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Rose Lane
Who We Are
Rose Lane is an independent shop in the historic heart of St Ives selling homeware, art, ephemera and antiques. On the corner of Rose Lane and The Digey, the store sells naive paintings and primitive pieces sourced in the UK, Europe and the USA. Just around the corner from the cottage in which celebrated artist Alfred Wallis used to live, Rose Lane has been restored with Victorian floorboards, heritage paint colours and antique apothecary dressers.
Our Team
Founder & Curator
ROSIE OSBORNE
Rosie moved to Paris aged 20 where she spent 7 years working for an interior design company, sourcing antiques, curating interiors and staging photoshoots. She moved back to St Ives in 2016 and published her first book 'Free Spirits', a collection of interviews with artists that she had been working on since she was a teenager. In 2022, Rosie opened Rose Lane. Alongside the lane, Rosie runs a not-for-profit artists residency programme called The New St Ives School, welcoming artists from around the world to live and work in St Ives. She enjoys scouring flea markets, writing and long walks in nearby Zennor.
Sales Assistant
LYNDA DAVIES
Lynda Davies is a former Communications Director who settled in St. Ives in 2009. A poet, writer and collector of art and antiques, she has a passion for travel, interiors and curios and enjoys her morning conversations at Rose Lane. Lynda's memoir Just Me was launched at Rose Lane in 2024.
Shop Manager
BLISS LEES
Bliss has a wide range of experience in customer facing roles, having worked in cafes and restaurants all over Cornwall. After cheffing and hosting supper clubs, she turned her hand to creative writing, completing an SEO course in creative writing. Bliss writes the copy for Rose Lane alongside her managerial role in the store, applying her attention to detail to the day-to-day running of the shop. In her spare time she enjoys baking, writing and hunting through vintage shops.
Sales Assistant
ALFIE MANLY
Alfie has worked in numerous retail roles in Brighton and relocated to St Ives after having spent much-loved years in the town as a child. Working as a chef in the cafes and restaurants for years, Alfie completed the Rose Lane team, joining as a sales assistant. He enjoys listening to music, coastal walks and playing guitar in his spare time.