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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The home and gift industry has become adept at creating vibrant, trend-making products based on various fauna and flora. Pineapples and flamingos have been ubiquitous at shows and contemporary gift stores for practically forever, whilst toucans and other tropical creatures have been holding the fort since the Rio Olympic games. As the scorching
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Continuing with our series on British designer-makers exhibiting at BCTF 2019, we catch up with the lovely Naomi Sisson’s of Seed Home Designs, who will exhibit within the Post-Newcomers area of the show, Stand P3. Seed Home Designs offers high quality British made eco-friendly flora and nature inspired printed fabrics, lampshades, cushions and upholstered pieces.
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Autumn Fair 2018 will launch DesignFirst, a series of showcases for up-and-coming, pioneering brands. Set to be an entirely new platform for only the most unique and quirky manufacturers, DesignFirst will offer up to thirty innovative brands a chance to showcase their products at a prime sector-specific location in the event space for optimal visibility
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Using its unique position as the voice of the home and gift industry, the Giftware Association has been present at high-level government talks recently on subjects that matter to its members. This includes taking part in the ‘Access to Finance Committee’ meetings, discussing the finance needs of SMEs, and being invited to the prestigious Commonwealth
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A few weeks after iconic British department store, House of Fraser, announced plans to restructure and renegotiate rents, Marks & Spencer has announced its intention to close over 100 outlets by 2022 as part of a ‘radical transformation plan’ that will see fewer but better stores. The figure includes 21 M&S branches which have already
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