THERE ARE A COUPLE OF REASONS to visit the gem that is 31 Loop Street. One: its saint of a landlord has resisted the temptation to “modernise” the beautiful facade, and the shop retains its original Victorian-era wooden windows and doors. The second reason is the clincher, though: its tenant of the past few months has been ceramicist Hannah Massey and her brand HAN.
Hannah is known for her biomorphic aesthetic translated into organically shaped vessels, bowls and candleholders, and her Loop Street premises is both a showroom and – artfully hidden behind big canvas curtains – her workspace.
Sometimes you choose