Gift Focus - Mar/Apr 2018 (Issue 106)

Swag and Tassel swagandtassel.com Swag and Tassel is a luxury British handbag and accessories label that plays homage to individuality and creativity. By using antique and vintage carpets and hand selected leathers, they create an exciting amalgamation of old and new. Laura Zabo Upcycled Tyre Fashion Accessories laurazabo.co.uk Upcycling is taking the world by storm at many levels and with good reason. Laura Zabo is a pioneer in sustainable fashion, with a fantastic range of eco-friendly vegan accessories made out of scrap bicycle, car tyres and innertubes. These tyres and tubes may have been designed to spend their working life in rotation but, now that they have been saved from the dump, it’s their time to shine! This is high fashion low impact and is up-cycling of the highest order. Boho Buffalo bohobuffalo.com Boho Buffalo is no ordinary brand of fashion accessories. It’s the very essence of wanderlust, modern bohemianism and sass – because the BB customer is no ordinary woman! A combination of leather and fused glass, the lively ranges of bags and jewellery intricately amalgamate dichroic glass with hand printed/embossed leathers, Swarovski crystals, gemstones and hand beading. Ann Charlish anncharlish.co.uk Ann’s design inspiration comes from the environment around her. Her images are applied to Harris Tweed using hand silk screen printing producing a range of everyday use bags and soft furnishings. Colour is a vital aspect of her designs and she embraces eclectic colour combinations and the result is modern, fun and funky. Alison Dupernex alisondupernex.co.uk Alison makes works of art to wear. Her scarves are intricate and 20 plus colour changes feature within each design to provide the wearer with a garment that has sculptural depth and subtlety and is flattering to wear both casually and formally. Whatever your involvement is within the industry, make sure you pay a visit to Harrogate this spring, it will be well worth it! To register for your free invitation/ticket go to bctf.co.uk Bagstock and Bumble bagstockandbumble.co.uk Bagstock and Bumble are chocolatiers with a message! The company has created a range of delicious cheeky chocolate treats that make great tasty gifts but also give the recipients a tongue in cheek kick in the teeth at the same time. Eddie Kent eddiekentceramics.com Based in North Devon, Eddie creates highly carved sculptural pieces ranging from one metre high dragons to stylish light boxes. He also produces a range of Raku fired animal forms, which are highly collectable. giftfocus 83 bctf