Get summer ready with DCA Shop

The sun has been shining (between the rain showers), the school holidays are upon us and Jute Café Bar has been full of graduates this week - summer is well and truly here! To make sure you're prepared, we've highlighted some great products from DCA Shop to suit a variety of summer scenarios, take a look...

Sun's out, shades out

Our new range of CHPO sunglasses are perfect for sunny days. Made from recycled materials, there's a shape, colour and size to suit all styles. Find the full collection in store or you can shop the blue mirror WDC Recycled Steel Sunglasses online. Produced in collaboration with the charity Whale and Dolphin Conservation, 100% of CHPO's profit from each sale will be donated to their cause.

• WDC Recycled Steel Sunglasses | CHPO / Whale & Dolphin Conservation

Good times in the garden

Warm days call for time spent relaxing outdoors, be it in the garden or your nearest park. Sit back with a cool drink, be surrounded by nature and take some time to contemplate life's big ideas.

• Plant Awards | Another Studio
• DIY A-frame Birdhouse | Kikkerland
• Philosophy in 40 Ideas | The School of Life
• Insulated Stemless Cup | Swig
• Art Movement Plant Seed Pack | IsOl Barcelona

Off on an adventure

Whether you're heading off to the Scottish countryside, travelling further afield or taking the wee ones on a trip, make sure to pack the essentials.

• Bike Bell | Kikkerland
• Waterproof Phone Case | Wild+Wolf
• Cats & Dogs Four-in-a-Row Magnetic Game | Petit Collage
• Outlines Weatherproof Notebook | Leuchtturm1917
• Fire Extinguisher Water Bottle | Gulp

Rainy day entertainment

And for those days when the weather isn't quite as nice as we want it to be (you know it's going to happen), settle indoors with games and puzzles, get your creativity flowing with prompts and crayons, or travel to the great outdoors through the medium of memoir.

• ROYGBIV Eco-Friendly Crayons | A Childhood Store
• Spark Creativity | Chronicle Books
• Frank Lloyd Wright Fallingwater Double Sided Puzzle | Galison
• Pixelate - The Game of Bad Pixel Art | Ridley's Games
• The Living Mountain | Nan Shepherd 

We hope you have a great summer, however you're spending it. DCA Shop is on hand Mon - Sun, 11:00 - 18:00 or you can shop a selection of our products online 24/7. Every sale supports DCA, our programme and helps us to enrich people's lives through art, culture and creativity.