A refined selection of everyday luxuries for desk + life. Rated ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ on Google

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joy vs. the elements

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GOOD DESIGN FOR LIFE

Objects to use, cherish and love in home and life, day-to-day everyday. Passionate about authentic design; inspired by ever-evolving contemporary living; guided by function, beauty, sustainability and fairness.

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TOM'S STUDIO

Hand-crafted creative tools you'll look forward to using every day and treasure for the rest of your life.

Discover our first micro collection from Tom's Studio

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MAGPIE X PEANUTS

To suit any Genius at Work. Super fun gifts and homewares inspired by the world and characters of Charles M Schultz's iconic Peanuts strip brought to you with care by the true enthusiasts of mid-century pop-design at Magpie.

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BLACK + BLUM - BACK IN STOCK

Maybe it's the clear blue skies, but I think the outside is starting to call again. And whether it's just along the Ouse in York or something longer a brilliantly designed and made Black + Blum insulated cup or bottle may be just what you need for the February chill!

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SNOWHOME | 42 GILLYGATE | YORK | YO31 7EQ

SNOWHOME is an independent concept store in the centre of York offering a refined collection of goods for desk + life.

Founded in 2001 we are inspired by timeless design, enduring quality and fair production to create carefully considered collections that offer everyday, obtainable luxury for contemporary urban living.

Discover niche brands, globally renowned favourites and unique in-house designs across stationery, everday carry + keep and design objects to elevate your everyday around desk + life.

featured brands

KAWECO: License to write

Tracing its heritage back 140 years, Kaweco is a German brand who make timeless writing tools for lovers of ink on paper. Discover our collection formed around the iconic Sport and Liliput lines.

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The Traveler's Company

The Japanese cult stationery bringing you possibly the most customisable notebook in the world. Super tactile leather cover around a sublime MD Paper heart - turn everyday into a journey.

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The Completist: Printtastic Goodness

Inspired by art, fashion, history, travel + good design, The Completist is internationally-known for their beautiful quality, perfectly laid out stationery characterised by their bold + colourful surface designs.

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Bon Parfumeur Paris

Bon Parfumeur is a niche perfumery, made in France with exceptional ingredients and a seriously playful spirit. Mix, layer and love the unisex fragrances with a disregard to the traditions of who should wear what.

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People Will Always Need Plates

Launched in 2003 and recognised nationally and internationally, People Will Awlays Need Plates use high quality, low volume batch production to create witty, thoughtful and really super stylish products.

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Blunt Umbrellas: joy for a rainy day

Bold and unbound by convention: the traditional umbrella re-imagined. A sleek, stylish super clever design in bold colours; wind tunnel tested to 115kph; UV rated and repairable. Surely the ultimate umbrella for any weather.

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SHOP WITH US ONLINE + IN REAL LIFE

FREE SHIPPING

We offer free shipping on any order over £100 (excluding furniture).

Tracked delivery (our standard shipping) starts at £4.50 per order.

CLICK + COLLECT

It's no secret that we're slow-shopping fans but if you can't right now why not browse at home, in work or on-the-go and then click + collect at a time convenient to you?

OPEN IN REAL LIFE

Stop by, browse + chat. We're in central York, less than 5 minutes walk from York Minster.

Monday - Saturday: 10 - 5:30

FIND SNOWHOME IN YORK

Find us on Gillygate, just outside the City Walls:

42 Gillygate, York. YO31 7EQ. ///bonds.noses.wacky

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PAPER + WRITING

Stationery has been our long-time focus, so whether you're a casual jotter or committed stationery addict we have you covered, including LAMY, Kaweco, Blackwing, perfect planners from The Completist, luxurious Japanese papers + Traveler's Company superb notebooks eager to accompany you through life's adventures.

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LIFESTYLE ACCESSORIES

Little things for you to enhance + bring joy to the everyday. From day bags to luxurious UK made woollens Wallace Sewell, perfectly designed drink-on-the-go vessels from black + blum, to UK artisan-made jewellery from Will Sharp.

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FRAGRANCE

Niche French perfumes from Maison Matine + Bon Parfumeur. Scent is such a sensual + evocative thing we've always been enticed: joyful, playful + seductive in the here + now; emotionally transporting in reflective moments; the catch of perfume on a letter...

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HOME

For your House + Home: from beautifully designed furniture from York-based John Green + other contemporary UK brands, through lighting, mirrors + own-brand prints to wonderful transportive home fragrances from Earl of East + Collins.

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EAT + DRINK

Pause + enjoy a slow coffee or mindfully brewed loose leaf tea from a favourite mug. A range featuring independent craft makers, UK + international brands + "the ultimate drinking vessel"...

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DECOR

Things that are just fun + joyful: collectibles? ornaments? desk toys? But from Hoptimists, to Flandriens cycling figures, to Candylab food trucks, to Jacob Pugh's Bird these are definitely never ephemeral. These are objects with the power to endure + be cherished.

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TOYO STEEL: DREAMS WILL NOT RUST

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MAISON MATINE: REBELLIOUS PERFUME

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Thoughts + Doodles