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In case you were wondering, Studio Hop goes all the way back to 2005 when founders Sam & Kikiyo took the plunge and started a market stall in Spitalfields on a wing and a prayer. Their nights were spent designing, creating and making handmade jewellery whilst their days involved persuading gentle city-folk and the odd tourist to purchase their creations.
Fast forward a few years, and after oodles of hustling and hard work, Studio Hop had opened shops in Camden Lock, Portobello Road, Gabriel’s Wharf and Hay’s Galleria – all fantastic London locations with history, charm and character. They took to the road and exhibited at trade shows around the country taking on stockists from Truro to Tasmania convincing shop owners along the way that their premises really weren’t complete without the latest range from Studio Hop.
Around 2014, Studio Hop realised that the retail landscape was changing a lot quicker than they were (although they were definitely looking a lot older by now!) Despite both being avowed technophobes, happiest when armed only with paper and pen, even they could see that the world of retail was moving online and probably not coming back. With this in mind, Studio Hop took courses in photography and photoshop and began to move Studio Hop online.
Their range started to develop in new ways. Since their early days, Studio Hop had always been happiest designing and making fashionable accessories with a twist but now they wanted to offer the option of personalisation to make their ranges more suitable for online gifting. Whilst scarves and jewellery will always remain at their core, they’ve had such great fun expanding into baby, print and homeware ranges also.