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Aarven

Name: Aarven
Address: 34 King Street, Margate, CT91DA, GB
Telephone: +441843297122
Price range: $$

Meaning 'friend of the people', AARVEN is an ethical homeware and jewellery brand based in Margate.

Sustainability and ethical production is at the heart of what we do. At AARVEN we produce all of our collections in collaboration with small-scale artisan groups. Elevating their craft and providing access to the international market. The nature of the global supply chain means our decisions as consumers affect people all around the world. At AARVEN we strive to create products which bring as much joy to their creator as they do to the end customer through sustainable and ethical production. Founded by two friends, craft development expert, Bee Friedmann and designer, Amy Fleuriot-Reade who met whilst walking their dogs Hiro and Wolf in London in London in 2011. The pair quickly discovered a common love for design, animals, and sustainability and set off together on a 6 week adventure to East Africa. It was this trip that provided the inspiration to start AARVEN (formerly Artisans & Adventurers). The brand now works in close collaboration with over 30 artisans across Africa and in India.

13/09/2026

Day One Top Drawer London 🎉 Looking forward to meeting all of our lovely stockists and lots of new ones! If you have a local store you’d love to see AARVEN in tag them in our comments below!

07/09/2026

We’re loving this weeks sunny yellow blooms from Harmony Read 🌻🌻🌻 Our King Street store is open every weekday from 11am to 5pm, we’d love to see you there.
📸 Natz Alexander

29/08/2026

Last chance, Cotswolds! ✨

This is the final weekend of our pop-up at The Curated Store in Stow-on-the-Wold and our last day is August Bank Holiday Monday.

If you haven't made it in yet, this is your moment. Come and find handmade lighting, homeware, jewellery, hand-printed cards and papers, olive wood kitchenware and our signature woven baskets — all ethically made and full of colour. Perfect for treating yourself or picking up an early gift.

Thank you to everyone who's popped in over the summer — it's been such a joy being part of Stow. 🧡

📍 The Curated Store, Stow-on-the-Wold
🗓️ Final day: Bank Holiday Monday

28/08/2026

Nine years of yellow 💛

Hard to believe our little shop has been brightening up King Street for nine years now. Whatever the weather, the bunting's up and the door's open and inside you'll find handmade homeware, lighting, jewellery and gifts in our exclusive designs, handmade by artisans around the world.

If you're in Margate this weekend, come and find us. Dogs welcome, browsers welcome, everyone welcome.

📍 34 King Street, Margate
Photography

26/08/2026

Nine years on King Street 🧡

It's hard to believe, but our lovely shop in Margate turns nine this year.

We started AARVEN in London, but it was the move to the seaside that let the business really breathe and a friend's photo of an empty shop on King Street that started this whole chapter. Nine years on, it's still the place I love being most: chatting to customers, watching someone's face light up at a colour or a pattern, and getting the kind of first-hand feedback that shapes what I design next.

If you're in Margate this bank holiday, come and see us. Here's what you'll find:

🌿 Handmade homeware, lighting, jewellery and gifts all designed by me and ethically made by our artisan partners in Kenya, Ghana and India

✨ Our paper light shades, back in stock

🎨 The hand-painted Jaipur pottery, back too

🐕 We're dog friendly, always and you'll find our sister brand Hiro + Wolf in store for the four-legged ones

👋 The team, Natalie, Hannah, Jenny, Alex and me, always happy to help

We're at 34 King Street, open seven days a week, just off the seafront. I've written a proper piece about what these nine years have meant to me, you can read it here: https://aarven.com/blogs/artisans/nine-years-in-margate-aarven-store

Come and say hello. We'd love to see you 🧡

Photos by our lovely local friend Jo Lang

24/08/2026

Cotswolds, we're still here 🧡

If you've been meaning to visit our Summer pop-up at The Curated Store in Stow-on-the-Wold, there's still time — we're there until the end of August.

Come and browse handmade homeware, lighting, jewellery, hand-printed papers and our olive wood kitchenware, all ethically made by our artisan partners in Kenya, Ghana and India. It's a lovely little corner of colour in the heart of the Cotswolds. Read more about it here: https://aarven.com/blogs/artisans/aarven-pop-up-at-the-curated-store-stow-on-the-wold-august-2026

📍 The Curated Store, Stow-on-the-Wold
🗓️ Open until the end of Augustcuratedstore

23/08/2026

Look up ✨

Our handwoven lampshades are made from elephant grass by artisan weavers in Ghana, each one taking days to make, and every stripe of colour is woven by hand. They throw the most beautiful light once the sun goes down.

We've got a whole flock of them hanging in the shop right now, in all sizes and colourways. Come and see them glowing in person this weekend or find all of our lighting online: https://aarven.com/collections/view-all-light-shades

📍 34 King Street, Margate — open seven days a week
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22/08/2026

Handmade hooks with personality 🐊✨

Every piece in this collection is hand-cast in Ghana from recycled brass, using a lost-wax technique passed down through generations. Crocodiles, sun faces, snakes, shells, little moons, all in our original designs. There's one for every hallway, bedroom and bathroom, and no two are quite the same.

Photos never quite do them justice, you really have to see the weight and shine of them in person. Pop into the shop this weekend and have a rummage. We're on King Street, open all weekend. Or shop the full collection online: https://aarven.com/collections/ghanaian-brass-hardware-collection

📍 34 King Street, Margate

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21/08/2026

Six reasons to love our paper light shades ✨

Hand-folded from recycled paper in Jaipur, printed with designs drawn and linocut by our founder, Amy, our paper light shades are a fun and affordable way to instantly transform any room.

Here's why we think you'll love them:

So many designs to choose from, from bold and colourful to subtle and neutral
Easy to install, with a simple magnetic closure
Ethically handcrafted from FSC-certified recycled paper
Original linocut designs you won't find anywhere else
Beautifully boxed, they make a brilliant new home gift
Even lovelier grouped together

We've just added some brand new designs, and a few old favourites are back in stock too — so if there's one you've had your eye on, now's the moment. Swipe through, and head to our website to shop the collection https://aarven.com/collections/view-all-light-shades 🌿

Which design is your favourite?

04/08/2026

We are delighted to be popping up .curatedstore in Stow-on-the-Wold this August ✨ find AARVEN alongside an inspiring curation of independent brands in this idyllic Cotswold town. It’s been such fun being in store this week for the set up and opening days and meeting lots of lovely new faces. The store is open every day from 10am to 5pm.

Address

34 King Street
Margate
CT91DA

Opening Hours

Monday	11am - 5pm
Tuesday	11am - 5pm
Wednesday	12pm - 5pm
Thursday	11am - 5pm
Friday	11am - 5pm
Saturday	10am - 6pm
Sunday	11am - 5pm

Telephone

+441843297122

Website

http://www.aarven.com/

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