PG Live, organised by Max Publishing, has revealed the finalists for this year’s greeting card Oscars, The Henries awards. The coveted award for Most Promising Young Designer or Artist 2013 will be a closely-run contest between six great greetings designers:
- Claire Louise Hill of Claire Louise
- Jessica Hogarth of Jessica Hogarth Designs
- Helen John of Hotchpotch
- Cameron Pitcairn of Urban Twist
- Jo Rose of Deer Little Forest
- Anna Wise of Rachel Ellen Designs
15,000 greeting cards and pieces of giftwrap were entered for the first round of judging and the short-list made by a panel of 40 top greeting card buyers.
The coveted Bronze, Silver and Gold award for Best Service to the Independent Retailer will be decided between the following 12 publishers:
- Abacus Cards
- Carte Blanche Greetings Group
- Hallmark
- International Cards and Gifts
- Jonny Javelin
- Nigel Quiney
- Noel Tatt
- Paperlink
- Second Nature
- The Great British Card Company
- UK Greetings
- Woodmansterne Publications
The 2013 Henry Cole classic Award will be chosen from the following five greeting card ranges:
- Quicksilver from Wendy Jones-Blackett
- Ribticklers from Pigment
- Second Nature Pop Ups from Second Nature
- Spring Chicken from Peartree Heybridge
- The Funny Side Of Life from Rainbow (Ling Design)
- Woodmansterne Fine Art from Woodmansterne Publications
You can view the full list of finalists here and discover who all the winners are at the glittering awards ceremony, due to take place on Thursday October 10 at the Lancaster London hotel with a Calypso theme. G&G Review will be in full attendance with our cameras at the ready!
Pictured here are Charlotte Cowell of G&G Review, Ramin Rouhani and Alison Graham of award sponsor Spring Fair International at last year’s awards
