NY NOW, the American market for home, lifestyle and giftware, has revealed the winners of the Accent on Design® Awards, which recognizes product design excellence, innovation and creativity. The award for Overall Excellence went to W&P, a Brooklyn-based product design company with a mission to create products that inspire your daily interactions with food and
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The Office for National Statistics (ONS) reported that retail sales in August rose by 3.3% compared with the same month a year earlier and by 0.3% on a month-to-month basis. This has surprised economists who had expected shoppers to rein in their spending. The unexpected results were driven by a rise of 4.5% in the
Brand Licensing Europe has revealed the six finalists of the 2018 License This! competition. For the first time this year there are two award categories: Character & Animation and Brand & Design. The winers will be chosen during an event at the Brands & Lifestyle Theatre at BLE on Thursday 11 October at 12.30pm. All
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We recently discovered the work of Yorkshire artist and illustrator, Eleanor Tomlinson, who developed her passion wildlife and the countryside into this beautiful range of cards, stationery, limited edition prints and homeware. Says Eleanor, who will exhibit at the British Craft Trade Fair for the first time in April: “Taking great pride in
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As we made our round of the summer and autumn shows we were also mindful of heading quickly into the all-important trading season for gifts and decorative accessories, which is of course Christmas. High Street bellwether, John Lewis, has tried to predict how Brits will be decorating their homes for Christmas this year via seven
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Renowned British design brand, Orla Kiely, has closed all of its stores and website in the UK and Ireland, as parent company Kiely Rowan appoints David Rubin & Partners as administrators. The £8million brand has branches in London, Kildare and New York City. The closure took effect on Monday September 17, when the company’s 56
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