Who's Walter?
Randomly, I wandered into this little shop a couple of weeks ago. Tucked down a side street next to Zurich’s famous Freitag tower, I must have walked past it at least a dozen times before without ever noticing it. As soon as I entered I was instantly won over: the coffee pot by the entrance, the dog sitting under a table and the undeniably warm atmosphere made it feel like coming home. Only, to a much cooler more industry-chic home than I’ve ever had…
Walter was established six months ago by Bettina Bucchéri. After her own search for industrial style furniture in Switzerland failed she decided to fill the niche present in the market by creating her own shop that brings together old and new in an effortless and authentic way. Despite the shops trendy feel, you won’t find ridiculous mark-ups on the products. There’s something to fit everyones need and price range – with glass jars starting at only 3 francs a pop. I love the shops no-fuss approach and small details that hark back to days past – raw bits of brown ribbon that tie together packages and factory style heavy-duty paper to wrap gifts. It’s exactly the sort of no-nonsense simple approach that I’m after.
Love those patchwork rugs. They remind me of these:
http://nomadic-d.blogspot.com/2011/06/ethnicon.html
Looks like a fun store. I can imagine how pricey it is though, knowing how pricey zurich in general can be…
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Might be easier to move into the shop alongside the Dog, it sure beats Ikea!
This shop is amazing and for sure it is my kind of store. Thanks for sharing!! Let us know if you ever figure out who Walter is.
niiiiiiiiiiccccccce! you were so right, this place just looks immense to me and I’m glad other people have a similar vision. I launched a homeware store aimed at the male market for my final campaign at uni and it did look pretty similar to this, bar a few more “manly” elements.
i’ve made a note of this in my travel diary just incase i’m ever near the area (i do hope so)
Cute! You’d love Baileys Home & Garden. I go there when visiting my in-laws in Herefordshire and just gently drool as I wander around the lovely things.
Well saw some nice things at Walter but i won’t buy there anymore. It’s not that the most pieces are just overpriced but the most disappointing thing was, that they don’t take back anything. Not even stuff that is still in the original packaging. I could give back or change stuff in many other stores but not at Walter. For me, this it makes the location very bearish.