Last Posting Dates for Christmas

We have compiled a list of last posting dates for your Christmas orders. Please see the list below for our advised last orders. As ever, we would ask you to place your orders as soon as possible to ensure your parcel arrives in time (and that we don't sell out of anything!) and to advise you that these dates are just a guide. We cannot be held responsible for orders arriving late due to the postal service.

Please try to get your orders in by the following dates and times:

UK
Standard delivery - Thursday 19th December 4pm
Express delivery - Sunday 22nd 2pm

Western Europe (excluding France Greece & Poland)
Airmail (by Royal Mail) - Friday 13th December 4pm

USA
Airmail (by Royal Mail) - Thursday 12th December 4pm

Canada, France, Greece, Poland
Airmail (by Royal Mail) - Monday 9th December 4pm

Cyprus, Eastern Europe
Airmail (by Royal Mail) - Sunday 8th December 2pm

Africa, Caribbean, Central & South America, Middle East
Airmail (by Royal Mail) - Thursday 5th December 4pm

Australia

Airmail (by Royal Mail) - Wednesday 4th December 4pm

Asia, Far East (including Japan), New Zealand
Airmail (by Royal Mail) - Tuesday 3rd December 4pm

If you miss any of these dates...
If you are outside of the UK, we may be able to send your parcel by UPS. Please contact us for a quote as delivery speed and prices vary by country.

Please use these dates as a guide only and please feel free to contact us with any questions or queries about sending your orders. Please note that the time stated is UK time!

You can read Royal Mail recommended dates here. Don't forget we need time to process and pack your orders!

Image above is Christmas House card by Alice Pattullo and you can buy it on our website here.

Christmas Posting Dates

The last posting dates for some countries are coming upon us pretty quickly. For Australia and New Zealand  it is Wednesday! Please see the list below for our advised last orders. As ever, we would ask you to place your orders as soon as possible to ensure your parcel arrives in time (and that we don't sell out of anything!) and to advise you that these dates are just a guide. We cannot be held responsible for orders arriving late due to the postal service.

Please try to get your orders in by the following dates and times:

UK
Standard delivery - Wednesday 19th December 4pm
Express delivery by UPS (heavy/bulky items) - Thursday 20th December 4pm
Express delivery by Royal Mail Special Delivery* - Friday 21st December 4pm
(* Particularly heavy/bulky items may not be able to be sent by Special Delivery - please contact us if you require any advice or assistance)

Western Europe
Airmail - Tuesday 11th December 4pm
UPS for heavy bulky items - contact us for availability and price

Eastern Europe, Canada & USA
Airmail - Sunday 9th December 4pm

Africa, Caribbean, Central America, Middle East & South America
Airmail - Thursday 6th December 4pm

Asia, Australia, Far East (including Japan), New Zealand
Airmail - Tuesday 4th December 4pm

Please use these dates as a guide only and please feel free to contact us with any questions or queries about sending your orders. Please note that the time stated is UK time!

You can read the Royal Mail recommended dates here. Please don't forget that we need time to process and pack your orders!

Image above is Polar Bear Christmas card by Lisa Jones and can be found on our site here.

Christmas Exhibition at Soma

Soma Christmas Gift Guide

To help you out a little this Christmas we have compiled a gift guide from a few of our most popular and new items.



For Her

Clockwise from top left
Long super soft lambswool mittens by Donna Wilson available in 3 colouways £38
Cleopatra silk scarf by Cleo Ferin Mercury £65
Au Revoir silkscreen printed tote by by Gemma Correll and exclusive to Soma £10
Other Planets by Rob Ryan silkscreen print in mint green and raspberry £294 




For Him

Clockwise from top left
Ghost cufflinks by Tatty Devine £30
Work Hard letterpressed poster by Anthony Burrill £40
2012 Year Planner by Crispin Finn £12
Dead Wrestler silkscreen print on wood by Tom Frost £65




For Children

Clockwise from top left
Make Your Own Monster kit by Donna Wilson £15
Solar System lithographic poster by Ben Newman £12
Welcome to the Circus notebooks in two colours by Gemma Correll & Noodoll £11.50
Tropical Fish lithographic poster by Peskimo £10




Stocking Fillers

Wake Me Up enamel pin badge by Gemma Correll £4
How to Make Jewellery with Tatty Devine book £12.99
They Went That Way screenprinted hanging sign by Andy Smith £10
Letterpressed Coasters by Ryan Todd and New Found Original £8

Opening Times Over Christmas

We will be open Thursday 23rd 10am - 5:30pm and Friday 24th 10am - 4pm.

We are closed 25th, 26th, 27th. Opening times from 28th will depend on the weather so keep an eye on this blog and twitter for further details.

Postage will be affected and we will not be offering our next day delivery option between Christmas and New Year. We will aim to send out parcels during this period, but delivery times may be longer. Please get in touch if you need something for a specific date and we will see what we can do.

We will re-open early January. Dates will be confirmed closer to the time.

I Pretend to Work

The above image is by Andy Smith and is part of our Christmas Exhibition. We have this one in two colourways. You can see both here.

Print & Pattern blog kindly featured us which you can see here.

'I Pretend to Work' was also featured in Will Bryant's Holiday Gift guide on Poppytalk which you can see here.

Press from over Christmas

We had some lovely press over Christmas on various blogs.

Creative Review
Poppytalk
Print & Pattern
Wee Birdy

Fiona also did the Bristol City Guide for the Urban Outfitters website.

Other blogs to mention Soma and our artists recently include:

Design Milk piece on Sam Chivers
Planet Mithi - Winner of Amelia's Climate Change competition (Fiona was one of the judges)
Inspire - various artists
Print & Pattern - various artists
Wee Birdy - Birdy Pick of the Week - Ben Newman print

Image above 'Other Planets' by Rob Ryan.