Head to the Yard Sale at Museum of the Home on March 12
(Picture: Kathryn Boyt)Textile guru Neisha Crosland, design dealer Jermaine Gallacher and chef-turned-tableware designer Skye McAlpine are among makers and creatives joining forces for the Museum of the Home's first Yard Sale on March 12.
Around 70 stallholders made up of artists, designers and interiors brands will be donating a percentage of their takings (ranging from 30 to 100 per cent) from the event in Kingsland Road to the museum's Behind the Door campaign which supports London's homeless women and families.
Others taking a stall at the Saturday market include department store Liberty, the Conran Shop, Matches, House and Garden, former Vogue fashion editor Lucinda Chambers, and Caramel.
Items for sale will range from exclusive designs to studio clear-out sales, antique furniture pieces and new craft from local Hackney makers.
An online auction will run from March 7 to 13 with prizes including a design consultation with former Kanye West collaborator, architect John Pawson; a garden workshop with florist Milli Proust at her house; a brocante shopping session with Paula at Hill House Vintage; and a trip to the Homo Faber exhibition in Venice.
Architecture buffs can also bid on a weekend at A House For Essex, the impossible to book holiday home designed by Grayson Perry and FAT Architecture for Alain de Botton’s architecturally led holiday let initiative Living Architecture.
There will also be homewares from the likes of Alex Eagle and Anya Hindmarch; ceramics by Faye Toogood; and furniture from brands including Pinch and Jamb.
Early bird and general admission tickets (£5-£15) for the Yard Sale are available online now. Pre-registration for the auction opens on Friday at museumofthehome.org.uk.
On from 9am (early bird) or 10am (general admission) until 4pm next Saturday, the Yard Sale talks programme features a wax flower ikebana workshop with The New Craftsmen and a Making mindful African Art workshop with artist Birungi Kawooya.
The Behind the Door campaign works with the London Homeless Collective, a group of more than 25 partner charities that support homeless people.
Cook and tableware designer Skye McAlpine says: “I am proud to be involved in such a brilliant event that will help tackle female homelessness. The interiors community is so excited to be coming together at the Museum of the Home to support such an important cause.”
Stephanie Harvey, head of fundraising at London Homeless Collective, adds that the partnership between the London Homeless Collective and the Museum of the Home would “educate and drive social change”.
“The Yard Sale is a fantastic example of our partnership in action; it will raise funds, create opportunities and change perceptions of homeless people.
Sonia Solicari, director of the Museum of the Home, adds: “We’re enormously grateful for our ambassadors and friends who are opening up their studios, attics and stock rooms to bring a diverse range of beautiful goods to the Museum so visitors can support women facing homelessness whilst enjoying a fun and truly unique day out this Spring.”
