License This! finalists announced
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Six brand designers have been shortlisted for the License This! 2020 final, with the winners to be announced on Thursday October 8 at 10.00 am
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15 UK sellers are Etsy Design Awards finalists
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The finalists of the Etsy Design Awards (aka The Etsies), announced on Tuesday 22 September, included 15 UK sellers shortlisted from tens of thousands of
Paperworld, Christmasworld and Ambiente postponed until April 2021
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Focus on the Essential
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Margeret Bunn, organiser of the British Craft Trade Fair writes: As individuals and communities emerge from the first wave of Covid lockdown and attempt to
20 Makers, 20 Objects
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Showcasing the diversity of the UK’s craft and design talent is critical during these unprecedented times. In Design-Nation’s first landmark project, ‘20 Makers, 20 Objects’,
GIMA urges booming garden centre retailers to place pre-season orders
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Retailers must place pre-season orders without delay or the spectre of stock shortages risks making a comeback in 2021, writes Garden Industry Manufacturers Association (GIMA)
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