Juicehaus opens as studio and shop in Bishopthorpe Road

Amy Twiddle has welcomed her first customers at Juicehaus – a trendy new studio, homeware shop and creative space in Bishopthorpe Road.

Located above Easy Street skate shop, Juicehaus offers bespoke designs and items from independent homeware makers and artists, along with vintage pieces.

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Speaking about this, Amy said she wants to remove the stigma that interior design is “expensive, serious and a bit scary” by offering advice tailored to people’s homes, budgets and lifestyles.

“The idea is that you can come upstairs, wander around, discover something handmade or vintage, get ideas for your own home, have a chat about interiors, or simply come and see what on earth we’ve done with the place” (Image: Supplied)

Her service starts with a one-hour consultation, helping customers tackle everything from paint colours and furniture layouts to storage solutions and awkward spaces.

She said: “At its heart, Juicehaus is an interior design studio, but I really want to make interior design feel much less intimidating and much more accessible.

“There’s absolutely no “let’s rip all of this out and start again” mentality here. I’m much more interested in “how do we make this feel like your home?” than “how do we make this look like a magazine?”

Amy has upcycled many of the shop’s furniture – something she encourages and advocates for other people’s home interiors (Image: Supplied)

Sustainability is also central to the studio – and Amy, who has upcycled much of the furniture inside the studio, said she encourages people to repair and reuse their existing pieces before replacing them.

She said: “My new space is part design studio, part shop and part creative space.

“I’ve created a seasonal Haus Residency, where I bring together independent homeware makers, artists and vintage pieces and style everything together as an ever-changing interior rather than rows of conventional shop displays.”

“Juicehaus is as much about championing brilliant independent creatives as it is about selling their lovely things” (Image: Supplied)

Amy has got her shop ready for autumn, and can stocks work from A Touch of India, Bailey House Ceramics, work by CharKnots – who uses recycled cotton to create her pieces – Circular Interiors, Kaye + Clay, and Leonardo Morey – a Cuban, York-based artist.

Other pieces include work from local Melanie Hill Designs and Ponky Wots – bright and “wonderfully wonky” pieces made by Jade.

Amy said: “I really want the makers themselves to be part of the story.

“Juicehaus is as much about championing brilliant independent creatives as it is about selling their lovely things. Then, in three months, it all changes.

“The idea is that you can come upstairs, wander around, discover something handmade or vintage, get ideas for your own home, have a chat about interiors, or simply come and see what on earth we’ve done with the place.”

Juicehaus sells pieces from local artists – with the shop’s interior now themed for autumn (Image: Supplied)

Juicehaus shares the first-floor of 32 Bishopthorpe Road with Jagoda – a tattoo artist who founded Let Me Ink.

Amy said: “Jagoda and I used to work together years ago, so the fact that we now have our own independent businesses and somehow get to coexist under the same roof is a bit surreal.

“Her tattoo studio is in the back of the space, with Juicehaus at the front, and it feels like such a lovely little creative community has started forming around us already.”

You can find out more about Juicehaus by visiting the website here or following juicehaus_interiors on Instagram.