Shelley Panton‘s gorgeous little shop in the backstreets of Middle Park
Pretty details from Shelley’s shop – love the rustic timber hanging decorations and woven rope doorstops!
Poor Shelley Panton has been emailing me for like, a YEAR, asking me to pop in and visit her gorgeous little store in Middle Park. Aghh the guilt. Last week I finally got around to it – and I have to say it was totally worth the wait! What a hidden treasure! Occupying the cutest little shopfront in an otherwise entirely residential street, Shelley’s shop is stocked to the brim with gorgeous locally crafted homewares, textiles, books, gourmet treats and the star attraction – Shelley’s own beautiful handcrafted stoneware tableware.
Around two years ago, Shelley spotted this unique shopfront whilst looking for a home to rent in the area. It was one of those fortuitous moments where the universe conspires to send you in a certain direction – Shelley had no plans to open a shop, but something just ‘felt right’ about this space, so she took on the lease and the rest is history! Since then Shelley has created a truly special little space, drawing on experience from her previous career as an events stylist and co-ordinator.
Shelley’s stoneware is now highly sought after by stylists and often commissioned by local restauranteurs… there really is something so special about eating from a handcrafted vessel! Amazingly, she has her pottery wheel set up in the shop and creates all her ceramics right here on site – after hours of course! In addition to her own pieces, she sells gorgeous products by many local designers including TDF faves Greg Hatton, Best In Park, and of course those infamous Hookturn BYO Coffee Cups!
JUST in CASE you are not already enthused by this sweet story and picture-perfect retail space… Shelley has a little treat for one lucky Design Files reader! She has offered a fabulous Easter-inspired giveaway – a handcrafted stoneware breakfast set including egg-plate (perfect for a soft boiled egg and soldiers!), a cup, bowl and little salt dish, valued at $180.00 total.
Shelley Panton Easter Giveaway! – 1 x eggplate, cup, bowl and little salt dish, valued at $180.00 total.
To be in the running for this wonderful handcrafted prize, simply leave a comment on today’s post before 10.00pm this evening, Melbourne time. The lucky winner will be selected at random and contacted tomorrow by email!
*Update – thanks so much for all your entries! A winner has been selected at random – congratulations to Jo / comment #98, hope you enjoy your new stoneware goodies!
Big thanks to Shelley for this lovely giveaway! Do pop in and pay her a visit next time you are in the area – you won’t be disappointed!
Shelley Panton
88 Park Road
Middle Park
VIC 3206
Ph. 03 9537 0737
Ooh, I’m so glad that you featured Shelley. I love her work and her shop that I have visited and I’m from Brisbane. And of course, she is one lovely and cool lady. x
these are beautiful. just what I need for my kitchen to display some home made easter goodies.
The egg plate is lovely – simple yet elegant.
What a dream!! Very inspiring! x
I’m so glad to know that egg-plates exist!
There is something very special about enjoying home cooked food out of organic, unique dinnerware. Lovely work Shelly!
What a lovely looking shop, great to discover these little gems through the design files. Will pop in next time I am visiting my brother who lives around there!
Great little breakfast set! You can’t beat toast cut into soldiers ;)
Wow, the stoneware is exquisite. x
This is shop is definitely going on my Melbourne list. I have lists of all the shop in all towns that I visit (or would like to visit) As I haven’t gone anywhere in months it is a bit wishful thinking, but you have to dream! Lovely muted tones of the pottery.
yes please!
i know where i am going on the weekend! Thanks Lucy for featuring great stores and designers.
sweet shop. love the pottery. count me in xx
Beautiful, would love a whole range of those stoneware pieces, will def visit next time in Melbourne
These pieces are lovely – great prize.
They are so beautiful And the store looks like a dream! That egg plate its what my kitchen needs to start looking like a really dream too! ;)
oh sweet, I will be sure to visit Shelly’s shop when next in Melbourne!
Super cute. My sister would love them.
What a great way to start the day – Make my eggs even better.
love the duck blue/grey vessels :)
Beautiful looking store. I really love the egg plate, too cute! Keeping my fingers crossed!
So simple, so cute
vessels like these make me feel warm and relaxed for some reason. they are egg-cellent….guffaw!
I love her stoneware and her recycled wood shelving! It is so lovely :)
Lovely pics, it’s great to find out about shops hidden around melb
Great giveaway for Easter…fingers crossed!
Simply eggsquisite!
Another shop for the list – thanks. Lovely pieces.
Have been looking for the perfect salt bowl for years. Stop. Found it.
Shop looks awesome and the stunning stoneware would make breakfast even more of my fav meal of the day…. I think the best shops are the hidden ones you have to discover…
Everything looks just so lovely! What a wonderful giveaway!
Perfect giveaway! I had soft boiled eggs just the other day and didn’t have an egg cup!
What beautiful peices!
oh – i wish i was shopping there right now :)
I need a little salt dish…
‘dippers’ what we call boiled eggs with toast spears at our house-
i certainly want to ‘dip ‘ into shelley’s lovely store! gorgeous.
Your store is a delight full of treasures! Thanks for the sweet offerings… Nothing like a big breakie to start off the morning well..and this gorgeous handcrafted stoneware set would just top it off!!
She’s a clever cookie isn’t she?
beautiful – loving the earthy, delicate colours. Although I think I need to have brunch served on/in them to really appreciate the craftmanship
Nothing beats soldiers and a dippy egg :)
So beautiful, I hope the easter bunny stops by my house!
oh so beautyful
*pout face*…i want to live in Melbourne…apparently that’s where all the ‘cool kids’ are…
love stoneware. love eggs. love cute bowls.
: )
eggy goodness….
what a beautiful shop and love that it features so many different designers.
What lovely pieces! Would look great it my new place when I move out this June!! Much nicer than cheap Ikea homewares
oh I had no idea that shop was just nearby….its definately on the list to visit this weekend
I’m so excited by this pottery after seeing it at Pope Joan .. must pay a visit very soon and see the entire range.
That eggplate is ingenious. Me please.
oh, how beautiful! shelley’s store looks simply gorgeous and all her bits and pieces of handcrafted stoneware is irresistible! it’s incredible where new endeavours lead people! i would LOVE to have something like this occupy my place at home! X
It may have taken 12 months to visit her store but it was worth the wait.
i am so in love with stoneware and ceramics…and even the rain today. great blog keep up the good work.
Beautiful!
Divine!
What a beautiful shop! Must visit next time I’m in Melbourne!
I’m so glad you featured Shelley’s store – when I went in there recently we had a long chat about Design Files and what a great blog it is. Shelley is lovely as well as talented, I bought one of her bowls and it sits on my sideboard because it’s too beautiful to put in a cupboard. Over summer it got used everytime we had people over – everything from holding mussel shells from paella, salad with BBQ – and guests always commented on the bowl’s colours. Design File Readers will love her shop.
I’ve been lucky enough to visit Shelley’s shop. It’s a feast for the senses and lovely to see the pottery wheel in store knowing it gets used!
There’s something very reassuring about stoneware, the texture and grain are soothing to look at and hold. Good to know about this shop, thanks.
It’s such a beautiful little shop. When I was little, my grandfather used to walk me down there as it was a milkbar, and buy my lollies!! Such a beautiful part of the world and now housing some beautiful ceramic artwork!
Beautifully hand crafted, I would love to have a hold!
When I saw the second photo my eye was immediately drawn to the ceramics! I was hoping there would be some information about them and you made my day!
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oh la la. Kill me now that salt dish is amazing!
Gorgeous ceramics, I would love to collect.
Gorgeous! Boiled egg with soldiers, the ultimate comfort meal for a rainy day!
Oh! Lovely!
I have my fingers and toes crossed for this lovely pottery, indeed!
What a lovely store too!
Pepper
Your stoneware is just so beautiful. I have been a bit obsessed with handmade tableware since flatting with a ceramicist and a glass blower… nothing else will suffice! Best of luck for the remainder of the year in your lovely shop I hope the punters are many and generous.
How lovely. i live in St Kilda and didn’t know it was there. I will pop in!
WOW! Lusting after that beautiful stoneware.
We are a big egg eating family! A row of toasty little soldiers circling a soft-boiled egg would fit beautifully on that egg plate. Thanks for the lovely post and great work Shelley.
Please count me in. Shelley’s hand-crafted stoneware is fabulous. xx
I discovered Shelley’s shop last year when I was driving through. I got out of my car with my dog and Shelley came outside to greet me and invite me in. She welcomed my poodle and said her shop was dog friendly…..as we spoke her own dog came out to also greet us….so gorgeous!
I tell all my friends and clients about the shop
So good to hear of another fabulous new business. And especially one that promotes beautifully crafted items. Good Luck, Shelley!
Love the egg cup!!
gorgeous shop! I really need to visit Melbourne soon!
It would be so lovely eating breaky from Shelley’s beautiful stoneware.
The egg cup is adorable!
the egg cup is genius!
What a gorgeous shop! It’s definitely on the list for the next time I visit Melbourne. And I love that eggplate!
Why does Melbourne have to be so far away…. need to plan a weekend away from the toddler and get down to some serious shopping! Gorgeous ceramics that should add a smile to your breakfast.
This looks like a shop I would find ANY excuse to keep coming back to……
the stoneware is gorgeous. i think i may just have to visit on the weekend.
It is so beautiful eating out of organic, unique dinnerware…. gorgeous!
Ooh it looks like such a cute shop, and I had no idea it was there! Yay!
What a lovely shop – can’t wait to pop buy. This little set would make such a thoughtful gift.
pottery addict…..
Loving the understated gorgeousness. Shelley’s beautiful, neutral toned stoneware creations would be a welcomed addition to any home. I had an ‘egg plate’ as a child and must get some of Shelley’s creations for my ‘babies’.
Congratulations on your always entertaining blog. Thoroughly enjoy your posts.
egg-cellent :) just love it
love shelley’s work, beautiful.
Egg and soldiers!!!!
Love that stoneware.
Very beautiful. I will have to pop in and have a look.
Wow, I love hand crafted pottery. What a beautiful shop, totally worth a visit :) I will pop in next time I’m in Middle Park!
I went into this shop when it hadn’t been open long, and it was lovely then, but looks even more divine now. I think she has a real eye for gorgeous things. I will have to go back! I have one of Shelley’s large hand-made stoneware bowls and it is frequently admired.
By the way, this website really needs a “Like on Facebook” button!!!
Looks like I need to get down to Middle Park and have a nosey, looks lovely. x
shelley what a divine little piece of the earth!
there is nothing more personal than something handmade.. it speaks from the heart!
x B x
Oh my goodness! what an amazing find, thank you for featuring Shelley’s beautiful work – I will definitely be paying the gorgeous shop a visit!
Beautiful plates with fantastic colours . Really like it .
The gorgeous little egg plate reminds me of my childhood and special weekend breakies of egg and soldiers! Would love to introduce my little boy to the same tradition…will be visiting Middle Park for one in time for Easter!
Theres something about eating off handcrafted plates- they not only look great but feel amazing too.
How thoughtful – and handmade too! Easter is marvellous.
The egg dish brings back fun childhood memories…!
I have often popped in to drool in Shelley’s shop and love her hand made pottery.
Wow, love the upside umbrellas outside the shop. How I would love to serve my egg on that egg plate. Better than my attempt at pottery – just a blob!
Fiddlesticks! Now I’m craving goopy eggs. What a cute store!
These are so lovely! Thanks for the chance to win!
oh my gosh, how cute is shelley’s shop! love the stoneware, and the umbrellas too =)
What a way to start the day – beautiful brekkie set!
Me! Me! How gorgeous. :)
I love the handmade stoneware, can I have some please?
It makes me want to eat boiled eggs and toast soldiers! How homely.
I’m such sucker for stoneware – I can’t get enough!! Beautiful work Shelley.
What a truly inspiring shop, full of magical gifts!
It’s the type of shop that makes you feel like a kid again!
Every where you look your eyes just light up!
What a beautiful warm and inviting lil shop! I love the stoneware range and can’t wait to visit for some beautiful gifts for my lovelies, thankyou for sharing this treasure trove with us all xxx
What a gorgeous collection and such a cosy store. there is something beautifully wabi sabi about holding a hand made ceramic vessel…thank you for revealing these treasures! x x x
Almost to good to use :)
Dreamy dishes!! xoxo
I can just see tin soldiers sitting on the egg plate, just in time for Easter and cold winter mornings. I will have to visit Shelly’s and stock up on ceramics. yeppie
Oh Shelley I have two little girls who adore boiled eggs from their Poppy’s farm and these are just the dishes to eat them from. They are exquisitely made and match the perfect organic beauty of a fresh egg from a grandfather’s hen.
gorgeous stoneware.. and what a cute shop. its now on my list to visit :)
Another place to check out in August when I’m in Melb. Enjoy supporting locally made artisian products. Can’t wait!
Eggs and soldiers, dips and bread, antipasto – I think I need a collection of Shelley’s stoneware.
Stunning stoneware…the perfect way to eat an egg and read over the paper on a Sunday afternoon! I will be popping past to have a closer look!
Love the egg holder plate! No more having to balance an awkward egg holder on a plate which always ends with an egg or soldier or both on the floor!
A lovely story about how Shelley started up the place, and such cute egg holder plates! :)
It’s not just the amazing talent and creativity of the bespoke items that gives this store such presence and life but it’s the beautiful nature of Shelley herself – going to her store is just as warm and welcoming as delicious boiled eggs with hot buttered toast.
Well done Shelley…it all looks gorgeous. Such a nice person!
gorgeousness in that giveaway and beautiful store!
so much talent here in melbourne. another fabulous post!
Would love these for my son in Melbourne
It is awesome to see someone start up such a fantastic business from scratch – very inspiring!
Thanks so much for all the lovely feedback folks! I have loved building my studio and sharing my wares alongside stocking other talented local artisans..
We look forward to meeting you in person, be sure to mention you read the blog when you drop in.
Warm Wishes,
Shelley Panton
I loev ceramics – Shelley’s are a particularly lovely looking texture. I also think the inclusion of a little salt dish with the egg plate is PERFECTION!!! No egg without salt!!
The shop looks gorgeous and the stoneware beautiful! Can’t wait to visit.
What a lovely looking shop! I will have to pop by.
The egg plate – what an invention! Oooohhh, now i feel like soft boiled eggs with soldiers (and salt!)
Great stuff! Any pottery courses on offer?
beautiful story and beautiful wares…….fingers crossed !!
You got to love serendipity – especially when you’re brave enough to embrace what’s on offer. Well done Shelly for having the intuition to take up the lease and pursue a dream. And if I am the lucky commentator who gets the goodies – I believe that will be a bit of serendipity too.
such an inviting storefront and so many goodies inside~!
The shop looks gorgeous! Can’t wait to make a visit…
Oh I love these ceramics and I would love them to be mine!!
love the colourful shop front and a yummy egg in the morning with vegemite toast!
What a gorgeous shop! I’d love to eat my soldiers and egg from one of those lovely egg plates x
mmmm i feel like a runny egg and toast with butter right now!!!
Have visited this store once before and it is awesome!!! I never thought i’d be to interested in stoneware but far out, her stuff is simply beautiful! Functional and good looking at the same time, just what good design is meant to be!
Such beautiful pieces. Love, love, love them. I’m not sure if you’d consider shipping to New Zealand, but I would LOVE to get my hands on that easter eggy set.
What a treasure trove … such gorgeous pieces.
This is why I love The Design Files! How else would I have found out about this little gem?…. Will definitely visit.
Oh my! That is gorgeous pottery!
I would love this set. Georgeous shop!
Beautiful….
Which came first, the chicken or the egg? Who cares, they both taste good.
What a gorgeous staore! I am on the lookout for some birthday gifts so will have to drop by this week. x
How lucky we are in Melbourne to have such great stores! Can’t wait to pop over and visit- love to say how I enjoyed eating from my little egg plate! hehe
Gorgeous….
Beautiful shop Shelley!
I can’t think of a better breakfast than a soft boiled egg with soldiers! Yum!!
I want to touch them.
Oh my goodness so so cute!!
Yes please, I have a growing assortment of bendigo pottery, these pieces would both compliment and enhance my collection.
Will have to check out Shelley’s shop when I am next home… fingers crossed for a taste before then!
What a beautifully appointed shop and what gorgeous ceramics! I would love to have one! I love the beautiful glazes and earthy tones. It would be wonderful to display the breakfast set and use it on weekends and special weekdays! I’ll definitely have to pop into the store. Thank you for sharing.
Pretty little things, even better with eggs!
Not only does the shop look gorgeous. But so does this stoneware!
Ooh I knew competition would be stiff :-)
Love the colors and shapes of the stoneware. Beautiful looking shop.
Oh how beautiful! I would so love to win! We were over that way today and I wish I had known about this shop!. Next time I am definitely dropping in!
Oh the egg plate is to die for!! So So cute! Fingers crossed!
I love the subtle colours.
Oh, this store is right near my work and I have never been there. How exciting. I see a lunchtime trip coming up this week!
How eggalishus! What a neat idea for a ceramic piece! Yes PLEASE :)
Yay! I love soldiers for brekky!
Simply beautiful, I can’t wait to visit!
I must say, I am inspired by Shelly’s story. I harbor dreams to one day start up my own store selling beautiful things (especially those made by local hands) and I always have one eye on the look out for the perfect shopfront! I am tré jealous xo
Happy Easter to Me!
I have had my eye on this store for a while too, thanks for reminding me that it’s there.
Oh, if only I lived in Melbourne! What a dream shop.
Oh, what a lovely store!! I love making my own crockery, but haven’t thrown any clay in years and years. I have a rough plan for my own pottery wheel one day. I just love it :) and what a lovely selection of goodies to give away! I love the little egg-&-soldiers plate!!
Beautiful stoneware, would go well with traditional Japanese pieces.
These are beautiful, as is the whole store!
I love boiled eggs with soldiers. My Dad always used to make them for me and called them ‘googies with diddy fingers’! Totally tasty :)
Delightful! What a beautiful range to celebrate the ritual of eating!
I know where I’m visiting this weekend! We have eggs at home all the time, but never in such a nice bowl. Time to dine in style!
totally cute! in a grown up kinda way :)
xx
Handsome handcrafted ceramics and a goog. The best remedy for those all to often miserable Melbourne mornings. Like!
oh I NEED one of those egg plates! If I’m unlucky today I will have to track down that sweet looking shop :)
absolutely gorgeous xo
Just beautiful – Love this stoneware
How delicious! Eggs in time for easter!
That stoneware is simply georgous Shelly, especially that inventive egg plate. Well Done!
Easter=Eggs!
TheDesignFiles=EggCups!
The perfect little egg cup to give to my Mother who is coming from California to celebrate Easter with me!
Gorgeous – all of it!
beautiful. love the natural colours
Love Love Love :) Do you mail order to Scotland?????????????
beautiful stoneware…lovely
ah! pretty!
definitely need this in my life!
Can’t wait to visit!
Rustic and cute
Divine divine divine!!! Yes please
This makes me want to visit, scratch that, LIVE in Melbourne. So pretty!
Gorgeous shop, and love the ceramic breakfast set :)
Gorgeous colours! Absolutely love them!
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