The Giftware Association has unveiled the shortlist for its Gift of the Year 2026 Awards. After an incredible response from the home and gift industry, the judging panel, which included Home & Giftware Editor, Charlotte Cowell, spent weeks reviewing hundreds of entries to select the most innovative, inspiring, and commercially brilliant products across all categories.
This year’s shortlist is a true celebration of creativity. Judges have described the process as one of the toughest yet, with standards soaring and competition fiercer than ever. From clever design solutions to trend-setting gifts, these products represent the very best our industry has to offer.
The shortlisted products now move forward to the highly anticipated live judging round, taking place at Spring Fair at the NEC Birmingham from 1–4 February 2026 .The live judging will give our panel the chance to see, touch, and experience the products in person.
The live round is a fantastic opportunity for brands to shine. With thousands of buyers, retailers, and industry professionals attending Spring Fair, will showcase shortlisted products to a massive audience at one of the biggest events in the home and giftware calendar.
Winners will be announced at the Gift Awards 2026, a glamorous black-tie celebration at the Royal Lancaster Hotel, London, in May 2026. This prestigious evening brings the industry together to honour excellence, applaud innovation, and celebrate the people and brands that make the giftware world so vibrant.
Chris Workman, PR & Marketing Manager at The Giftware Association, commented: “The Gift of the Year competition continues to highlight the incredible creativity and passion within our industry. This year’s entries have raised the bar yet again, and we can’t wait to see the shortlisted products shine at Spring Fair and beyond. Good luck to all our entrants – we look forward to celebrating with you at the Gift Awards in May!”
Shortlist
Affordable Gifts Art & Crafts Egg tins filled with Chocolate Eggs Elite
Affordable Gifts Birthday Interview Books Pretty Perfect Products
Affordable Gifts Boxed Ceramic Decoration Belly Button Designs
Affordable Gifts Cat, Sloth & Capybara Screen Cleaners Gift Republic
Affordable Gifts Grab and Go Play Activity Cards UnderSky
Affordable Gifts Mini Matches (Football, Golf, Rugby) Pikkii
Affordable Gifts Mystery Guides Mystery Guides
Affordable Gifts Pencilmark Thinking Gifts Company Ltd.
Affordable Gifts Pretty Little Birds Wild Things Gifts
Affordable Gifts Tiny Notes (A7 Notebooks) Ohh Deer
Affordable Gifts Warmies Mini’s Warmies
Affordable Gifts You’re my Lobster The Chocolate Gift Company
Beauty, Bath & Spa Ancient Witch Bath Spell Potion Ancient Wisdom
Beauty, Bath & Spa BACK TO BASICS — HIMALAYAN BATH SALTS FYG
Beauty, Bath & Spa BACK TO BASICS — LUXURY HAND CREAMS FYG
Beauty, Bath & Spa BUBBLE SHOTS Wild Olive Ltd
Beauty, Bath & Spa Glow Revival Skincare Set Marigold Charms
Beauty, Bath & Spa Heritage Lily of the Valley Collection The English Soap Company
Beauty, Bath & Spa Retro Bath Pearls – Pack of 30 ROOK STORES LTD
Beauty, Bath & Spa Shower Steamers Wild Olive Ltd
Beauty, Bath & Spa Signature ‘Tranquility’ Twenty Minute Candle Gift Sets Cotton & Grey Ltd
Beauty, Bath & Spa The Christmas Edit Candles FYG
Beauty, Bath & Spa The Indulgence Collection Meg Hawkins
Beauty, Bath & Spa Tiny Town Soaps Neon Magpie
Beauty, Bath & Spa Vegan Organic Letterbox Shower Spa Gift Colllection Marigold Charms
Branded and Licensed Gifts Build Your Own Matilda Book Nook Build Your Own Kits
Branded and Licensed Gifts DCUK Aardman Collection DCUK
Branded and Licensed Gifts Diagon Alley The Carat Shop
Branded and Licensed Gifts Feathers McGraw Range Pawprint Family
Branded and Licensed Gifts Fox Under the Moon – Sentiment Jewellery Joe Davies (Manchester) Ltd
Branded and Licensed Gifts Harry Potter Wax Melt Collection – Imperial Candles Imperial Essences LTD
Branded and Licensed Gifts Jane Austen x British Library Collection Victoria Eggs
Branded and Licensed Gifts Mr. Men Little Miss range Rainbow Designs
Branded and Licensed Gifts Peter Rabbit Baby Robert Frederick Ltd
Branded and Licensed Gifts Royal Horticultural Society – Wall Hanging Paint By Numbers Kits West Design Products
Branded and Licensed Gifts Stitch GloBuddies Paladone Products
Cards, Wraps & Stationery Audiobook in a Card Spiracle Audiobooks
Cards, Wraps & Stationery Big Mouth automatic bookmark Thinking Gifts Company Ltd.
Cards, Wraps & Stationery Designworks Ink A Dopo! Designworks Collective
Cards, Wraps & Stationery Flower Pot Pencil Sharpener WITH Creative
Cards, Wraps & Stationery Fox Under The Moon Meaningful Stationery Collection Joe Davies (Manchester) Ltd
Cards, Wraps & Stationery Pencilmark Thinking Gifts Company Ltd.
Cads, Wraps & Stationery Pressed & Posted Letterpress Cards Stormy Knight
Cards, Wraps & Stationery Rainbow Dachshund Markers Kikkerland Europe BV
Cards, Wraps & Stationery Recycled Sari Gift Wrap Namaste
Cards, Wraps & Stationery Tea Round Tags IF
Cards, Wraps & Stationery The Bouquet in a Book: Spring David & Charles Ltd
Cards, Wraps & Stationery V&A Neon Floral Stationery Ohh Deer
Cards, Wraps & Stationery What’s The Cat Up To Notes Pikkii
Children’s, Educational and Pre-School 3D Models Orange Tree Toys
Children’s, Educational and Pre-School About Hedgehog children’s book Eco-Able Ltd
Children’s, Educational and Pre-School Big Mouth automatic bookmark Thinking Gifts Company Ltd.
Children’s, Educational and Pre-School Counting Wobble Neck Giraffe Bigjigs Toys
Children’s, Educational and Pre-School Fun Things To Do… (range) Pikkii
Children’s, Educational and Pre-School Go Genius Great Britain – Family Card Game whiz kid games
Children’s, Educational and Pre-School Grab and Go Play Activity Cards UnderSky
Children’s, Educational and Pre-School Jumini Baby (silicone) Inside Out Toys Ltd
Children’s, Educational and Pre-School Jumini Giftable Inside Out Toys Ltd
Children’s, Educational and Pre-School Poppy the Pea Book and Growing Kit Bundle Gardening for Kids Ltd
Children’s, Educational and Pre-School Softies Widdop & Co.
Children’s, Educational and Pre-School Solar System Craft Kit Cotton Twist
Contemporary Gift Amore Widdop & Co.
Contemporary Gift Become An Expert In – range Pikkii
Contemporary Gift Bookaroo Book (Ruck) Sack IF
Contemporary Gift Candlelight’s ‘Angus McTwigly’ Highland Cow Candlelight Products
Contemporary Gift Dog Phone Stand Kikkerland Europe BV
Contemporary Gift Flower Measuring Spoons Sass & Belle
Contemporary Gift Love Your Lenses IF
Contemporary Gift POTR Letterbox Vase POTR
Contemporary Gift Retro Floral Whistling Kettle Range Enamelhappy Limited
Contemporary Gift Shaded Art kits Shaded Art Kits
Contemporary Gift Sylva Table Lamp Gingko Design
Contemporary Gift The Cardboard Vase Sleeve IF
Contemporary Gift The Mini Matchbox Cross Stitch Kit Range The Crafty Kit Company Ltd
Contemporary Gift Tiny Notes (A7 Notebooks) Ohh Deer
Contemporary Gift Zipcharger Thinking Gifts Company Ltd.
Design & Craft Bothy Vase Leamne art and crafts
Design & Craft Color by Numbers: Travel Search Press
Design & Craft Crochet Emotional Support Sunflower Heaven Sends LTD
Design & Craft Make Your Own Kits (Flying Fairies, Rockets, Theatre and Furry Friends) Pikkii
Design & Craft Oribon 15pc CDU – Origami Plant Pots Sting in the Tail Ltd
Design & Craft Paint and Pose Block Design
Design & Craft Pocket Crochet – Mini DIY Crochet Kits Gift Republic
Design & Craft Shaded Art kits Shaded Art Kits
Design & Craft Simply Make Seasonal Needle Felting Designs West Design Products
Design & Craft Stitch Your Craft Tools – Embroidery Kit Collection Chasing Threads
Design & Craft The Artist’s Colour Mixing Card Deck – Watercolour Search Press
Design & Craft Tiny Trinkets Beading Kit Cotton Twist
Ethical and Sustainable Gift Blade & Rose – WWF Organic Range BLADE AND ROSE
Ethical and Sustainable Gift Bookaroo Book (Ruck) Sack IF
Ethical and Sustainable Gift Eco Bamboo Game Collection Robert Frederick Ltd
Ethical and Sustainable Gift Flat-pack self-watering POTR Ocean Pot POTR
Ethical and Sustainable Gift Foodie Flavours True Origin
Ethical and Sustainable Gift Fragments of Fashion Talking tables
Ethical and Sustainable Gift Gruffalo Mini Collectable range Playpress Toys Ltd
Ethical and Sustainable Gift Guild Mor Bags Leather Guild
Ethical and Sustainable Gift Handmade Wooden Toys Coloured with Natural Dyes Ethiqana
Ethical and Sustainable Gift Make Your Own Sari Wreath Kit Pri Pri
Ethical and Sustainable Gift Recycled Sari Reusable Cracker Namaste
Ethical and Sustainable Gift The Cardboard Vase Sleeve IF
Ethical and Sustainable Gift WarmSoles ® Westmorland Sheepskins
Ethical and Sustainable Gift Wax Melt Bars HENRY AND COMPANY
Ethical and Sustainable Gift Wooden Busy Bee (B&B) House of Marbles (Town Mills Craft Centre) Ltd
Fashion Accessories, Textiles and Jewellery Anya – Rose Quartz & Brass Hexagons Glasses Chain Kodes
Fashion Accessories, Textiles and Jewellery Aromatherapy Essential Oil Diffuser Bracelets with semi precious stones Kodes
Fashion Accessories, Textiles and Jewellery Birthstone Charm Jewellery Gold Trip
Fashion Accessories, Textiles and Jewellery Embroidered Cosmetic Bags Wrendale Designs
Fashion Accessories, Textiles and Jewellery Embroidered Handkerchiefs Inspirational by Design Ltd T/A Dalaco
Fashion Accessories, Textiles and Jewellery Fox Under the Moon – Sentiment Jewellery Joe Davies (Manchester) Ltd
Fashion Accessories, Textiles and Jewellery Gem Jars – Crystal Chip Bracelets & Poem Letterbox love
Fashion Accessories, Textiles and Jewellery Men’s Charm Bracelets Inspirational by Design Ltd T/A Dalaco
Fashion Accessories, Textiles and Jewellery Mother’s Day Flower Box with sleeve Life Charms
Fashion Accessories, Textiles and Jewellery Party Feet Rosie Made A Thing
Fashion Accessories, Textiles and Jewellery Petal & Stone Arran Bay
Fashion Accessories, Textiles and Jewellery Wildflower Pins Sunshine Lane
Festive & Occasions Audiobook in a Card Christmas Collection Spiracle Audiobooks
Festive & Occasions Blade & Rose – Halloween Collection BLADE AND ROSE
Festive & Occasions FESTIVE TREATS Wild Olive Ltd
Festive & Occasions Festive Trivia Baubles (range) Pikkii
Festive & Occasions Fold Your Own Christmas Tree Pikkii
Festive & Occasions Icons Christmas Jumpers Widdop & Co.
Festive & Occasions Pop-out Christmas Bauble Cards Stormy Knight
Festive & Occasions Santa Tracker Advent Calendar With Activity Cards Designer Kids and Baby Ltd
Festive & Occasions Stitched Christmas Tree Decoration Kit Cotton Twist
Festive & Occasions Tales of Christmas Puzzle Advent Calendar Gibsons
Festive & Occasions The 1% Club Christmas Crackers Puzzle Post
Festive & Occasions The Brussel Sprout Game Pikkii
Festive & Occasions The Cosy Collection The Tipsy Candle Co.
Festive & Occasions UK + Ireland Countries Glass Hanging Books Heaven Sends LTD
Food & Drink Arts & Crafts – Food Filled Gift Tins Elite
Food & Drink BBQ gift set Barringtons foods ltd
Food & Drink Bread Dipper Tasting Set Charlie & Ivy’s
Food & Drink Coffee & Croissant Club Truffle Tin The Chocolate Gift Company
Food & Drink Dale’s Handmade Non-gluten Baking Bottles Dale’s Handmade Ltd
Food & Drink Date Night Feast Box Charlie & Ivy’s
Food & Drink DIY Dubai Chocolate Kit Significant Otter Ltd
Food & Drink Feasting Kits Spice Kitchen
Food & Drink Foodie Flavours True Origin
Food & Drink Gin No.2 – London Dry Lemon Peel, Coriander & Cardamom Gin Gin In A Tin
Food & Drink Sunshine box Barringtons foods ltd
Food & Drink The Snowman Hot Chocolate Gift Set New English Teas
Food & Drink Truffle Oil – Black Summer Truffle & Sea Salt Charlie & Ivy’s
Food & Drink YoYo Laos Sauce – Sweet & Spicy Gift Set YoYo Laos Sauce Ltd
Games and Puzzles Abstractable Gibsons
Games and Puzzles Breadcrumbs Confident Games
Games and Puzzles Build Your Own Marble Maze Build Your Own Kits
Games and Puzzles Four In A Row Block Design
Games and Puzzles Fox Under The Moon Keepsake Jigsaws Joe Davies (Manchester) Ltd
Games and Puzzles In a Nutshell Confident Games
Games and Puzzles Quick Flix Movie Trivia Game Boxer Gifts
Games and Puzzles The Art File Classic Games Collection Gibsons
Games and Puzzles The Banana Game Pikkii
Games and Puzzles Whirly Derby Big Potato Games
Garden and Outdoors Burgon & Ball RHS Gifts for Gardeners ‘Woodland Wonders’ collection Burgon & Ball
Garden and Outdoors Early Bird Catches The Bookworm Bookmark IF
Garden and Outdoors Flower Bookmarks IF
Garden and Outdoors Grow Pals – Grow Kits Gift Republic
Garden and Outdoors Grow Your Own Vocabulary Pocket Notebook IF
Garden and Outdoors Lazy frog Ceramic Bird Bath Fallen Fruits by Esschert Design
Garden and Outdoors Oribon 15pc CDU – Origami Plant Pots Sting in the Tail Ltd
Garden and Outdoors Personalised Wooden Garden Tools Designer Kids and Baby Ltd
Garden and Outdoors Pocket Perch Fleece Jacwicks Designs Limited
Garden and Outdoors Retro Floral Whistling Kettle Range Enamelhappy Limited
Garden and Outdoors Seed to Sip: Home Grown Cocktails Boxer Gifts
Garden and Outdoors Terracotta Watering Spikes Namaste
Garden and Outdoors The Cardboard Vase Sleeve IF
Garden and Outdoors Wildflower Grow Kit Seedball
Garden and Outdoors William Morris Snakeshead Gardening Collection Robert Frederick Ltd
Health & Wellbeing and Accessible Gifts Affirmations Candles Stoneglow candles
Health & Wellbeing and Accessible Gifts Ancient Witch Ritual Waters Ancient Wisdom
Health & Wellbeing and Accessible Gifts Anxiety Toolkits Sunshine Lane
Health & Wellbeing and Accessible Gifts Aromatherapy Essential Oil Diffuser Bracelets with semi precious stones Kodes
Health & Wellbeing and Accessible Gifts Highland Cow Beddy Buddy Aromaglow T/A The Wheat Bag Company
Health & Wellbeing and Accessible Gifts How are you REALLY? Check-in cards Flow Consulting Limited
Health & Wellbeing and Accessible Gifts Microwavable Neck and Shoulder Wrap Aromaglow T/A The Wheat Bag Company
Health & Wellbeing and Accessible Gifts OatSoak OatSoak
Health & Wellbeing and Accessible Gifts Pixy Perch Jacwicks Designs Limited
Health & Wellbeing and Accessible Gifts Wellbeing Story Kits ESSTAKids
Heritage Gifts incorporating Commemorative, Collectable and Charitable Beamish Bespoke Gift and Souvenir Range Eurostick
Heritage Gifts incorporating Commemorative, Collectable and Charitable Cardology Battersea Dogs & Cats Premium Vegan Leather Notebook and Refillable Ballpoint Pen Range Cardology Ltd
Heritage Gifts incorporating Commemorative, Collectable and Charitable ChocArtist Framed Chocolate Art ChocArtist
Heritage Gifts incorporating Commemorative, Collectable and Charitable Christmas at Blenheim Palace by Jessica Hogarth Temple Island Collection Ltd
Heritage Gifts incorporating Commemorative, Collectable and Charitable Jane Austen 250th Anniversary Collection Half Moon Bay
Heritage Gifts incorporating Commemorative, Collectable and Charitable Jane Austen x British Library Collection Victoria Eggs
Heritage Gifts incorporating Commemorative, Collectable and Charitable Legends Castle Playpress Toys Ltd
Heritage Gifts incorporating Commemorative, Collectable and Charitable National Trust Collection Gibsons
Heritage Gifts incorporating Commemorative, Collectable and Charitable Peper Harow x British Library Alice”s Adventures in Wonderland Socks Peper Harow Limited
Heritage Gifts incorporating Commemorative, Collectable and Charitable Picturemaps’ Inventors & Scientists Mclaggan Smith Mugs Ltd
Heritage Gifts incorporating Commemorative, Collectable and Charitable Royal Albert Hall Bees at the Hall Roof Slate Coasters Victoria Eggs
Heritage Gifts incorporating Commemorative, Collectable and Charitable Royal Shakespeare Company – Mini Cross Stitch Kits West Design Products
Home and Kitchen 24 Reusable Cat Ice Cubes WITH Creative
Home and Kitchen Aperitivo Spritz serving tray and coasters Rex London
Home and Kitchen Arts & Crafts Homewares Elite
Home and Kitchen Classic Cocktail Collection The Tipsy Candle Co.
Home and Kitchen Cocktail Recipe Straws Gift Republic
Home and Kitchen Coninx Magnetic Acacia Knife Strip with Sharpener Olsam
Home and Kitchen Early Bird Catches The Bookworm Bookmark IF
Home and Kitchen Flat-pack self-watering POTR Pot POTR
Home and Kitchen Flower Measuring Spoons Sass & Belle
Home and Kitchen Historic Plaque Trays + Coasters Heaven Sends LTD
Home and Kitchen I’m a Password book (in disguise) IF
Home and Kitchen Meg Hawkins Giftware Collection Widdop & Co.
Home and Kitchen Retro Floral Whistling Kettle Range Enamelhappy Limited
Home and Kitchen Sausage Dog Hot Water Bottle Fizz Creations Ltd.
Home and Kitchen Wildflower Grow Kit Seedball
Home Fragrance BACK TO BASICS — CANDLES FYG
Home Fragrance Car Diffusers Rosy Roo
Home Fragrance Carnival Candle Collection Zesty Lemons London
Home Fragrance Classic Cocktail Collection The Tipsy Candle Co.
Home Fragrance Diffuser range CAHM
Home Fragrance Hand Poured Room Perfume The Flora Lab
Home Fragrance Paddywax Bistro Designworks Collective
Home Fragrance Paddywax Cherie Designworks Collective
Home Fragrance Save the Children Candle Save The Children UK
Home Fragrance Scandi Tea Lights Zesty Lemons London
Home Fragrance The Christmas Edit Candles FYG
Home Fragrance What Doggie ? Home Scents The Bewdley Candle Co
Made in the UK Botanical Cast Fragrance Diffuser Dragonfly Range The Foxglove Tree
Made in the UK Car Diffusers Rosy Roo
Made in the UK Christmas Sentiment Bracelets Carrie Elspeth Ltd
Made in the UK Coastal Blankets Creek Lifestyle
Made in the UK Jane Austen x British Library Collection Victoria Eggs
Made in the UK Peper Harow x British Library Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland Socks Peper Harow Limited
Made in the UK Pop-Up Pencil Case Samantha Hall Designs
Made in the UK Royal Albert Hall – Bees at the Hall Roof Slate Coasters Victoria Eggs
Made in the UK The Mini Matchbox Cross Stitch Kit Range The Crafty Kit Company Ltd
Made in the UK The Silk Heritage Collection Art on Scarves
Made in the UK WAG&WOOL x National Trust for Scotland – Tails of Scotland Wag & Wool
Novelty, Tech And Gadgets AI Decision Maker WITH Creative
Novelty, Tech And Gadgets BAKBLADE 3.0 Stealth Care Olsam
Novelty, Tech And Gadgets Cup with Charm Puckator Ltd
Novelty, Tech And Gadgets Fortune Cookie Fortune Squeezy Toy Puckator Ltd
Novelty, Tech And Gadgets Pencilmark Thinking Gifts Company Ltd.
Novelty, Tech And Gadgets POWR Pro RFID Contactless Card Wallet Olsam
Novelty, Tech And Gadgets Retro Gaming Collection Fizz Creations Ltd.
Novelty, Tech And Gadgets Ripe ‘N’ Ready Stress Banana Bubblegum Stuff Ltd
Novelty, Tech And Gadgets Squishi Pals Temple Island Collection Ltd
Novelty, Tech And Gadgets Super Micro Keychain Gamer Blaze Entertainment
Novelty, Tech And Gadgets The Mini Matchbox Cross Stitch Kit Range The Crafty Kit Company Ltd
Novelty, Tech And Gadgets Tidy Tech Pen WITH Creative
Novelty, Tech And Gadgets Trivia Night Live Big Potato Games
Novelty, Tech And Gadgets You Rock Guitar Multi-Tool Gift Republic
Novelty, Tech And Gadgets Zipcharger Thinking Gifts Company Ltd.
Pet Gift Dog Travel Bowls The Little Dog Laughed
Pet Gift Dog birthday cake kit Four legged fancies
Pet Gift Kiko Catnip Bubbles Kikkerland Europe BV
Pet Gift Personalised Dog Bone Pillow Designer Kids and Baby Ltd
Pet Gift Pet Perch Jacwicks Designs Limited
Pet Gift Sara Miller London – Dapper Dogs Elite
Pet Gift WAG&WOOL x National Trust for Scotland – Tails of Scotland Wag & Wool
