Gift Focus - Mar/Apr 2018 (Issue 106)

88 giftfocus hot property Temple Island Collection expands Alice Tait range Specialist giftware company, Temple Island Collection, is adding more than 10 new products to its highly successful Alice Tait London giftware range. The new lines, which were launched at Top Drawer Spring include new bags, notebooks, a travel mug, coasters, a charm bracelet and an umbrella. Bath-based artist, Alice Tait, has worked closely with Temple Island to create a new look for these products which complements her existing product range. Alice Tait London is a brand leader in the high-end souvenir market with retail listings in John Lewis, Waterstones and WH Smith and prestigious London attractions such as the Historic Royal Palaces and Westminster Abbey. Alice’s designs have also been sold in France and the USA. Other licensees include Walker Books, Spike Leisurewear and We Love Cushions. Seedball launch Natural History Museum range Award-winning eco outfit Seedball has launched a new and exclusive Natural History Museum collection, designed to encourage and sustain important garden wildlife in urban and rural environments. The range has been developed in collaboration with scientists at London’s Natural History Museum and sales of the Seedball range will help support the work of the museum. Each individual mix contains native wildflower seeds that will provide food (or attract the food) for bats, beetles and birds. Made from clay, peat-free compost, seeds and chilli powder, seed balls have their own mini eco-system, protecting seeds from natural predators and giving them the nutrition they need to get a head start and germinate easily. Simply throw the seed balls onto soil or compost in a garden bed or planter, water well and watch them grow. Each tin in the Natural History Museum range contains 20 seed balls, which will provide coverage for 1sqm in a garden or three to five 50-80cm pots. The RRP is £5.99 per tin. Seedball is owned by parent company Project Maya, an eco-social enterprise working to build its own network of wildflower nature reserves. For more information, visit seedball.co.uk The National Gallery awards latest license to fashion retailer The National Gallery Company Ltd is pleased to announce its new licence with fashion retailer White Stuff. The new high street clothing and accessories range will feature images of Van Gogh’s iconic A Wheatfield, with Cypresses and Long Grass with Butterflies paintings that are housed in the National Gallery collection. Judith Mather, Buying and Merchandise Director, National Gallery Company, commented, “It’s a pleasure to have this new relationship with White Stuff. It has enabled us to reach out to the fashion market and to an audience that may not be familiar with our collection. We’re looking forward to having these exclusive items as part of our licensed range here at the National Gallery and sales through White Stuff platforms will help increase awareness” The collection consisting of 11 pieces, from clothing to accessories to homeware will launch in select shops and online on the 13 th May, 2018. The collection will also be on display in the National Gallery shop for 12 weeks from the launch date. For more information, visit nationalgallery.co.uk Wrendale Designs signs licensing deal with Sally Swannell Wrendale Designs is delighted to launch a range of greeting cards, prints and stationery designed by artist and illustrator Sally Swannell. “I’ve always been a huge admirer of Sally’s work and I think it complements our own collections perfectly. We were chatting at The Henries last year and both agreed that a collaboration would be a great idea – we have all of the infrastructure in place now and it will allow Sally to focus on producing more of her beautiful work. We’re so pleased to be working with her,” says, Hannah Dale, Wrendale Founder and Creative Director. “We have plans to introduce a number of other different product categories over the next year or so, including mugs and textiles which we think will be ideally suited to Sally’s work.”