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A local Art Historian's take on the best places to shop for unique gifts in Tbilisi. Here's Irina Mania, Art Historian and Director of Georgian Heritage Crafts Association.

 

ETHNODESIGN

Bringing together unique pieces of Georgian handmade ethnic chic products created in different regions of Georgia, the brand boasts two shops- one in Tbilisi and the other in Vardzia Historic-Architectural Museum-Reserve. Both shops employ almost 300 craft makers and their young apprentices, providing economic profit for their families.

The synthesis of tradition and the innovative design  of the items attracts both Georgian and foreign customers.

If you’re looking for locally-made goods (accessories, household items, jewelry, woodwork etc.) their beautiful, highly-curated selection is well worth a visit, and it’s all for a good cause as, by purchasing these objects, you support the safeguarding of local heritage craft traditions and the employment of Georgian craft makers in different regions of Georgia.


WHITE STUDIO

Located on Janashia Street, this ceramic studio offering high quality ceramic works created with contemporary shapes and creative design. The works are created through world-renowned technologies and trends of Georgian porcelain, faience and red clay. The Studio tries to promote the creative potential of modern ceramics as one of the most popular branches of art, to refine artistic level of traditional and modern ceramic works and to improve the quality of Georgian souvenirs.

Each piece presented at the gallery is exclusive. A wide range of prices on items at the gallery makes it possible for anyone to select an exclusive work for an affordable price. The studio offers ceramics workshops for interested groups or individuals.


MERANI SHOPPING GALLERY

In the center of Rustaveli Avenue, this is one of the smallest shopping malls in the city but nonetheless presents a wide range of famous casual brands. Unlike other department stores, the Gallery is easy to access on a tight schedule. Moreover, it hosts a variety of temporary exhibition-fairs (Christmas, Georgian designers, etc.) that makes the mall unique and attractive for visitors.


THE FLYING PAINTER

This atelier store offers clothing and accessories created by artists, which, by their content, are art objects.

The shop is a platform for artists to deliver social, political, critical or romantic messages to the public, using the language of fashion and art.

Conceptual clothes are made in the store's workshop, based on the group's design and content.

All items in the "Flying Painter" are ready-to-wear art and every item has its own story.

The name of the store - "Flying Painter" is the title of a work by Georgian modernist painter, Petre Otskheli.


SPILLOW

Located at City Mall (1 Kavtaradze Ave.), this children's clothing line is a Georgian brand inspired by motherhood. The idea came to three mom entrepreneurs as a natural way of sharing a passion with other mothers. Products are made with natural fabrics for boys and girls from 2 to 12 years old. Spilow has a wide range of cute, colorful products that have been beautifully crafted for children to have fun and go to school in.