Hey!
Weβre twins Liv & Dais and we run Salad Days together.
On a complete whim, in December 2019 we decided to host a market in our local library in Crystal Palace. With zero events experience and no real idea what the hell we were doing, the event went ahead. Like the crescendo of a cheesy 90s film, hundreds of people showed up and there was an absolutely electric energy in the air. It felt like magic! Like weβd finally found what we were always supposed to be doing.
Just one day later Liv got fired from her day job. Needing a way to earn a living and inspired by our all time favourite South London hero, Del Boy, she started visiting our local car boot sale on the lookout for cool homeware she could buy and sell. On one of her weekly visits she stumbled across a box of vintage theatre booklets. Each pamphlet had been carefully collected by a woman called Beryl over five decades; there were literally hundreds of them. As we looked through our box of treasure, we found so many for a show called Salad Days.
At a time in our life we both felt stuck, scared and fearful of the future, learning about Salad Days was like the epiphany weβd been waiting for, and suddenly we could appreciate the position we were in. Every negative was flipped on its head: being young, inexperienced and hungry for more meant lifeβs possibilities were at our fingertips. These were our Salad Days!
With a strong sense of enthusiasm, passion, and a willingness to keep forging ahead, weβve continued running events ever since (You might know us by our old name: A South London Makers Market). The market has become a beacon for shopping small, and a place for positivity, community, and connection. Weβve now hosted more than 60 markets at some of Londonβs most iconic landmarks including Selfridges, Battersea Power Station and The Shard, and weβve worked with over 1000 small businesses.
And weβre not stopping now! Weβre on a mission to infuse this energy into the flailing world of retail and we canβt wait to see what the future holds. We hope youβll join us on our journey, and come to one of our events soon. Weβd love to see you there.
Co-founder
Hey! Iβm Liv. I have a BA (Hons) degree in Fashion Promotion and Imaging, plus 10 yearsβ experience working as a Visual Merchandiser in flagship stores for brands including H&M.
Iβm a big shopper so youβll often find Daisy holding me back from buying more pairs of blue things at our markets! I also have a friendly Frenchie called Lenny who you might see at our events, and will definitely see all over our Instagram. He says hey, and hopes youβre having a lovely day!
Portrait by Leia Morrison.
Daisy Tinker
Co-founder
Hey, Iβm Daisy. I have a BA (Hons) degree in Fashion Journalism, and spent the best part of ten years working in content and marketing for brands like ASOS Marketplace, River Island and Selfridges before setting up the market with Liv.
Iβm obsessed with Crystal Palace and the surrounding areas of South London and like to think of myself as SE19βs unofficial tour guide. So if youβre looking for recommendations of things to do here while youβre visiting the market then check out our blog for our fave places!
Portrait by Leia Morrison.
Liv Tinker
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