Curated Makers is a new pop-up store inside Trinity shopping centre that is centred around the idea to ' think big, shop small'.
The locally-designed gifts and homeware items will be available until Christmas and have been created by forty different creatives.
The store is located opposite Moss Bros on the ground floor inside Trinity Leeds shopping centre, but this isn't the first time that Curated Makers have hosted a store in Trinity.
Founder Megan Jones, has brought local artists to the high street since 2017 and has been made thoroughly welcomed by the city.
Curated Makers is a one-of-a-kind store that brings the best creative talent in Leeds to the public. / Image: Trinity Leeds
On the Trinity website, the new store is described as "the destination to explore shelves filled with unique and discover beautiful products, all created with local magic."
Local makers are also regulars in the store, so if you're lucky, you might even get to meet one of the designers and ask them about the inspiration and process of working with the Curated Makers store.
The majority of designs are centred around Leeds and West Yorkshire, with phrases like 'ey up' and 'mardy bum' available in mugs and prints.
There are also meticulously-designed pieces of jewellery and enough scented candles and soaps to give high-street giants like Lush and Yankee Candle fair competition over the festive period.
The Trinity store is only one of five in England at present, with other pop-up stores located in Meadowhall Sheffield and John Lewis Cheadle.
Curated Makers will also be opening in additional John Lewis stores across the country, including Oxford Street, Cribbs Causeway and Solihull.
Their instagram-worthy store have been described by customers as "almost like visiting a museum of beautiful things, but getting to take some of them home with you - and who wouldn’t love that!"
The store is open 9am - 8pm Monday to Saturday and opens 11am - 5pm on a Sunday.
An exciting new venue is set to open its doors this year, marking a significant moment for the city’s nightlife scene.
Introducing Mint XL, the latest venture rom the team behind the Mint brand that represents the next evolution of a name that has been central to Leeds’ music culture since the 90’s.
Built on over three decades of experience in the industry, the team’s track record spans from intimate club spaces to major outdoor festivals.
Mint XL will build on this knowledge to bring a venue designed to operate on another level, bigger and better than ever before.
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With a capacity of over 2000 across multiple rooms, Mint XL has been purpose-built to host a wide range of events. Think large-scale electronic music lineups and extended DJ sets to live performances, brand activations, and private hires.
At the heart of the venue is a focus on sound and experience. A newly-installed Funktion-One Vero system will power the main rooms, supported by high-spec production throughout.
Mint XL will also operate a strict no-phones policy during club events, keeping the focus on the music and the moment.
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“Mint XL is the next chapter for the brand,” says Owner Shane Graham. “From Mint Club through to Mint Festival, we’ve spent nearly two decades building something special in Leeds, and this is a natural progression of that journey. It allows us to take everything we’ve produced over the years and deliver it at a much bigger club setting.”
Director Mikey McMahon adds: “Mint XL is a big step forward for us. It allows us to programme multi-bill lineups at a much bigger scale across multiple rooms, while also expanding beyond electronic music into live bands, private hires, and brand-led events. At its core, we’ve designed it as a fully versatile space that can adapt to different audiences and experiences under one roof.”
Cult favourite burger chain Burgerism is officially coming to Leeds this summer
Clementine Hall
An award-winning burger chain is coming to one of Leeds' suburbs.
If you don't know Burgerism, then get to know.
The Manchester-based burger chain is known by many for its incredible smash patties and quick, reliable service.
Their concept is simple: good burgers made with quality ingredients and cooked fresh to order. Delicious.
And it's not just burgers, they've also got some great wings and fries available too with a range of homemade sauces on offer for dunking, drizzling and devouring. We're a particular fan of the buffalo wings with their garlic ranch dip.
The chain used to have a dark kitchen on the outskirts of the city where people could order via Deliveroo, however this closed down and since then there's been a Burgerism-shaped hole left in our foodie scene.
Image: The Hoot Leeds
Burgerism recently applied to move into a vacant shop unit in Meanwood at 605 Meanwood Road, seeking change-of-use planning permission for the former Papa Johns site which was previously only allowed to serve...well, pizzas.
And the plans have now been approved, which means Burgerism will officially be coming to Leeds. Hurray!
Burgerism's new takeaway will be walking distance from the The Meanwood Tavern, perfect for those looking for some post-pint burgers.
It will be strictly takeaway with no dine-in option available.
The brand-new Burgerism will employ 15 people from the local area with food being served between 11am and 11pm.
We'll keep you up to date as and when we find out more, but for now we're aware that Burgerism Leeds is set to open this summer.
Sophie Smith -
18th October 2021 
