A couple is preparing to open a new ethical gift and homeware shop filled with unique, handmade products from Bali. Fat Giraffe Gifts’ new Clifton shop on Boyce Avenue will be the company’s second site after seeing success in Bath.
The business first launched online in 2020 and moved to its first brick-and-mortar site in April 2021 after the UK’s lockdown regulations eased. Owners Josh and Sarah Bevan, who live in Redland, have battled through the challenges that small businesses faced during the pandemic but thrived after travel restrictions were lifted and Bath saw more increased footfall.
Fat Giraffe Gifts was born out of Josh’s travels to Bali in Indonesia, where he lived from 2017 for three years, returning to the UK when the coronavirus began to spread in March 2020. While living in the town of Ubud, Josh was inspired by the skilled methods and techniques used by his neighbours to create handcrafted items out of wood, metal and glass.
