Mon Pote | Bristol Homeware and Gift Shop

Independent homeware and gift shop in Bristol

About Mon Pote

Mon Pote is an independent homeware and gift shop based on North Street in Bedminster, Bristol. Its two-floor shop and online store offer curated home décor, art, jewellery, accessories, plants, vases, tableware and gifts from European brands, local makers and independent designers. monpote.co.uk

What they do

Mon Pote curates and sells design-led homewares, gifts and accessories through its physical Bristol shop and online store. Its range includes home décor, plant pots, vases, storage, furniture, lighting, textiles, tableware, art, jewellery, skincare and bath products. The business also operates a workshop and event space within its building. monpote.co.uk

Who they serve

The business serves Bristol shoppers visiting its Bedminster store, as well as online customers looking for distinctive home accessories, gifts and design-led products. Its selection is aimed at people furnishing or styling their homes, buying gifts, or seeking products from independent makers and smaller design brands. monpote.co.uk

Recent signals

Mon Pote took over the rest of its North Street building in September 2024, adding an extra retail floor, more storage, office space and studio space. monpote.co.uk
The business offers a workshop and event space for activities including craft workshops and pop-up shops; it has previously hosted mug-making and wreath-making sessions. monpote.co.uk
Mon Pote introduced Joli, a range developed in collaboration with artisans, makers and artists. monpote.co.uk
The shop’s newly designed upstairs space was documented in a May 2026 journal post, with the retail area arranged as home-like rooms or departments. monpote.co.uk

Reasons to get in touch

Retailers that have expanded from a single-floor shop into additional retail, storage and studio space may have useful perspectives on making a larger physical premises commercially effective; Mon Pote took over the rest of its building in September 2024. monpote.co.uk
Workshop organisers, makers or creative-space operators could offer relevant ideas around programming and managing Mon Pote’s rentable workshop and event space, which has hosted mug-making and wreath-making sessions. monpote.co.uk
Independent brands and local makers may have useful perspectives on collaborative retail, following Mon Pote’s introduction of the Joli range created with artisans, makers and artists. monpote.co.uk
Suppliers focused on visual merchandising or in-store experience could contribute ideas relevant to Mon Pote’s room-by-room retail layout and newly designed upstairs shop. monpote.co.uk

Questions worth asking them

What types of workshops or events are you hoping to host in the new upstairs space over the next year?
How has adding the upstairs retail floor changed the way you organise products and guide customers through the shop?
What do you look for when deciding whether to add a local maker or independent brand to the range?