The first of the summer shows, Pulse, is a beautifully curated, boutique trade event for inspiring new gifts, modern living and fashion accessories taking place 14-16 May at Olympia London. The exhibition has a strong emphasis on emerging designer-makers, unseen international brands and new launches across all product sectors, allowing extraordinary products to be
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As we move into 2017 the UK faces an exciting but volatile mix of opportunities and challenges in the year ahead. Retail consultant Mary Portas shares business insights and advice ahead of her Spring Fair keynote speech on Monday February 6. “One of thing things I am most interested in seeing is how people are
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This weekend the industry will gather at one of the world’s most important trade events, which brings several key sectors together under one roof at Messe Frankfurt, Germany. Paperworld, Creativeworld, Christmasworld and Floradecora are the dream team for the start of the season, taking place from 27 – 31 January. Across 17 exhibition halls,
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For spring 2016 Villeroy & Boch launches Quinsai Garden, a tableware collection inspired by natural sights seen on explorer Marco Polo’s journey around the ancient Chinese city of Quinsai. The collection of premium bone porcelain is decorated with four different blossoms using traditional lithographic techniques. Each flower has its own story; Peonies represent wealth, camellias
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The UK’s most important retail buyers turned out in force for a buzzing edition of Spring Fair, which took place from February 7 – 11 2016 and this year coincided with the 40th anniversary of The NEC, Birmingham. The show brought together thousands of exhibitors across 13 sectors from around the UK and wider
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WGSN presented four key conceptual trends as the guiding inspiration for home and gift retailing for the coming seasons at Spring Fair 2016. These key concepts of Artisan, Remaster, Elemental and Offbeat “cover a lot of consumer ground” in an atmosphere that ranges from bold and loud right through to calm silence. The Artisan
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