Gift Focus - Jul/Aug 2018 (Issue 108)

110 giftfocus exhibitor profiles WRAPTIOUS Stand: DP1-C2 wraptious.com Wraptious is back at Harrogate Home & Gift with some fantastic new products this year. These include work from the company’s newest artists, Adam Barsby and The Lady Moth, who beat 700 other entrants to win the Wraptious artist competition. Adam’s vibrant and bold animal designs are sure to brighten up any home, and his range has been expanded to include prints, cards, cushions, coasters and mugs. The Lady Moth’s adorable animal cushions have proved to be popular too; her images are painstakingly created using a combination felting methods, which are then photographed and digitally printed on to soft vegan suede. Her Dormouse design forms part of her range of six cute animal cushions, created using a combination of felting techniques, with an RRP of £26. Wraptious will also be showcasing new work by textile artist Kate Findlay. Her gorgeous nature-inspired designs have been created using raw edge appliqué and now form a range beautiful printed greetings cards. Wraptious will also be introducing a brand-new range of square art canvases, along with the new rustic wooden print frames. DARTINGTON CRYSTAL Stand: B40 dartington.co.uk Dartington Crystal has some fantastic new launches to offer this summer. There are great ideas for the festive and party season with some additions to the ever-popular Party Packs: Slim Gin Party and Rum Party. Just the One Brandy and Rum additions make up the perfect range of drinking gifts, and not to be missed is the new Gin Time Collection, which is a range of Gin Copa glasses with colourful gin-related slogans. Each one comes in a gift tin, making the products ideal as quirky gifts at a great price. Perfect for any home and to display summer flowers, it has a selection of vases. One such product is the funky Bubble vases, which have a distinctive shape and come in on-trend colours to sit in any home with simple minimal stems. Settle is a stunning collection of clear crystal vases – the optical effect adds extra sparkle and enhances the display of either a small posy or a large bouquet of flowers. There are lots of other exciting new things to see from the popular Dartington Crystal drink and gift collections, striking launches from Caithness and a selection of items to add to the John Beswick collection of products. JEWELCITY Stand: C31 jewelcity.co.uk Jewelcity is a leading brand and wholesale supplier of jewellery, scarves, bags, cosmetic bags, hats, fascinators and other fashion accessories in the UK and Europe. New for AW18 at Harrogate is the Fable Vintage collection, which started from inspiration from a 1940s vintage bee-style scarf, and this immensely popular selection of make-up bags has expanded to include embroidery and metallic fabrics, covering scarves, cross-body bags and washbags. Many new AW18 ranges will also be launched at the show, and a special exclusive show discount will be available. Designer brand Kaytie Wu, is strongly influenced by the minimalist art movement with contemporary interpretations. Products feature in House of Fraser and other premium gift retailers, as well as welcoming new stockists in certain areas. Two new collections with brand-new packaging will be launched at this show, with special show offers available. Come to see both collections.