Isabel Bloom has relocated from Davenport’s East Village to newly renovated Gordon – Van Tine Building
Davenport, Iowa –As of Friday, November 25th Isabel Bloom customers will once again be able to watch artisans create sculptures at the iconic company’s new flagship Davenport showroom. Just as in Isabel’s day, all operations – including retail and the entire handcrafted production – are now housed together under one roof.
Formerly located in Davenport’s East Village, Isabel Bloom has moved its retail showroom one mile west to a more spacious location at 736 Federal Street (The Gordon-Van Tine Buildings formerly known as Harborview) in Davenport, where most of the company’s handcrafted process has taken place since 1996.
A Whole New Shopping Experience
“The new showroom, with its exposed ceiling and over-sized windows overlooking the production area, will give customers a whole new shopping experience,” says co-owner and sculptor, Donna Young. “Along with the fresh new surroundings, customers can observe artisans creating a much broader array of designs than in the past, including functional pieces such as decorative bowls, as well as whimsical Garden Gnomes and seasonal pieces like the new Cornucopia, cast and finished in beautiful falls hues.”
A Tourist Destination
“We hope to become a popular tourist destination, where people will have the opportunity to take guided tours of the handcrafted process developed by Isabel Bloom herself. Once the dust settles, we will be expanding our current free tour schedule based on customer demand”, says co-owner Bill Barrett. The tour experience includes a video highlighting the life and legendary career of Iowa artist, Isabel Bloom.
As the final stages are completed, there will be ample parking to accommodate both customers and tour guests. There will be a small meeting room allowing organizations and clubs to host meetings or small receptions prior to taking the tour.
The opportunity to move came courtesy of the recent sale of Harborview to local developer Joe Erenberger and partners Y & J Properties. The building housed Isabel Bloom offices and production for years. Erenberger is in the process of renovating it into an upscale, multi-use building with condominiums on the top floors and other businesses on the lower floors.
Isabel Bloom retail showrooms are also located on John Deere Commons in Moline, Northpark Mall in Davenport, Downtown LeClaire and Valley West Mall in West Des Moines. For more information, please call (800) 273-5436.
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