweet treat to enjoy as you browse the market. Arrive early to avoid disappointent as these always sell out before the end of the day.
