Tall Chin Talks to Gift Pop founder Hannah Foster
Welcome to the latest Tall Chin Talks and a couple of recent commissions!
"Tall Chin’s illustrations have an individual sensitive charm, fresh, gentle and very liveable with. His talent in composing the right picture for he who commissions it and catching that fleeting moment in time of the chosen subject is very special".
Walking into the Wilderness
The sun is out and even if it was't my day just got a lot brighter after having a quick chat with Gift Pop's founder Hannah Foster.
Since launching her online boutique 7 years ago Hannah has been on a mission to not only brighten up our lives but to fundamentally build a successful business. She is driven, clearly enjoys a good party and is pretty damn cool. I was intrigued to know a little bit more about life behind the stockroom door.
We start on cooking, "I'm very excited as I have just brought a BBQ, summer is now here, and my children won't have to eat another chicken nugget until October!". Anyone who follows Hannah on Instagram will have been given a snapshot into her home life. Having just moved from a picturesque thatched cottage, (which for the record Hannah had painted pink) to her new house built of glass with only an Aga as a cooker, the decision had been made to turn the Aga off and spend the summer cooking on a BBQ. "I posted a question on instagram this morning about which is the best BBQ to buy and the Webber won".
Instagram is Hannah's domain and her marketing window for all that she sells. "I just love colour, always have done and I find a really good way of selling stuff is by featuring it in my home. If I put something in my house people see it actually working in someone else's lifestyle. I've definitely given a lot of girls confidence with adding colour to their homes, which makes me even happier."
Top tips on growing a brand? "It's not rocket science and it may sound naff but I have just been me. I enjoy it, it's hard work but I am driven to make Gift Pop work, financially as a business and for my family”.
What's in the pipeline? "New homeware, brighter the better!"
For all things bright and fun look no further than @giftpop.co.uk or follow Hannah on her instagram page @giftpopboutique.
