At Projekt Showroom find the products of more than 90 Hungarian and international designers in its magical, cozy interior. The selection includes fashion accessories, children’s toys, dolls, slides, photo albums and books, notebooks and postcards. There are festive decorations including Christmas tree ornaments available here only, as well as wrapping paper.
Our favorite: paper garlands from Edina's Paper and bow ties from Badger and Fox
Location: 1066 Budapest, Dessewffy Street 18-20.
Opening hours: 11-22 December 10am - 8pm
This store is a real jewellery box, where we can purchase the works of five fashion designers for eight weeks. These include the eclectic, ever-popular, extreme clothing pieces of Dora Abodi, the wonderfully soft leather shoes of Rekavago, the characteristic jewellery of Karman Jewellery, the sporty clothes of Cako and the stylish gloves of Hamerli. As a bonus, the newest pillows and ceramics of Position Collective are also available.
Our favourite: ceramics from Position Muru
Location: Hotel Le Méridien, 1052 Budapest, Deák Ferenc Street 9-10.
Opening hours: until December 31st Monday - Saturday 10am - 7pm, Sunday 10pm - 5pm
A few young designers organise a stress-free Christmas fair and charity fruit collection with music and a real festive mood on the gallery of the Konyha restaurant. In addition to the fall collection of Dóri Tomcsányi, Ykra backpacks, the smooth ceramics of Kezemura, the children’s clothes of Manuela, the temporary tattoos of Tatz, the novelties of Eszka and Petite Planet’s plants in spherical balls all await us in the temporary store.
Our favorite: hand-painted porcelain plates from Viktória Hitka
Location: Konyha - 1075 Budapest, Madách Imre Street 8.
Opening hours: 13 December 12pm - 6pm, 14 December 12pm - 8pm
After finishing her studies in the London College of Fashion, Lilla Balázs established her own brand, and she will present her her products on select-weekends in December. Balilla’s jewellery and leather accessories are powerful and sturdy, made with a lot of manual work. We can buy pieces from older and even upcoming spring-summer collections with 30 - 70% discounts. In addition, there will also be some Christmas cookies and a book-themed Christmas tree, courtesy of BOOKR.
Our favourite: necklaces with copper accents from the summer collection
Location: TELEP - 1075 Budapest, Madách Imre Street 8.
Opening hours: 11-13 and 18-20 December from 12pm - 6pm
The five-star hotel can take pride in this year’s most magical Advent fair of Budapest. Zrinyi Passage allures visitors with exclusive products made in Hungarian workshops and many delicacies to eat on the spot. Among the exhibitors, we can find Herendi Porcelain, , and Pécsi Gloves; and each week, a different young Hungarian artist will get the opportunity to present their work.
Our favourite: necklaces from EOSinE
Location: Four Seasons Hotel Gresham Palace 1051 Budapest, Széchényi István Square 5-6.
Opening hours: until 30 December Monday-Thursday 1pm - 9pm, Friday-Sunday 10am - 10pm, 24 - 25 December 10am - 4pm
Design Terminal’s programs have become a kind of tradition, and this year the event expands and the works of more than 150 Hungarian designers will be available at five points in Budapest. In addition to Elizabeth Square’s Design Terminal, stores will be set in the Four Seasons Hotel Gresham Palace, the Hungarian National Gallery, WestEnd City Center and even in the Budapest Franz Liszt International Airport.
Our favourite: jewellery and bags from Twofold Concept Locations and opening hours:
- 5 - 24 December WestEnd City Center (ground floor, next to the entrance) Monday-Saturday: 10am - 9pm, Sunday: 10am - 7pm
- 24 December 10am - 2pm (museum shop) Tuesday-Sunday: 10am - 5.45pm, 11 December 10am - 10pm
- 22 December 10am - 5.45pm (entrance from Zrínyi Street) Monday - Thursday 1pm - 9pm, Friday - Sunday 10am - 10pm
- 24 December 10am - 2pm (SkyCourt) Monday-Sunday 10am - 9pm, 24 December 10am - 2pm
- 10 - 24 December Design Terminal Pavilion and Gallery Monday - Friday 10am - 9pm, 24 December 10am - 2pm
Mono is already well-known among those who follow Hungarian fashion design. Just recently, the brand opened a concept store, focused both on visual arts and material culture in the downtown area. It is nearly impossible to leave the store empty-handed, and lately, we can buy more and more products from fresh, up-and-coming brands. The carefully assembled lineup includes nearly everything from sofas and porcelain to clothes and jewellery.
Our favourite: concrete bowls from Nóri Vidó and jewellery from Ruszkai Jewellery
Location: 1051 Budapest, Kossuth Lajos Street 12.
Opening hours: Monday - Friday 11am - 8pm, Saturday 10am - 6pm
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Palmetta Design Gallery
Palmetta offers an assortment of small-scale and unique products from famous international brands and several Hungarian artists. They might have the widest selection of home accessories, as well. For example, we can buy the lamp series of Pongrácz Farkas Plumo, the small furniture of Codolagni or the heat-sensitive, decorative mugs of Moringa. The gallery also presents the works of several well-known jewellery designers.
Our favorite: 'alu' bags from Je Suis Belle
Location: 1111 Budapest, Bartók Béla Street 30.
Opening hours: Monday - Friday 11am - 7pm, Saturday 11am - 2pm
