With the British Craft Trade Fair coming up in less than a month (oh how times flies!) we take a look at some of the fantastic prints, stationery, greetings cards, giftwrap and other paper products you can look forward to seeing at the show in April. Featured top: Scottish designer-maker, ‘Rachel Meehan, pictures and words’, […]
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With more than a quarter of Brits welcoming a new pet into their home during the pandemic (source: YouGov), products featuring our four-legged friends have never been more in demand. We talk to artist and designer Robert Hull, from the company Robert James Hull, about how this growth in the pet market is catapulting his
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As consumers in all parts of the UK up their search for locally made British products, regional trade exhibitions offer the perfect sourcing ground for retailers who want to capitalise on this growing trend whilst supporting their vital local economies. One of the best regional events taking place in the UK is Giving & Living,
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Watching on TV Leeds Rhinos rugby player legend Kevin Sinfield finish his amazing but exhausting Extra Mile Challenge, running 101 miles in 24 hours for his bezzie mate Rob Burrows and raising over £2 million for Motor Neurone Disease research, it roused a flood of emotion and a proud belief in humanity, but it also
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Taking a Sunday trip to last month’s Top Drawer Autumn at London’s Olympia, long-time greetings industry stalwart and promo filmmaker Gale Astley spotted a trio of trends, all with mental wellbeing at their core, well almost, surely heart-healthier ice-cream counts! Roller skating, wild water swimming and artisan gelato are three joyful and carefree trends that
Autumnal leaves blaze bright in flame colours as nature flares its last hurrah for the year, and thoughts of Christmas tint our thoughts, especially for greeting card and gift retailers for whom it’s an important time for gathering their preverbial ‘nuts and berries’ to stash for the year ahead. With Autumn Fair (5-8 September) and
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