The British Craft Trade Fair (BCTF) has announced that it will run an online, interactive exhibition for designer-makers who are already signed up for this year’s event. The online show will be open to registered and approved buyers from June 14 – 15 (10.00 – 17.00) via the BCTF website with this year’s BCTF award-winners
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British family business, My Gifts Trade, started out life as the Music Exchange in 1966 and since 2014 has successfully diversified into home and giftware, employing 32 people and operating from a 1,200m² warehouse facility near Manchester. Director Nikki Courtney gives an honest account of the life of a business in lockdown, saying: “As we
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The premiere home and gift retail trade event taking place in the Benelux region, showUP, has been rescheduled for September 27-28 2020 and will take place at the Brabanthallen exhibition hall in the city of Den Bosch in the South of Holland. Event organiser, Daan van Trigt, comments: “After consultation with the venue and local
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To help control the spread of the novel coronavirus, employers have encouraged their employees to work from home. However, being confined in your home for weeks can become boring, and you need to keep yourself engaged to avoid boredom. Starting a garden is one of the best ways to enjoy some sunshine while spending time
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UK contemporary designer-makers portfolio, Design Nation, is proud to announce an amazingly talented new group of members, which were recently selected by an independent panel of industry professionals. Twenty-two makers and designers impressed the vigorous panel, the biggest new cohort of members for many months. Applications were particularly strong from those working with glass and
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While the negative economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the housewares sector remains unchanged (forecast growth in expenditure for 2020 has dropped to minus 14.4% – from £13.6 bn to £11.7 bn compared to 2019), the British Home Enhancement Trade Association (BHETA)’s latest weekly Covid-19 financial update shows some glimmers of hope for the
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