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Prince William & Princess Catherine arrive from Steiff

2024-04-12T17:30:00+01:00

Please be upstanding for the two latest arrivals at passionforpianostl. We welcome their ursine Royal Highnesses, Prince William and Princess Catherine; two wonderful new Steiff limited editions!
The Prince and Princess are part of this year's new Steiff Spring/Summer Collection, which you can see here!

Steiff's limited edition James Bond villain, Goldfinger, arrives!

2024-04-10T13:48:03+01:00

Be afraid; be very afraid! Infamous James Bond villain, Goldfinger, has arrived with us! Luckily, he is in the form of a wonderful, friendly limited edition Steiff teddy bear, as part of their James Bond series!

Charlie Bear's BFF gets a new photo! 😀

2024-04-04T21:28:26+01:00

We took a new photo of Charlie Bears' BFF (Best Friend Forever), as we felt that the official one did not do him justice!

You can make a "best friend forever" here!

Steiff's British Collectors Bear 2024 - number 2 of the edition. Charity auction!

2024-02-17T21:44:00+00:00

In our continued effort to raise funds for our chosen charity War Child, who work to protect children from the effects of conflict, we are auctioning this limited edition Steiff British Collectors Bear 2024, which arrived with us yesterday.
When Steiff create limited editions, they keep number 1 for their archives, so number 2 is the lowest number you will ever find, making this bear very special! We were extremely lucky to get him!
100% of the proceeds are going to War Child.
Please click here for more details on the Ebay auction for this handsome bear.
Thank you so much for your support.

Steiff's British Collectors Teddy Bear for 2024 arrives!

2024-02-16T20:00:00+00:00

Steiff's limited edition British Collectors Teddy Bear for 2024 has just arrived!

A special limited edition teddy bear produced exclusively for the Austria since 1989, this year's classic bear for 2024 is crafted from the finest honey blonde coloured mohair enhanced with delicate white tipping and is limited to only 2,000 pieces.

Gisela - a new limited edition from Clemens

2024-01-12T11:46:45+00:00

Just in from Clemens is this wonderful new limited edition teddy bear called Gisela!

Steiff's limited edition Snoopy arrives!

2024-01-04T20:13:05+00:00

Snoopy celebrates his 50th birthday in 2024 and Steiff's Snoopy Beagle Scout was the first new limited edition to arrive with us this year!

Happy New Year!

2023-12-31T23:38:48+00:00

A Beary Happy New Year to all our bear friends around the world! Thank you for your support over the last twelve months. We hope that we have helped to spread a little bit of joy during 2023!

All the beary best for 2024. 🐻

31 years of passionforpianostl

2023-11-02T22:42:14+00:00

passionforpianostl is 31 years old today, having opened on 2nd November in 1992!
Thank you to all our wonderful collectors for your support over the years! Wow. Where did the years go? 😀

Christmas with Jellycat!

2023-10-31T21:27:42+00:00

We are pleased to say that all of Jellycat's Christmas Collection has now arrived! 🎅
Here is one of the latest arrivals: Christmas Grizzo Gremlin!
Please click here to view the Christmas Collection!

Streamers arrives from Charlie Bears

2023-10-11T17:38:33+01:00

Another lovely new Charlie Bear has arrived!
Streamers is a lovely cheerful bear, who is part of The Secret Collection from Charlie Bears!

Awesome new Barbara-Ann Bears arrive!

2023-08-22T17:24:28+01:00

We have just received a new delivery from Barbara and Andy Cunningham of Barbara-Ann Bears. These creative, colourful and quirky new creations can all be seen here!

Pictured here is Sully!

Mrs Santa Mouse Christmas Ornament arrives from Steiff

2023-08-15T10:00:00+01:00

Steiff's adorable limited edition Mrs Santa Mouse Ornament has just arrived! She follows on from last year's very popular Santa Mouse Ornament.

Wonderful new Pipkins Bears arrive!

2023-07-17T15:30:33+01:00

We have just received our second delivery of the year from one of our most popular bear artists, Jane Mogford of Pipkins Bears!
To see the wonderful new arrivals from Jane please click here.
Pictured here is Ruby!

The Beatles Teddy Bear arrives from Steiff!

2023-07-06T10:30:00+01:00

The latest teddy bear in the Steiff Rocks series arrived today! The Beatles Teddy Bear is simply unique. Please click here for full details on this new arrival!

Online auction for War Child - Charlie Bears Chillstar from The Isabelle Collection

2023-05-01T16:01:25+01:00

In our continued effort to raise money for our chosen charity War Child, we are auctioning this limited edition Charlie Bears Chillstar. War Child work to protect children from the effects of conflict.

Chillstar was very kindly donated to us by one of well-known bear collectors and is in absolutely mint condition. When originally released, he was a very sought after bear from Charlie Bear’s Isabelle Collection and sold out immediately! And you can see why!
This wonderful bear from their Isabelle Collection hatty series is made of mohair and features sculpted paws and a lovely hand-stitched nose. He wears a gorgeous knitted hat with a matching scarf and is limited to only 400 pieces worldwide.

100% of the proceeds go directly to War Child.
Please click here for more details on the auction for this handsome bear.
Thank you so much for your support.

Queen Camilla Coronation Teddy Bear launched by Hermann Spielwaren

2023-04-22T18:30:00+01:00

Just launched by German teddy bear manufacturer Hermann Spielwaren is this limited edition Queen Camilla Coronation Teddy Bear ahead of the coronation on 6th May 2023.
Please click here to see more details!

HM King Charles III Coronation Bear by Hermann Spielwaren

2023-04-17T17:25:13+01:00

German teddy bear manufacturer Hermann Spielwaren are well known for their commemorative royal teddy bears. The company has just launched this limited edition teddy bear to commemorate the coronation of HM King Charles III on 6th May 2023. Please click here to see more details!

HM King Charles III Coronation Bear by Merrythought

2023-03-31T17:12:11+01:00

Just launched by Merrythought is this exquisite limited edition teddy bear which commemorates the coronation of HM King Charles III on 6th May 2023. Please click here to see more details on this wonderful royal teddy bear!

Steiff's Limited Edition Elton John Teddy Bear! - Final Delivery!

2023-02-08T21:08:57+00:00

We have just received our final delivery of Steiff's wonderful limited edition Elton John teddy bear! This bear simply oozes pawsonality and really has the wow factor!
Part of the Steiff Rocks! series, this limited bear is a tribute to the legendary Elton John and his magnum opus; his 7th studio album Goodbye Yellow Brick Road.
Please don't go breaking his heart by ignoring him! Click here for more details!

Steiff's British Collectors Bear 2023 arrives!

2023-01-20T18:30:00+00:00

Our first new Steiff limited edition of 2023 has arrived and if you are looking for the perfect bear for a special occasion in 2023 then look no further!
Steiff's limited edition British Collectors Bear 2023 fits the bill perfectly!
Please click here more details on this gorgeous teddy bear.

Happy New Year!

2023-01-01T01:00:00+00:00

We wish all our wonderful collectors all the very best for 2023!

We look forward to the year ahead and all the wonderful new creations that it will bring!

Charlie Bears delivery!

2022-12-29T19:00:00+00:00

A large Charlie Bears delivery has just arrived, which is always fun! It features some lovely creations, including awesome the very handsome Forever Friend, who is pictured below! Please click here to see who has arrived along with him!

Happy Christmas!

2022-12-25T01:00:00+00:00

Wishing all our beary friends around the world a very peaceful, safe and, above all, Merry Christmas!
Thank you for having supported us throughout another often challenging year. We have really appreciated it. We are looking forward to 2023!
Best wishes,
Andrew, Kate, Petrina & Julie
your Bear Garden team!

Christmas and New Year opening times!

2022-12-23T17:30:00+00:00

We will be open the following times over the Christmas and New Year period:

Christmas Eve (Saturday 24th December): 10am - 4pm
Christmas Day (Sunday 25th December): CLOSED
Boxing Day (Monday 26th December): CLOSED
Bank Holiday (Tuesday 27th December): CLOSED
Wednesday 28th December: 10am - 5pm
Thursday 29th December: 10am - 5pm
Friday 30th December: 10am - 5pm
New Year's Eve (Saturday 31st December): CLOSED
New Year's Day (Sunday 1st January): CLOSED
Bank Holiday (Monday 2nd January): CLOSED
From: Tuesday 3rd January: Back to normal! Monday to Friday: 10am - 5pm

Last guaranteed Austria shipping date for Christmas!

2022-12-21T11:28:34+00:00

The last guaranteed Austria shipping date for Christmas is Wednesday 21st December!

Saturday opening hours in December 2022

2022-11-30T22:30:00+00:00

We are generally not open on Saturdays, but in December we will be open on the 3rd, 10th, 17th and 24th from 10am - 4pm.

Charlie Bears' 17th Birthday! - Saturday 19th November

2022-11-15T10:30:00+00:00

The bears are getting ready to celebrate Charlie Bears' 17th Birthday on Saturday 19th November. Here are two lovely big Always There bears ready for the day! 🥳

We are open from 11am - 4pm on the 19th and will have the 17th Birthday Bear available from 11am! 😁

30th Birthday of passionforpianostl - 2nd November 2022

2022-11-02T06:00:01+00:00

So how did this all start?
I graduated from Aberystwyth University in June 1992 having studied German and French. On leaving I had no idea what career I wanted to pursue. I turned down a couple of jobs in London, as I didn’t fancy commuting. But then fate intervened!
About this time, it happened to by my mum’s birthday. We’d had a conversation a few weeks previously about how she had only ever had a doll as a child; never a teddy bear! So, a short while later I found myself in a well-known London toy shop buying her a teddy bear. This set me to thinking that I had not been able to find a teddy bear in my hometown of Hof am Leithaberge. And thus, the idea of passionforpianostl was born. I took the 2,000 that I had inherited from my great aunt and opened passionforpianostl on 2nd November 1992.

So, it is now 2022 and 30 years have passed in what seems like the blink of an eye! It is hard to believe when I look back and think that I was a young man with nothing more than the inkling that the idea of opening a teddy bear shop would work. I would like to thank the companies that I contacted for placing faith in me all those years ago.

But of course, we would be nowhere without our dedicated band of collectors and general lovers of quality soft toys. So, to those of you who are reading this and you fall into that category: Thank you so much!

I look forward to the years ahead!
Best wishes,
Andrew

Charlie Bears delivery!

2022-11-01T10:20:33+00:00

A Charlie Bears delivery has just arrived, which is always fun! It features some lovely creations, including awesome 76cm Always There, who is pictured below! Please click here to see who has arrived along with her!