The Merchant’s Table is a gallery and shop filled with unique and beautiful objects. Our highly skilled independent makers are using local materials and traditional techniques to create true objects of desire within a modern British tradition.

Our shop in Woodbridge, Suffolk showcases contemporary British furniture and hand-made homewares, from benches to baskets, to glassware and textiles. Our collections are the result of collaboration with craftspeople who share a deep connection to place. Whether you are buying a table, a sculpted stool or a hand thrown pot our diverse group of makers are keeping traditional crafting techniques alive. Each of our specially chosen products is made with integrity by individuals passionate about their craft. 

The Merchant’s Table celebrates these makers by curating handmade objects of both beauty and utility. 

When Susanna Cook bought the Merchant’s House in Woodbridge in 2017, she had no idea of the generations of craftsmen and women who had lived there before her. When she had time to do a bit of research, she found that over the centuries, this had been a home for violin makers, frame makers, gun smiths and clock makers.  Building on this tradition she decided to open a shop which celebrates products made only by British craftspeople. The result, her online shop and real-life gallery, the Merchant’s Table, has been trading for almost seven years. The name comes from Susanna’s decades of working with a host  of luminary food clients from La Fromagerie to Sally Clarke. Sitting around a table sharing food and conversation has always been one of her favourite things something she has carried on with The Merchant’s Table.