Gift Focus - Jul/Aug 2018 (Issue 108)

82 giftfocus exhibitor profiles LADYCROW SILKS Stand: DP1-D103 ladycrowsilks.co.uk Ladycrow Silks is a company with a passion for creating fabulous scarves and pewter jewellery in the heart of Scotland. All hand- dyed silk scarves are made in-house and are available in a superb range of bold and subtle colourways. Lustrous and opalescent Liberty Belgravia Satin fabric is used to make gorgeous scarves, necklaces, pendants and magnetic brooches in a selection of beautiful prints. Opulent hand-dyed velvet scarves and wraps are available in a palette of shimmering colours that are both practical and beautiful to wear. The Ladycrow pewter jewellery collection features scarf rings, brooches necklaces and earrings in a selection of both contemporary and traditional designs. Each piece is hand-made by artisans in the UK and hand-finished by Ladycrow in Scotland. KMI BRANDS Stand: DP2-7 kmibrands.com KMI Brands will be at this year’s Harrogate Home & Gift Festival showcasing a collection of fragrance gifts, home fragrances and travel washbags across the Ted Baker, Orla Kiely and Mini Moderns brands. Ted Baker’s Residence home fragrance collection is inspired by an on-trend colour palette of burgundy, grey and pink, available in three fragrances: Bergamot & Cassis, Pink Pepper & Cedarwood and Fig & Olive Blossom. Harrogate will also provide the perfect opportunity to present the new Ted Baker Christmas fragrance gifting for men and women, featuring the popular Sweet Treats and Tonics collections. From small cosmetics bags to large hanging washbags, Orla Kiely’s popular washbag collection is available in three iconic prints and colourways. Her candles and diffusers use only the finest natural essential oils and include four key fragrances: Fig Tree, Geranium, Earl Grey and Lavender. KMI has partnered with British Interiors brand Mini Moderns since 2016 and will be showcasing the home fragrance and washbag collection in four key prints: Whitby, Darjeeling, Pavilion and Paisley Crescent. CLERE CONCEPTS Stand: B25 clereconceptsandvision.co.uk A brightly coloured, fun, low-cost gift is always a good seller, particularly in the run up to Christmas. Luckily, Clere Concepts has lots of products that fit the bill: the ever-popular Double Pen Sets (new cat and dog designs this season); extending backscratchers, dusters, shoehorns and golf-themed massagers; pill boxes – travel and handbag; keyring pens (functional in themed or everyday designs); and slim-line pens. The list goes on. Many of the new ranges are packed in ready-to-display CDUs, but as always, Clere Concepts has many ranges from which customers can pick and choose exactly the colours and quantities they want. KATE GUEST Stand: GS-10 kateguest.com At Home & Gift 2018, Kate Guest will be releasing new designs across all the main collections. February’s best-selling Rose Gold release will be followed up with more additions to complete the birthday ages from 18-100. There will be new releases in the Pastel Sparkle Collection and new children’s birthday ages (one-five) in the Typewriter Collection, among other designs. All of which make this an exciting show for Kate Guest, with plenty of new product on display. The company will also be launching its Christmas 2018 Bauble collection, which is made up of six designs that combine classic Christmas lyrics and sentiments with rich wintery tones. Additionally, both the Typewriter and Rose Gold collections have recently been translated and released in Welsh.