I was very dissappointed when it was announced last year that the pier shop had gone into administration. A unique homeware store catering for more elite and individual people rather than the mass, with ornate artifacts and beautiful decorations for the home and garden. I can however understand why the pier went into administration, because it was for individuals and rich ones at that! The pier was running as a shop for many years and upon entering one of the stores you would be greeted with a mass of colour and beauty. Cushions were exquisite some plain in silks and dupion and others detailed with embroidery, curtains that could be found no where else in ...  Read the complete review

I love The Pier, I visited one of their shops for the first time about 4 years ago when I was browsing for some stuff for my new house and I fell in love with their stuff straight away. They sell furniture, table and glass ware, pillows, curtains, cutlery, candles, room fragrance, incense and incense burners, candle holders, accessories like note books, mirrors and loads more. What I loved the most, was that to me, walking around in their shop and looking at all the items made me feel like I was on holiday in some foreign country, browsing through exotic and unusual looking items. Their items are made from places all over the world; they have ...  Read the complete review

The Pier first opened in 1989 with their first store in Richmond-upon-Thames. They displayed their stock with straw and upturned packing crates to give the idea of a pier, with goods recently offloaded from a boat. They no longer do that, but their stores are designed to feel like a marketplace full of gorgeous and exotic finds. There are now 48 stores in the UK and an online store. They work directly with suppliers all over the world and have a buying policy which means that no prison labour or child labour is used and fair wages are paid for the locality. The Pier recycles, keeps packaging to a minimum, and limits the use of hardwood in furniture. Where it does ...  Read the complete review

Cushions, curtains, bedspreads, CD racks, vases, candles, incense, ornaments, gifts, furniture, mirrors, rugs, outdoor entertaining, clocks, picture frames, dried flowers, lighting, stationary, storage, tableware, you name it the Pier has it. The Pier is a little known home store that have been one of my favourite home stores for some time now. Over the years I have made a number of purchases from stores, including cushions, candles, pcitures and gifts and I have always found the products of a high quality. The Pier are always more than willing to wrap your purchases for you, which is an especially nice touch if you are buying a present and I have always ...  Read the complete review