Forgotten your favorite picnic accessory on your way to Tempelhofer Feld? Fret not, and instead take a detour via English Traders, which you may just leave with more than you bargained for. Owner and founder, John Masters, keeps his shop well-stocked with a household goods, gifts and knick knacks of all sorts. The focus lies on “Made in England”, but here you‘ll find items from all over the world, including American picnic blankets, tiffin boxes from India and Japanese model airplanes. The essentials — hairbrushes and organic soap — sit alongside fun extras such as solar-powered mason jar lights, “seed grenades”, and brightly colored wrapping paper. This charming purveyor of high-quality goods embodies the old school tradition of shopkeeping: one in which receipts are still written by hand and, just for a moment, time seems to stand still. (Text: Cee Cee / Photos: English Traders)
English Traders, Weisestr.58, 12049 Berlin-Neukölln; map
Tue-Sat 12-19h