When I lived in England I enjoyed many weekend days mooching around craft markets, an activity I have found somewhat limited since moving to Geneva. I always go to the Unicrea markets and enjoy the Coppet garden show but would like to spend more weekends mooching, admiring, and buying gifts and unique hand made products.  

But there is good news for fellow moochers, a new series of craft markets is coming to the area! On the 30th and 31st May the first UpMarket Market is being held in Nyon at the Hotel Beau Rivage in the center of Nyon. It is the same weekend as the Marché de Puce on the streets of Nyon making it a great day of mooching.

The UpMarket Markets are the brain child of 3 inspirational designers who felt that the only opportunities to show and sell their wares were over the Christmas period and they would like to offer the opportunity to show their stuff throughout the year. They also drew on their experience from going to markets in other places they have lived and felt that people who had seen and admired their creations liked to know that they could return and find the same artisans at a future market. So if you see the perfect present for a dear friend but do not need it now or are in the middle of decorating a room, see the perfect cushion, but have not yet finalised your colour scheme, you know you could return to the same seller in the future.