nana & bird@GOODSSee Address

Popping up for a mere six months, this whimsically-named accessories boutique is the newest arrival at GOODS showroom – three rooms clustered round the sunny courtyard of a hidden Huaihai Lu lane house, which also houses collections by local designers He-Yan and Rachelle Jim.

The brainchild of Singaporean and self-confessed shopaholics Georgina Koh (‘nana’) and diminutive, chirpy Chiewling Tan (‘bird’), the boutique stocks a mixture of own-brand and imported jewellery, with a different featured designer every month - July sees offerings from cult UK jewellery brands Tatty Devine and Mawi, in a first for Shanghai.

‘We sell what we love, and buy for ourselves because we think you’ll love it too’ is Koh and Tan’s mantra, and there’s a definite feeling of girly camaraderie about the space. Housed in a tiny glass-and-concrete hut, wares are presented inside toy birdcages or strewn across pine chopping-boards, while prints from Shanghai-based fashion photographer Matthieu Belin plaster the back wall, creating an arty feel.

Jewellery is priced according to the level of craftsmanship and materials used - from 100RMB for a pair of simple crystal drop earrings rising to 2,500RMB for the most intricate pieces - meaning there’s a piece of hand-crafted loveliness for every budget.

The pricey but gorgeous ‘made by hand’ range is a result of Tan’s frequent pilgrimages to London’s Portobello Road market: vintage clip-on earrings and brooches are reworked into statement necklaces with correspondingly grand names, like ‘Midnight Bloom’ (2,000RMB) which pairs glossy black hematite beads with a rainbow-hued 1960s tulip brooch. We also love ‘Black Tie Event’, a vintage satin and broderie anglaise bow-tie strung on clear quartz beads (1,800RMB). In another quirky touch, each item comes with a whimsical postcard explaining how it came into being.