Gift Focus - Nov/Dec 2017 (Issue 104)

Looking ahead Toy Fair When 23 rd - 25 th January, 2018 Where Olympia, London Website btha.co.uk/toy-fair HOMI When 26 th - 29 th January, 2018 Where Fiera Milano, Milan Website homimilano.com Christmasworld/ Floradecora When 26 th - 30 th January, 2018 Where Frankfurt am Main, Germany Website christmasworld. messefrankfurt.com Tokyo International Gift Show When 31 st January - 8 th February, 2018 Where Tokyo Big Sight, Japan Website giftshow.co.jp/english NY Now When 3 rd - 7 th February, 2018 Where New York, USA Website nynow.com Spring Fair When 4 th - 8 th February, 2018 Where NEC, Birmingham Website springfair.com Ambiente When 9 th - 13 th February, 2018 Where Frankfurt, Germany Website ambiente.messefrankfurt.com CHSI Stitches When 18 th - 20 th February, 2018 Where NEC, Birmingham Website chsi.co.uk IGHF Delhi (Spring) When 23 rd - 27 th February, 2018 Where New Delhi, India Website epch.in Insignety, the new retail, in-store design experience launched at the show, was named as the winner of this year’s new Editors’ Choice Award - Exhibitor of the Year – by a panel of industry magazine editors. Aptly highlighting the success of the IJL 2017 experience, which combined state-of-the-art technology dovetailed with finely executed craftsmanship across all show sectors, to deliver a new and exciting retail experience for visitors and exhibitors alike. Sam Willoughby, Event Director, observed, “A perfectly polished concept delivered with the utmost professionalism, signalling a massive leap forward for jewellery retailing. An excellent reflection of what the show delivered so successfully this year. The combination of technology innovation and superb design and creative skills which, when linked together, is undoubtedly the way forward for the future success of the industry. And it was our aim to bring this to life at this year’s IJL show through all the many new initiatives we launched at the event – which I am pleased to say, from the very positive feedback we’ve received, we have achieved!” New collections frommore than 500 designers and brands from 43 countries were showcased at IJL 2017, including 184 new exhibitors, international suppliers and manufacturers, plus the best of British participated alongside new show sectors and new show features. IJL 2018 will run from 2 nd - 4 th September at Olympia, London. For further in-depth show previews and reports, turn to: P61 Top Drawer Preview P71 Scotland’s Trade Fair Spring P72 January Furniture Show P74 HOMI P76 NY Now review P79 Christmasworld P80 Giving & Living P83 Formex P84 Harrogate Christmas & Gift (All dates are subject to change. Contact the organisers for more information before making arrangements). Successful IJL 2017 closes with Insignety named as ‘exhibitor of the year’ Spanish brand Ioguis was voted the ninth winner of the annual License This! competition, held at Brand Licensing Europe 2017. Held in front a panel of esteemed judges, this year’s final was a straight head- to-head battle between British art and design studio Deckled Edge and Spanish children’s brand Ioguis. Ioguis will win a stand at Brand Licensing Europe 2018. Ioguis are five illustrated friends who live in the woods and meet a yoga master who teaches them the philosophy of yoga through games, postures and wisdom. The positive story has been designed to invite children to learn how to handle their emotions and habits and encourage them to practice yoga. Florencia Kohan, Creative Director of Ioguis, said, “I feel pretty emotional and very happy to have won License This! Winning this award and being able to come back next year with a stand at BLE 2018 will be a very important step in growing the brand and helping to position it across new sectors.” Sam Ferguson, Licensing, Jazwares and one of this year’s judges, added, “The mindfulness and the element of yoga, and installing it in a pre-school property the way they have, just feels lovely. It’s truly shocking when you read about children suffering with stress at such a young age so this brand’s ethos is great.” As of the licensing potential of Ioguis, Sam said, “The licensing potential of the brand is huge – as a global toy manufacturer, I can already envisage how the toys will look based on the designs and the characters.” Launched in 2009, License This! was introduced by BLE to give unlicensed brand and image owners the opportunity to enter the licensing market, currently worth $262.9 billion globally. IOGUIS CROWNED LICENSE THIS! WINNER AT BLE 2017 12 giftfocus on with the show

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