about us
Interesting Things is a brand new, family-owned and operated store in the heart of Kensington Market. Founded in 2024, we combine traditional retail space with a vibrant pop-up vendor market featuring independent local artisans and retailers. From jewellery and accessories, to collectibles, figurines, and plushies, we invite you to discover something that will spark your interest!
what's in store
Fashionable, Fun and Unique Jewellery
Earrings, necklaces, anklets, rings and more, plus one-of-a-kind hand-crafted pieces by artist-in-residence Jessica Poon Woo / JPW Jewellery
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Collectible Characters
Characters and pop culture icons you know and love including Pokémon, Kirby, Sonny Angel, One Piece, Star Wars, Sanrio, Gudetama and more
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All-Ages Activities
Trading cards, mystery boxes, puzzles, Lucky Cat prize game and Gachapon toy capsule machines
Pop-Up Events
Vendor Markets, card trade nights, and other social events to connect you with your like-minded community
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Our stock is growing and changing daily — come visit us in store to see what we've got for you to discover!
vendor market
Interesting Things features a pop-up Vendor Market, typically hosted on weekends and holidays, featuring local artisans and retailers with a variety of goods. Our recent (and returning!) vendors have sold skin care products, nail art, hair accessories, handmade soap, brooches and stickers, artwork and much more. Check out a few of our past vendors and their products below.
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We are no longer accepting vendor applications for the remainder of 2024. Stay tuned for future vendor market opportunities — we will share about upcoming independently-hosted pop-up markets on our Instagram page!
about the owner
jpw jewellery
Self-care can be defined in many ways, but I see it as anything you do to help keep yourself in a good mental state.
Jessica Poon Woo
Founder & Jeweller, JPW Jewellery
Owner, Interesting Things
Jessica Poon Woo is the owner of Interesting Things and the store's resident goldsmith. Under the moniker JPW Jewellery, Jessica makes "wearable self-care": tactile pieces with organic curves, textures and moving parts. Her work often involves creating shapes from uplifting words and affirmations that serve as little inspirational reminders.
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Jessica began to craft jewellery while on leave from her job as a high school Math teacher due to health problems. She took a course called Jewellery Making for Complete Beginners at a community college and quickly fell in love with the work, especially the satisfaction of holding and wearing a piece of jewellery made with your own hands. She went on to study goldsmithing and jewellery design in the Jewellery Arts program at George Brown College in Toronto, graduating from the program and continuing her work through JPW Jewellery.
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Jessica works primarily in sterling silver, but also uses brass, copper, and gold. With sustainability at the forefront of her artistic practice, she buys used tools, supplies and metal whenever possible, and integrates offcuts (metal scraps left over from other projects) in much of her work. Jessica believes that turning discarded waste into something beautiful enhances the positivity of the piece.
Working in residence at her new Kensington Market storefront, Interesting Things, Jessica looks forward to her designs and work evolving as she creates jewellery. You can see many of her recent pieces on her Instagram @jpwjewellery or visit Jessica to see and buy her jewellery in person at Interesting Things, located at 173 Baldwin Street in downtown Toronto.
For inquiries about custom jewellery designs, repairs and restorations, contact Jessica on IG @jpwjewellery or by email to info@interestingthings.ca.
