Stylish Shopping in Colombo for Art, Craft, Homeware
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Here's a few of Ayu in the Wild's Travel Designers’ favorite concept stores to shop and get inspired on your next holiday to Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Gandhara
Gandhara is for superb furnishings and home decor made of various types of timber, including gorgeous Sri Lankan antique styled ornamental pieces, furniture and art.
The Design Collective
A curated collection and store for the best of Sri Lanka's designers with everything from embroidered tops, soy candles, jelly and shoes. It is a live store with frequent launches and events with designers.
Barefoot
A landmark in Colombo. From the trademark brightly colored handloom fabrics and silks, saris and sarongs to bags, fun children’s toys, tableware and one of the greatest collections of books! You walk in though their courtyard café and a gallery showcasing contemporary artwork and you certainly wont leave without a curio gift or two for friends and family or yourself! There are two smaller stores located in Colombo's Dutch Hospital Shopping Precincts and inside the UNESCO World Heritage Galle Fort.
Kalaya
Kalaya has everything your home needs from rugs to crockery to furniture to cushion covers and essential oils curated using concepts and styles that are uniquely Sri Lankan.
Another Colombo institution, loved by all of us locals and visitors to shop for art, craft and gift mementos from a holiday to Sri Lanka. A must visit if you love sophisticated homeware, which includes the brand's distinctive daubed two tone crockery.
Selyn
A 100% local Fair Trade brand offering a fantastic collection of handloom textiles, shawls, sarongs, kurta tops - a mix of traditional and contemporary design with cute kids’ toys, a collection of condiments, upcycled jewelry and everything else in between celebrating Sri Lanka and making a positive impact on communities.
A stylish concept clothing store with eclectic pieces from Sri Lanka and regional based brands including jewelry, sandals, batik dresses and statement items.
Urban Island
Mainly a homeware store filled with unique pieces - a collection of Sri Lanka's artisans and their craft along with outstanding pieces by independent designers. Perfect to pick a few throws, woven rattan products, ceramics, stocks of incense and bohemian clothing.
Pendi
A cute boutique store filled with everything from stylish lampshades, rugs, plant pots, handbags and in-betweens. It is perfect to pick up a few essentially Sri Lankan yet quirky gifts to give your friends back home after a holiday to Sri Lanka.
Raux Brothers
Since its origins in 1959, Raux Brothers has evolved into an innovative and modern decor, furniture, decorative, porcelain and woven home ware store.
Lakpahana
Uniquely local and quintissentially Sri Lankan gift items sourced and handmade by local artisans.
To include these stylish shopping ideas in Colombo for art, craft and homeware on your holiday to Sri Lanka, send us an enquiry. Ayu in the Wild is a 100% Sri Lankan owner-run boutique travel agency based in Sri Lanka, curating tailor made private trips that restore and regenerate, since 2012. Discover Sri Lanka with the island’s only Travel Partner of The Long Run - a membership community committed to holistic sustainability. Founders of @sustainabletravelsrilanka
