The three new independent shops opening at historic Leeds Corn Exchange

The three new stories - independent art gallery Cole’s Gallery, upcycled homeware retailer The Crafty Bar Steward and luxury leather retailer S.Joon - join the 24 other independents already based out of of the Grade I listed Victoria building.

Cole's Gallery is run by award-winning artist Joss Cole, and will feature new and established artists from Yorkshire and further afield. Joss, who has exhibited his own works in London and Harrogate, moves across from Kirkgate Market.

The Crafty Bar Steward is led by Dean Collinson, whose green ethos has inspired a collection of upcycled furniture created with fallen branches, trees and other items found in reclamation yards and on forays with his aptly named dog, Oak.