Saturday 1st February: All the brands taking part in our small business Sample Sale
Back by popular demand! Our famous small business Sample Sale is back for two whole weekends this February!
For the third year in a row we’re so excited to bring you our one and only discount shopping event of the year. The Salad Days Sample Sale is the perfect place to shop insanely good handmade and vintage products from London’s coolest indie brands, all with discounts. You know these kind of brands don’t often do discounts so this is your one chance in the year to find beautiful and special things for cheaper than usual all under one roof.
This event will include a mix of end-of-line stock, past season stock, imperfect seconds, sale, and even some newness, and every single thing will have a discount! Traders have told us they’re discounting anywhere from 10%-60% OFF RRPS!! Please note each individual trader has discretion over their discounts and what stock they’re bringing. There are different traders on each day, here’s you’ll find the full list of traders for Saturday 1st February.
All the info:
🌀 Salad Days Small Business Sample Sale
📍Gipsy Hill Brewery Taproom, SE27
📆 Sat 1st & Sun 2nd Feb, Sat 22nd & Sun 23rd Feb
⏰ 11am - 4pm
🎀 30 different traders each day
✨ Art, ceramics, jewellery, fashion
🤑 10%-60% off RRPs
🚝 Nearest train: Gipsy Hill, nearest tube: Brixton
🎟 Free entry
The full list of small brands taking part:
Live activations
NEW! Live portraits with Olivia Tse Art: It's the first time we're welcoming the talented fashion and live event illustrator Olivia Tse, who's worked with some incredible brands like Chanel and Fendi, to Salad Days. Book a live portrait and shop with up to 40% off.
Free card personalisation with Rosettas Studio: Home of handpainted cards and cute handmade accessories. Enjoy 50% off Rose's past season products including quilted stockings, 10% off individually hand painted greetings cards with FREE personalisation and 10% off the new Valentines collection. You'll also be able to nab a mix-and-match accessories bundle for £44 which includes a makeup bag, mini pouch and scrunchie.
Make your own charm necklace with Puzzle Design: The viral charm necklace bar returns but this time with 15% off everything. Choose all your charms and Cris will make your personalised piece of jewellery in the moment, but this time with a discount. You can also add to an existing piece you've already designed. We expect queues at this market stall so please arrive early if it's the reason for your visit!
Vintage fashion
Vintage Inclined: Wearable and effortless vintage since 2012. At this sample sale Vintage Inclined curator Fiona is bringing a huge selection of vintage jewellery and watches; I truly believe she has one of the best curations around and she’s always a best seller so I know you’ll find some absolute gems. And the more you buy the more you save! 10% off 1 item, 15% off 2 items, 20% off 3 items or more. It's the first time Fiona's ever offered discounts so don't miss it.
Frea Vintage: Immerse yourself in maker Muge’s charming world of sustainable fashion and accessories. On market day find reworked wool and mohair vests, cotton and linen blouses, tops, hair bows and handbags (including both SS and AW pieces), as well as a selection of vintage jewellery and watches. Every single thing has been carefully curated or handmade by Muge and will be discounted by 20% - 30%.
Handmade fashion
Aff & Jam: With up to a whopping 60% off!!!! Aff & Jam's market stall isn't one you'll want to miss. Founders Kelesi and Jaymie have a magical aura that draws me in every single time. One part African (Aff) and one part Jamaican (Jam) the pair’s roots not only formed the name of their label, but are a profound part of their personal and brand identity too, and something they continue to explore throughout their work, creating wearable art by hand-painting vintage and preloved items with their signature line drawings. Every piece is one of a kind, so even more amazing to get those sort of discounts.
The Daydreamer: Bella is so well known in the small biz world for her beautiful size inclusive fashion, and pieces are all handmade in her South London studio. This Sample Sale market is Bella's ONLY market of the year, so it's the last chance you'll have to come and experience her items IRL. Find one of a kind samples from 50-70% off, including lots of things that never made it to production and have never been on the website so the market will be the first ever opportunity to shop them. Bella will also have samples of her most popular pieces like quilted vests, the Dream, Sausalito, and Mojito dresses all with 30% off too.
Worn to Threads: Worn To Threads has become well known for the absolutely beautiful patterned vintage fabrics founder and maker Izzy crafts her upcycled pieces from. Shop one-of-a-kind samples with up to 50% off including trousers, bags, dye tests and more. Plus 10-25% off the rest of the collections hair accessories, winter coats, cosy jackets and waistcoats.
Scrapping ‘Ell: Every Scrapping ‘Ell beauty is cleverly handmade in Ellie’s South London studio using exclusively existing and vintage materials. Her designs are charming, romantic, full of life, colour, pattern and character. Every single piece is completely one-of-a-kind too. Find a range of discounts at the Sample Sale. Vintage and older season handmade pieces will be up to 50% off and the winter collection including quilted vests will have up to 20% off. Scrunchies will be on a 3 for £15 deal and lace trim scrunchies will be 2 for £20.
Handbags & Accessories
Made by Nelly: The girlies need giant scrunchies, and that’s exactly what teacher Nelly will be delivering! Each handmade using a special collection of vintage, deadstock or end of roll fabric designs for up to 40% off! Find items for £10 - £20 including scrunchies, headbands and the iconic ruffle straps.
Silk Diversity: The gorgeous Tinu is the owner of Silk Diversity, a black-owned brand based in Brighton. Her journey into the world of silk accessories was born from a shared struggle – the nightly challenge of maintaining both hair and skin health. Faced with the difficulty of finding the right product that addressed her needs, she set out to create her own. Shop the collection of silk headbands, hair bonnets, lined beanes, scrunchies, silk skinny scarves and hair bows with 15-30% off.
Jewellery
Frances Kirk: Firm favourite Frances Kirk will be at our next market with the most gorgeous selection of beautiful things at amazing discounts. Each carefully considered and handmade jewel speaks of her life experiences: empowering, feminine, oceanic, and is the result of years of research and thought, featuring her iconically organic textures. Enjoy 15-50% off at the sample sale, Annie has never done discounts this big before! This will be the last chance to shop some items which are being discontinued, and even new designs from Christmas will have a discount. There will also be lots of one-off samples which never made it to the website too.
Sharlala Jewellery: Talented Sharla first started learning to make jewellery over 15 years ago, finally starting her brand in 2016. Over the years Sharla has steadily built a loyal and loving customer base of adoring wearers who love her not just because her designs are gorg but cause she’s kind, knowledgeable and such an expert, you can’t help but become a customer for life. At this Sale market find sample pieces with 20% off, seconds pieces with up to 40% off and between 5-10% off everything else. Amazing!
Zephyr Jewellery: 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. This is Zephyr's only sale this year! Find up to 50% off sea glass necklaces, including one-of-a-kind, rare, multis (incredibly rare pieces made from stained glass over 100 years old!) 30% off the pearl collection AND for every 3 necklaces bought, a free pair of hoop or rectangle earrings.
Ray Makes Things: Your favourite pearl girl Ray handmakes all her stunning jewellery pieces in London and usually has a crowd at her table, so arrive early if she’s the reason for your visit! At the sale market find lots of 'never seen before' one-off sample pieces sold with 20% off. A PYOP (pick your own) pearl station where you can design your very own necklace which Ray will make on the spot from £15 and many of the core collection pieces at 15% less than the website price!
Kaleii Jewellery: Well known for gorgeously patterned, colourful and oversized pieces full of fun. Beloved jewellery designer Sara will bringing a bit of everything to our Sample Sale including lots of handmade samples, discontinued and imperfect pieces ranging from 10 - 40% off.
Ceramics
NEW! Atelier Jessie: Home of the original blossom mug, we're chuffed to be working with creative artist and ceramicist Jessie for the first time. Discounts will be up to 40% off and you'll find seconds and samples of things like the Silly Sausage Mugs and tumblers as well as the most adorable porcelain charms for necklaces.
NEW! Stephanie Flooks Ceramics: Beautiful handmade ceramics, with us for the first time ever! Discounts to be confirmed.
Sisterhood Stores: A destination for beautifully designed ceramics and other homeware. Hannah will have 50% off end of line ceramics and 25% off the new ceramics collection seconds, plus lots of homeware items from her bricks and mortar store closing sale. Expect things like gorgeous woven lampshades and glassware. Hannah will be offering bigger discounts on multiple items bought together too so now's the time to get that set of plates or glasses!
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. At the Sample Sale market shop with a range of amazing discounts. 60% off planters, up to 50% off seconds and samples of mugs, up to 30% off signature spiral cups, 20% off samples of different bowl shapes, 15% off bud vases. Sunny will also have a £5 seconds basket with some bargains too!
Art, Prints & Paper Goods
Ellastrated: We are sooo proud to welcome talented artist Ella Kasperowicz to our Sale market at Gipsy Hill Brewery. These playful, relatable and colourful illustrations inject happy and joyful personality to any of your spaces, featuring cute little characters, juicy fruits and funny words. All prints prints will be £10 and under!!! And Ella will be doing some special £10 lucky dip print bundles that work out at an even bigger discount too.
Maddison Ball: The most colourful print shop for your colourful home. Designer Maddison is bringing prints, cards, frames, framed prints and tea towels, all with at least 50% off RRP and she'll have a crate for £5 bargains too.
Sally Meier: Sally has such a special way of depicting homely interiors and beautiful holidays in her artwork that leave you dreaming about living in them. With a background in interior and prop styling it’s not hard to understand why. At the Sample Sale enjoy up to 60% off handpainted tiles and up to 50% off all other items including cards and prints.
Homeware
NEW! AIRO: Airo. The Greek verb to raise up, elevate, lift up. We love these natural aromatherapy candles designed and made in London by founder Lisa. The vessels are so beautiful and they're also refillable too. Shop the AIRO candle with 20% off and as a Valentine's day special the SEX candle will be 30% off too. We're so happy to bring you this exciting brand for the first time!
Marla Primrose: Featured by Country Living, SheerLuxe and Grazia to name a few. If you’re looking for colourful and artisanal homeware for every corner of your home, then look no further than Marla & Primrose who source pieces that are small batch and sustainable but full of personality. Shop cute handmade plates, ceramic egg cups, glassware and more with discounts ranging from 30-50% off.
Bakery
NEW! Apple’s Bakery: Apple's Bakery specialise in making the cutest desserts to put a smile on your face and make you feel special and we're so happy to bring them to our market for the first time. Baker Apple spends months developing all of her products to ensure they taste just as good as they look. Enjoy the Valentines edition goodies like heart shaped red velvet, oreo and brookie brownies, the miso brown butter & pistachio choco teddy bear cookies and Indian rose teddy bear madeleines at our February market. Apple is also gonna bring her wheel-spinner where you can play for the chance to take home an extra prize!
PLEASE NOTE ALL IMAGES ARE A REPRESENTATION OF PRODUCTS FROM BRANDS TAKING PART IN THE SAMPLE SALE BUT WE CANNOT GUARANTEE THAT ANY SPECIFIC PRODUCT WILL BE THERE, AS STOCK IS UP TO EACH INDIVIDUAL TRADER.
