Stories

The best part of running Iris & Mabel is sourcing stock from antique fairs. It’s not always glamorous, usually means a very early start travelling far and wide and 9 times out of 10 in the pouring rain, but i...

Delighted to be included in this House & Garden magazine article on Art & Antiques-Best of the List. Feel honoured to be listed alongside the great and the good of the antiques world. For most of my adult life i...

I have always loved fabrics, particularly furnishing fabrics. I love their patterns, colours, textures and repeats. When searching the markets and fairs i go to for Iris & Mabel, my attention often focuses on the beautiful piles of old remnants...

I have always collected. Little notes or poems from my children, tiny shells we have gathered on the beach together, old china my Mother has kindly handed down to me, intricate pieces of pretty ribbon, old Beatrix Potter figures, charming...

When buying for Iris & Mabel I am naturally drawn to items i would want for myself, a good philosophy as it allows me to be passionate about what I am buying and selling and it’s always lovely to see...

For me I think it must be in my blood. My Mother had her own antiques business when we were growing up. From my early twenties I started buying from antique and flea markets. I remember often visiting this one...