Maud & Mabel: Celebrating Artful Minimalism in Hampstead
The picturesque village of Hampstead in North West London-a former spa town and once home to Henry Moore, Ben Nicholson, and Walter Gropius-celebrates as one of its own, Karen Whiteley, who moves her ceramics shop Maud & Mabel from market stall to a shopfront around the corner. The former yoga teacher and set stylist credits her “pared back aesthetic� to her boarding school education and seeks out work from over 40 like-minded pioneering artists and makers from the UK, Scandinavia, Italy, and Japan. If you're in the neighborhood, a visit is well worth the trip. And if not, Maud & Mabel's international customers make regular purchases through her online shop.
Photography by Liz Seabrook, courtesy of Maud & Mabel.
N.B.: Locals take note-Maud & Mabel is hosting a press launch on Tuesday, November 22, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Above: Maud & Mabel owner, Karen Whiteley, outside her new shop at 10 Perrins Court, Hampstead, London.
Above: A display of wood and ceramics illustrates the minimal and pared back aesthetic of Maud & Mabel.
Above L: Ceramics are displayed on shelving inspired by Japanese Tansus. Above R: Maud & Mabel carries a few items of clothing, which fit into the minimal aesthetic. The Wood Cutting Boards are by John Tildesley; from ÂŁ40.
Above: Mugs by Stuart Carey have been glazed with a soft color palette; ÂŁ45 each.
Above: An assortment of cylindrical vases by Mizuyo Yamashita; from ÂŁ65.
Above: A set of five Wood Trays stack within each other when not in use; ÂŁ170.
Above: At Maud & Mabel, the goods fall into five categories; ceramic, cloth, wood, utility, and paper.
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Christine also writes Fabulous Fabsters, celebrating women who are FAB (Fifty and Beyond) and sharing their stories; head on over to read more about Karen Whiteley.