Gift Focus - Sep/Oct 2018 (Issue 109)

HOMI Milan When: 14 th – 17 th September, 2018 Where: fieramilano, Italy Website: homimilano.com Scotland’s Trade Fair Autumn When: 16 th – 17 th September 2018 Where: SEC, Glasgow Website: scotlandstradefairs.co.uk Brand Licensing Europe When: 9 th – 11 th October 2018 Where: Olympia, London Website: brandlicensing.eu IHGF Delhi Fair When: 14 th – 18 th October 2018 Where: India Expo Mart, Delhi NCR Website: epch.in/ihgf Style Fair 2018 When: 17 th – 21 st October Where: BITEC, Thailand Website: stylebangkokfair.com Asian Gifts & Premiums Show When: 20 th – 23 rd October, 2018 Where: Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre Website: asiangnp.com Jinhan Fair for Home & Gifts When: 21 st – 27 th October, 2018 Where: Poly World Trade Centre Expo, Guangzhou Website: jinhanfair.com Asian Gifts & Travel Goods Show When: 27 th – 29 th October, 2018 Where: Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre Website: asiangnt.com For further show previews and reports turn to: p57 Top drawer p71 Autumn Fair P124 Style Fair P126 BLE P129 Toy Fair P130 IHGF Delhi Fair P133 IJL P136 Speciality & Fine Food Fair Looking ahead Successful show reported from Tendence organisers Around 20,000 trade visitors from 82 countries made new contacts, ordered the latest products for their businesses and gathered innovative ideas for a competitive future at this year’s Tendence show in Frankfurt. The proportion of buyers from outside Germany reached 20 per cent, a significant increase over last year’s fair. The focus of the 960 exhibitors during the four days of this year’s Tendence was on inspiration for assortment presentation, product displays, customer advertising and events at the point of sale. Special presentations, such as Tendence.Impulse, Outdoor Living, Concept Store Inspirations and Paper & Friends, as well as the new Pioneers of Lifestyle conference – which brought together start-ups, small- to medium-sized companies and corporations from the lifestyle industry for the first time – provided important value. Tendence visitors also benefitted from the collaboration with the concurrent Gardiente trade fair for garden furniture and parasols in Hofheim-Wallau. Thanks to a free shuttle bus, buyers had the opportunity to visit both events. This collaboration generated a variety of synergistic effects. The next show will be held from 29 th June to 2 nd July, 2019. THREE NEW SPONSORS JOIN BRITISH CRAFT TRADE FAIR AWARDS Organisers of the British Craft Trade Fair (BCTF) have announced that three new sponsors are on board for the next edition of its awards, which will be presented during the show on 8 th April, 2019. Pyramid Gallery will sponsor the BCTF Award for Excellence, Heart Gallery will sponsor the Best Newcomer Award and ACID will sponsor the Post Newcomer Award. They join existing sponsors the GA, NAJ, Greetings Today and Design Gap/Art Gap. Alison Bartram, owner of the Heart Gallery, says: “I am delighted to have been asked to sponsor the BCTF Best Newcomer Award and hope that I can fill the big shoes that Angie and Paul (of previous category sponsor, craft&design Online) have left for me to fill. It’s an absolute honour, and I am really looking forward to 2019. I would love to offer exhibition opportunities to newcomers and nurture them through the process as well.” For more information about the BCTF and to register for free, visit bctf.co.uk . Heart Gallery owner, Alison Bartram 12 giftfocus on with the show