Par Ici

Par Ici is a completely unique store and is one of very few in London that only sells handmade and local items.
Filled to the brim with high quality paintings, jewellery, pottery, cards, sculpture, knitted and fabrics to name but a few, this is a fantastic place for all your gift needs as well as somewhere to pick up your unique and quality household items.
For those who craft, you can also buy wool, vintage buttons and other items to help with your hobbies.
I love this shop because every time I go there, there is something new to see. I could (and have) spent hours browsing the shelves. Sometimes I can’t fully believe what people are capable of making so each visit is a surprise!
Indeed it seems there is a lot of talent out there in Twickenham!
Currently I’m really impressed with the handmade local soaps and bath bombs they have in there. However if you’d like to try them, as they aren’t from a range or mass produced, you’ll have to get to the shop as they tend to sell out quickly!
Five stars guys, keep up the great work!

Such a great idea for a shop. It’s been here many years apparently — even before being local became cool. Really interesting local products, jewellery, paintings, gifts, books — a lot of it from artisans on Eel Pie Island. (Where the Stones used to record.)
I bought my elderly parents a gadget here — a kind of hi-​tech walking stick with an alarm, flashlight, magnet etc all built in, invented by Trevor Baylis, another local inhabitant.