Autumn Fair International 2013, organised by i2i Events Group, will offer the biggest, best and most eclectic showcase of brand new Contemporary Gift & Home products available to the UK retail trade this side of Christmas. The show will run from September 1 – 4* at The NEC, Birmingham, with Contemporary Gift & Home located in Hall 3. This Hall also incorporates The Summerhouse, a treasure trove of design-led products for discerning retailers.
Some of the fantastic suppliers you can look forward to seeing in this part of the show include: Addject Ltd, Au Maison, Bolin Webb, Disaster Designs, Fifty One Percent, Ginko Eco-Electronics, Glaskoch, J-Me, Jollysmith Design, Koziol, Lene Bjerre Design, Luckies of London, Mustard, Wild & Wolf, Culinary Concepts, Miss Etoile Aps, Raine & Humble, Rex International, RJB Stone, SKK Ltd, Suck UK, Twig, Fallen Fruits, and Taschen.
New exhibitors for this year – including a host of top international suppliers – are Gift of the Year 2013 winner Cubic Products, Beulah Home Accessories, Forever England, Dunk Trading, Propaganda, KylsKapspoesi AB, Uyani and Raine & Humble.
One of the most exciting feature areas launching at Autumn Fair International for the first time in 2013 is Design Lab, showcasing the unique work of 14 cutting-edge designer-makers. This exclusive platform will shine a spotlight on the best of design innovation in the contemporary gift and home sector, from companies that have never before been seen at Autumn Fair. The launch of Design Lab at Autumn Fair follows on from its successful debut at sister show Spring Fair International 2013.
Another important category within Hall 3 will be hand-crafted products created by designer-makers from the UK and overseas. A central feature of this artisan zone will be the wonderful Design Gap showcase of British designers creating ceramics, handmade greeting cards, gift jewellery, sculpture and other unique products that are perfect for boutique retailers.
Also located within Contemporary Gift & Home will be the inspirational Trend Bar café and product installation, where WGSN will present key future trends for gifts and home interiors will be stylishly presented using products launched by Autumn Fair exhibitors.
Close to the Trend Bar will be one of the most popular and longest-standing Autumn Fair show features, the Talking Point Seminar, where invaluable trend insights and business advice will be presented throughout the day by industry experts.
Autumn Fair key account manager for Contemporary Gift & Home, Jessica Dawnay, comments: “I’m very excited about Autumn Fair 2013 this will be the 5th Autumn Fair I have worked on, and we have by far the largest showcase of high-end, design and cutting edge products of the season, with a wide range of new exhibitors launching products that will give retailers the head start on new trends and Spring previews. It’s all about getting the buyers inspired and giving them advice on how they can stand out on the high street ’’
*Volume Hall opens one day earlier on August 31.
Images from top: Suck UK, Birdy, Propaganda
