Have your look stylised and snapped today @GrassmarketEdin @caitlinclem #edinstyle #EdinNow

From Saturday March 29 to April 19, Style in the City are running Dress-Up shops in different locations across Edinburgh and today see’s the first one open around the corner from us in The Grassmarket Community Center.  Here at The Red Door Gallery we LOVE a bit of dressing up fun, so we have lent a range of our jewelery and bags to the stylization wardrobe.

The article above was published last week by Caitlin Clements in Edinburgh Now and look at our Red Doors!  She sums the event up perfectly!  “The idea is, once you have bought a new Spring outfit, drop in to one of the Dress-Up shops and a team of stylists will help you accessorise your new purchase – better yet the accessories will be on hand at each event. A photographer will then snap the finished outfit, giving you a keepsake of the day”.  A mother’s day treat perhaps?  The earrings featured in the article are available here, by Lovely Pigeon.

This event is free of charge, so you will have to scoot along after visiting The Red Door or any of the other wonderful boutiques in the area.

More information is available at www.thisisedinburgh.org.uk. and all our Jewellery is available here and our bags are available here.

Please tweet us a snap of you wearing our jewellery to @RedDoor_Gallery


Have your look stylised and snapped today @GrassmarketEdin @caitlinclem #edinstyle #EdinNow

#FridayFavourites!

Welcome to our new Friday Favourites Feature!

Here we  will be shouting about our favourite products from the week.This will include some of our cheery staff favourites as well as you, our lovely customers.

If you have a personal favourite that you feel we must share with the lovely Red Door audience then do let us know and we will try our best to include it in our next post!

This Friday we have some Red Door Regulars as well as some exciting new products.  Most of the work in our Friday Favourites can be purchased online for those of you that can’t make it in to our Brick and Mortar Gallery, If you can’t find something then contact us

Our Friday Favourites

Victoria Street by Susie Wright

Joppa and Deer Laser Etched Wooden Art Board by Joy (aka David and Claire Fleck)  Not Online yet but you can see some of their other collection here or pop in to the gallery

Lovely Pigeon Copper Notebooks

Kirsteen Stewart Morocco Twist Scarf

Hanna Melin Drink Coasters

Kate Sheridan Purses

Last but most certainly not least are the Super Cute Pom Pom Bookmarks by The Squid Ink Co.  These are brand new in and just haven’t made it to our online shop yet.   They will do really soon. if you can’t wait that long then get in contact and we can sort it out for you.

I’m sure there are quite a few ideas in there for your Lovely Mum this Mothers Day too, Don’t forget about her this Sunday!

Have a lovely weekend!

#FridayFavourites!

Spring time in Edinburgh means it's almost #MothersDay! Gift ideas from @alicetaitdaily

We may have a chill in the air again here in Edinburgh, but the days are getting longer, the daffy’s are out and the signs of Spring are all around us!  Spring time in Paris is apparently the best time to see the historic city, and this enchanting Alice Tatit print is enough to whisk your mind off to Paris for an imagined tour of the monuments, a fictional crepe and perhaps a bit of franglais – Oui oui, bonjour, bye!

If you would like to more of Alice Tait’s  collection, click here to view  her folio, including her popular World Map prints.  Perhaps there is a little Mother’s Day Treat in there? Happy Day dreaming, au revoir!

 

Spring time in Edinburgh means it's almost #MothersDay! Gift ideas from @alicetaitdaily

The Herals Style Focus feturing The Red Door Gallery & more locals! @heraldscotland

We are just over the moon to be included in The Herald’s Style Focus, and even more delighted that they have picked up on Ashley’s Saturday Superstars Style shot and Naomi Greeves’ butterfly badge to share in the article.

Below is a quote from the article:

“The Red Door Gallery, 42 Victoria Street

Victoria Street is home to one of my favourite shops in Edinburgh – The Red Door Gallery, selling artworks, printed fabric products and jewellery. As well as changing exhibitions of artwork, they have artisan gifts by Scottish artists, including Tatty Devine jewellery and Naomi Greaves’ hand-printed wooden badges.”

The extended article has a great round up of some of our favorite local treats, from boutiques to bars.  Read the full article here.

View Naomi Greaves colection here, more coming soon!

The Herals Style Focus feturing The Red Door Gallery & more locals! @heraldscotland

HAM is here (the kind you hang on your wall!) @Hamlikes

 

A warm Welcome to HAM!

HAM captures unexpected moments from the contented lives of a pig, a horse and a rabbit on a range of thoughtfully crafted and 100% British made wares.

Established in 2011, HAMʼs minimal aesthetic seeks to add a serious edge to its playful subject matter. Childhood nostalgia and a fascination with the banal are key themes that continue to inform HAMʼs growing range of animal motifs, all of which have been created by London based designer Jo Robinson (nee Ham) and brought to life by talented makers within the British Isles.

A farmer’s daughter, Jo grew up in the Shires before training as a fine artist at The Ruskin School of Drawing. Jo spent the next five years working at a London design agency before launching HAM with a pop-up shop in Carnaby Street. Since then the range has been featured by a number of press titles including Elle Decoration, Telegraph Magazine and The Sunday Times and can be found pride of place in Edinburgh’s The Red Door Gallery!

HAM is here (the kind you hang on your wall!) @Hamlikes

 

David MEOWIE, Just LION around?  Huh, TUCAN play that game!

Our pun-tastic new range of Prints (£15)  and greetings cards (£3) have moved into the gallery and they just feel so at home here, we already can’t imagine our walls without them.

Have a click here to see the full Mr Peebles range,  ain’t Life a Beach?

 

Night of The Mammoth Photos @NtlMuseumsScot @KateMclelland

 

On Friday Feb 28th The Red Door Gallery teamed up with Kate McLelland and the National Museum of Scotland to present a paper-craft workshop at NMS Lates – Night of the Mammoth! Here are a few of our photos of the evening and oh, the fun we had!

If you would like to see more photos, please have a look at our Facebook page as they are all uploaded there. We’d love to see photos of the final Mammoth Badges you all made, so please share them with us!

Thanks to everyone involved- a great night indeed!

If you missed this events, tickets for the May Lates will be on sale in the next couple of weeks… see you there folks!

Night of The Mammoth Photos @NtlMuseumsScot @KateMclelland

Wildlife of Scotland by @katemclelland #reddoorgallery @NtlMuseumsScot #nmslates

As this post goes live, the doors to the National Museum of Scotland’s Night of The Mammoth open!
Kate Mclelland’s rather delightful new print is not only a joy to look at but a little slice of education too!

Can you name all the animals you see?  Do you know your Pine Martin’s, Bird Species and their habitat’s across Scotland?  If not, you clearly need this print – shame shame!

Available now for £25.

TONIGHT DIY Mammoth with @KateMclland @Ntlmuseum

Join us at Museum Lates to make your own Mammoth as designed by Kate Mclelland!

We also have a giant Mammoth head you can have your photo taken with – good times ahead for all you lucky, lucky ticket holders!

This event is now sold out.

Ethical shopping @FairEnoughBlog!

We take a huge amount of pride and pleasure in working directly with around 150 different artists, makers, designers, illustrators and creators here in The Red Door Gallery.  Having such a large range of sources makes for a lot of extra communication behind the sceenes, but we believe it’s also what keeps our Gallery Boutique fresh, intrieguing and adds miles to our value as an ethically practicing independant buisness.  It is just heartwarming to know that our efforts are appreciated both by our loyal customers, and by our makers whose practices we support and promote.   You can imagine how thrilled we are this  month, with a  lovely write up in the ethical shopping Fair Enough Blog!

Sarah started the Fair Enough blog in 2012 with a challecge to herself to buy all her clothes for a year entirely Fair Trade, second hand or vintage.  Since compleating this project, Sarah has mooved to Switzerland and still bloggs with passion and flair about the ethical shopping options she discovers on her travels.  We are all a flutter with joy to have been included in her blog as a great spot “If you’re looking for a truly authentic souvenir or a quirky gift”!  Thanks Sarah!

Ethical shopping @FairEnoughBlog!

The Red Door Gallery as featured in My Scandinavian Scotland!

The image above is the first of our new online adventure we are calling Saturday Superstars!  Ashley and Nicky, who are here each Saturday are going to be snapping our Saturday Superstars our favorite Instagram filter of the moment.  A capricous curation project, showcasing our customer’s favorite pieces of the day and the conversations they’ve sparked in the gallery.  The rubber bracelets have just won an eco friendly design award, the bear featured is off to The USA as a thank you gift and the beautiful frames are the newest addition to our lovely, longstanding customer Lesley’s home.

When Lesley was in our bricks and mortar gallery a couple of weeks back she selected Elephant, Lonely Metropolis and Dancing Girls as you can see above, and Lesley also kindly introduced Angie to our wares, who snapped up a Tat Lady of her own!  Angie’s “My Scandinavian Scotland” blog is a brilliant place to click on over to for some Scandi inspiration, and looky here!  A very lovely review of The Red Door Gallery:

“I did not know what to expect when I first went into the shop/gallery, as when you hear the word gallery you tend to associate it with pure white walls, and minimal pictures dotted about, or more grand with ornate gilt frames adorning all the pictures of some true masters!! I would say this is a gallery/shop for the people!! :-)…..It is lovely for browsing as well as for the more serious shopper.  The staff are fantastic and super friendly”.

Thanks Angie!

The Red Door Gallery as featured in My Scandinavian Scotland!

The Oscars Are Coming! @goldknightblog @CameoCinema

It's oscar Season! We've just spied this film-lovers count down sheet to help and make sure you know your "Philomena" from your "Captain Phillips" before the winners are announced. Thanks to The Gold Knight for sharing this easy to use guide! Here in The Red Door Gallery, we love a good film, so this will be well used! Edinburgh's Cameo Cinema (just a short hop from us!)is re-screening some of the nominee's over the coming weeks, so there is still plenty of time to brush up before Oscar night, March 2nd. Happy viewing!

I've you'd like to down load the image to print, click here!

Are you in dog house for forgetting Valentine's day?

Are you in dog house for forgetting Valentine's day?

Well, the day of love can be a little fraught if it means more to one half of a couple than the other, so perhaps raising a smile with something a little cheeky might go down well!

How to get out of the dog house: “Sausages” is dog for “sorry” – right? Screen print By Charlotte Farmer £20.

Get a bit of the devils  love potion inside you!  La Pocion De Amor Del Diablo, A4 print, £10.

Definately cheeky, but it is the perfect reminder to your partner that they are, indeed, always right!  Give them the gift of your being wrong, about everything, for ever, and say it in print!  Betcha it gets a chuckle!
Screen print By Andy Smith,  £75

We are open in Edinburgh all weekend, and our online shop with Valentine’s section, is available to post your goodies as usual!

Happy Valentine's Day Y'all!

Love IS All Around...

Thinking of buying your sweetest and dearest a gift for Valentine’s this year?

We have some cute and unique ideas ready for you in our Valentine’s category.  Have a peep at our Love Themed Gifts, Cute Couples and for all you non conformists, our Anti Valentine’s page is for you.  If your spoiled for choice, the ‘gift giving gold’ of a Gift Voucher is always a winnner when it’s for The Red Door Gallery!

If your searching for something on the lighter side, the Love Mel range is full of celebrities waiting to be your Valentine!  We just Love Ryan Gossling, and have is poster gracing our windows at the moment, pop on by for a peep!

We have also been responding to your feedback recently.  Due to popular demand, we have extended our greetings card selection online.  Have a look here at our Valentine’s Card selection and our general card range, all priced at £3 and there are more coming soon!  We have also been busy re-ordering our print range online into new sections.  Have a wonder through here see if something new catches your eye!

Love IS All Around...

The Party Dogs and The Red Door Gallery wish you all a Healthy & Happy New Year!

2014 is already in swing, and we want to wish you all the very best for the brand, shiny new year ahead!

We have a lot in store for you this year – a few solo shows, some group shows, more collaborations with The National Museum of Scotland and we look forward to welcoming some new talented artists and makers into the gallery… it’s going to be a good year!

Click here to view the dog collection by Ros Shiers.

 

The Party Dogs and The Red Door Gallery wish you all a Healthy & Happy New Year!

Happy Christmas to you! And a huge THANK YOU to all our artists and makers!

The Red Door Gallery has been helping launch young artists, designers and makers for 10 years this year, and what a journey it’s been!

On Christmas Day we would like to take a moment to thank everyone who as come through our Red Doors (literally, online, and creatively) be it to browse, shop, submit work, bring us our parcels (or coffee!), collaborate with us, exhibit with us or to join our merry team.  THANK YOU! By contributing to the gallery,  you directly influence the lives of our inspirational collection of independent artists, makers and designers…. and, well we just wouldn’t be here without you all!  We wish you a Merry Christmas and all the good things for 2014.


Happy Christmas to you! And a huge THANK YOU to all our artists and makers!

1 SleepTill Christmas... Unless you are Tat Santa, then you're in for a busy one! £20

Ho Ho Ho Y’all

Ruddy hell, Its Christmas again! So treat your eyes to this bare chested santa, covered in Christmasy tats.  View the artist’s full collection of tat folk and more  here.

Our online shop is still open, while we can no longer guarantee delivery for Christmas, we are still offering our Buy Online & Collect In Store service for local customers who are short on time!  All postal items will be processed with our usual promptness, delivery times are concurrent with Royal Mail’s Christmas scheduled.


1 SleepTill Christmas... Unless you are Tat Santa, then you're in for a busy one! £20

2 SleepsTill Christmas! Little Owl Love £20

The original art work for this print was hand drawn as a wedding gift by Lindsey Brown, and the affection between these little Owls just jumps of the paper.  These little love birds just need a place to roost.

View Lindsey’s full collection of print works here.

Our online shop is still open, while we can no longer guarantee delivery for Christmas, we are still offering our Buy Online & Collect In Store service for local customers who are short on time!  All postal items will be processed with our usual promptness, delivery times are concurrent with Royal Mail’s Christmas scheduled.

2 SleepsTill Christmas! Little Owl Love £20

3 SleepsTill Christmas! Rocket, Bird & Train DIY Paper Mobiles - £9.50

A great crafting activity for Christmas Eve, Christmas Day or Boxing day!  There are more in this bold, colourful range each at £9.50.  Click here to meat Hippo and Penguin.

Our online shop is still open, while we can no longer guarantee delivery for Christmas, we are still offering our Buy Online & Collect In Store service for local customers who are short on time!  All postal items will be processed with our usual promptness, delivery times are concurrent with Royal Mail’s Christmas scheduled.


3 SleepsTill Christmas! Rocket, Bird & Train DIY Paper Mobiles - £9.50

4 Sleeps Till Christmas! Hipster / Sceenster / Fake ? Elegant Waster? Mugs & Badges from £4

The popular misconception that ole’ grumpy guts is an unhappy soul only helps to strengthen their inner resolve when it comes to battling stupidity and ridiculousness. As the writer William Gibson once noted, “Before you diagnose yourself with depression or low self esteem, first make sure you are not, in fact, simply surrounded by a**holes”

This mug collection and each badge pack has been carefully curated to administer one heavy dose of dark, edgy humor – a great token gift.

***Available in store and by phone order only *** NEW*** MUSO MUG****  In the same font and colourways as above.  All mugs are £10.50.

To view the collection available online, click here, of phone 0131 477 3255 for in store details.

.****Order online before 12 noon, Monday Dec 23th for UK Christmas delivery***

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4 Sleeps Till Christmas! Hipster / Sceenster / Fake ? Elegant Waster? Mugs & Badges from £4