Michelle Mason

Independent Shops London features fifty of the best small shops and independent markets around the capital, curated by vintage buyer and founder of Mason & Painter, Michelle Mason. Discover artisanal confectionery and baking, one-of-a-kind ceramics and homewares, surprising and original gifts, vintage fashion, hand-designed jewellery, bookshops, stationers, haberdashers, florists, cheesemongers, delis and more—each shopping experience is unique. Arranged by area—north,...

An antidote to online retail and fast fashion, the enduring beauty of a vintage item—purchased with all its imperfections and age-worn beauty—is the inspiration behind this new book from Michelle Mason, stylist and founder of Mason & Painter in London's Columbia Road. Reclaimed and repurposed objects have the ability to inspire a whole room, an outfit or just evoke a...

In 2013, designer and illustrator Michelle Mason co-founded Mason & Painter, a vintage emporium on Columbia Road in east London, a street famed for its Sunday flower market. Many of the vintage items sold in the shop are lovingly restored to sell as containers for flowers and plants. Michelle's inspiration for Flower Market: Botanical Style at Home is the wide...

If you're already an avid collector of flea market finds, eager to start a vintage business, or you simply enjoy the beauty of time-worn objects, Michelle Mason's hands-on approach to collecting will help inspire your finds. It offers ideas on how to showcase your keepsakes and equips you with insider knowledge to get you to the markets and start building...