Great Gifts The Island Shop
Barbara finsness has successfully provided the island
with beautiful items (ranging
from ceramics to linens, glass
and wood) in an array of her
own designs inspired by Bermuda’s unique natural environment and sold exclusively at the
island shop. a treasure trove for
residents and visitors alike, customers can shop the collections
at four locations: the main store
in Hamilton; somers wharf, st.
George’s; the fairmont southampton or online. • 3 Queen
street, hamilton, 292-5292, www.
islandexports.com
Bookstore
Bermuda Bookstore
since the 1930s the Bermuda Bookstore has stacked
its mismatched shelves with
the best literature from around
the world and invited locals,
residents and visitors to get lost
in their tiny shop. opened 85
years ago by James Zuill, the
Bermuda Bookstore is currently
owned by Hannah willmott,
who as a girl got lost amongst
the spines and pages that fill
the shop and now as an adult,
serves the bibliophile community with enthusiasm. • 3 reid
street, hamilton, 295-3698, www.
bdabooks.bm, sales@bookstore.bm
honourable mention:
the Book cellar ( 5 Water street,
st. george’s, 441-297-0448)
Toy Store Little People’s Toys
Building on the success of
family-run business People’s
Pharmacy, Little People’s toys
opened in 2006. since then,
the toy store has garnered
Award of Excellence ISLAND TRADING
Gillian and roger farge founded island trading over 30 years ago
in the hope of creating a source for Bermuda’s resident population to outfit their outdoor living spaces with furniture that would
last a lifetime. island trading has triumphed at anticipating the local
market’s needs in lifestyle décor as well as assisting in pool and spa
management. in 2013 Gillian and roger’s daughter, Laura farge-Lowe returned to Bermuda after a successful career in banking in
new york city to help her mother, Gillian, run the family business. in
2015, business is booming thanks to the dynamic mother-daughter
duo and their 100 percent Bermudian staff. carrying a fantastic
range of furniture, table settings and accessories, all of which can be
utilised both indoors and out, island trading sell more than the just
the items they have in stock—they sell the Bermuda lifestyle.
• 93 reid street east, hamilton, 292-0400, www.islandtradingbda.com,
info@islandtrading.bm
reputation as Bermuda’s best
toy store. contributing to the
toy store’s popularity is its wide
range of toys for both boys and
girls that play to a multitude of
interests and all age groups.
• 62 victoria street, hamilton, 292-
7527, www.people.bm
Art Gallery Masterworks
Museum of Bermuda Art
no gallery celebrates and
encourages local and overseas
artists to use Bermuda as creative inspiration quite like masterworks museum of Bermuda
art. masterworks encourages
current artists to add to the gallery’s forever-growing collections through their annual char-man Prize (established in 2008
to support Bermuda artists)
and their artist in residence
programme (introduced in 1997
to bring international artists to
Bermuda to produce artwork inspired by Bermuda’s unique environment). masterworks invites
residents and visitors of all ages
to share in the collected works
in the gallery (open six days a
week) and to view the continually changing exhibitions. • 183
south road, paget, 299-4000, www.
bermudamasterworks.com
Flowers Flowers By Gimi
when it comes to floral arrangements, flowers by Gimi
have been second to none
since they opened their doors in
2008. arrangements are created and delivered from sun-up
to sundown six days a week,
with customers ordering from
their main store on front street
or picking up pre-packaged
bundles of flowers from the Gimi
refrigerator at miles market.
• 37 Front street, hamilton, 297-
4464, www.flowersbygimi.com, info@
flowersbygimi.com.
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