This Sunday, the NEC Birmingham will come alive with the return of Autumn Fair, the UK's largest seasonal showcase for Home, Gift & Fashion. Running from 1st to 4th September 2024, this year's event promises to be a hub of inspiration and opportunity, with over 800 suppliers presenting more than half a million products. With 30 per cent of brands exhibiting exclusively at Autumn Fair, it's the ultimate destination for retailers looking to discover the latest trends and stock their shelves ahead of the festive season.
Posted: 29 August 2024
Fable England has launched a capsule collection with London's Natural History Museum for AW24.
The 38-piece collection features hand-painted enamel jewellery, illustrative print silk scarves, luxury sleepwear as well as signature Fable England bag shapes, dominated by an exclusive print created for the collection. With the natural world as their muse, Fable England thoughtfully weave stories from British literature through each of their collections, and their latest – developed in collaboration with London's Natural History Museum – is no exception.
Forming a connection over their shared love of the natural world, Fable England and the Museum relished the opportunity to delve into the Museum's special collections; a treasure trove of artworks, manuscripts, and rare books, to seek out inspiration for a new collection.
Posted: 19 August 2024
The Toy Fair, which will celebrate its 71st show in January 2025, has again welcomed an extremely high returnee booking rate for next year's event with the entire ground floor and newly branded Gold Zone (formerly Greenhouse) already sold out. With more than six months still to go, the show has also received a high level of new applications and therefore any companies still considering booking exhibition space at the 2025 show are encouraged to apply now.
Posted: 1 August 2024
At half the size of their larger counterparts, the Mini TUBBZ range of cosplaying ducks have proven to be extremely popular amongst fans, and Numskull Designs has today announced the range is expanding, revealing multiple characters across four brands - Metal Gear Solid, Back to the Future, The Lord of the Rings, and Friends. It may take Legolas, Gandalf, Frodo, and Gimli, a little longer to travel across Middle-earth now they're only two inches tall, but these tiny heroes are determined to get the One Ring to Mount Doom – luckily, Sauron has also been shrunk to half the size of his regular TUBBZ form!
Posted: 31 July 2024
Summer's here and The Flora Lab, a UK-based sustainable home fragrance company, is excited to introduce its latest innovation: Summer Night Lights – a collection of eco-friendly insect repellent candles designed to keep pesky bugs at bay during the summer season. Crafted with meticulous attention to detail, the Summer Night Lights collection features hand-poured candles made from natural, plant-based wax infused with Citrepel®, a naturally derived insect repellent proven effective against insects, flies, and mosquitoes. Available in two enticing scents, the refreshing Citronella & Lemongrass is perfect for daytime while the warming notes of Lavender & Patchouli lend themselves to balmy evenings, the collection promises to elevate any summer experience.
Posted: 29 July 2024
So many aspects of life in the UK inspire British designer Victoria Eggs' collections and ethos, and our great British wildlife is certainly one of them. The cosy and comforting Autumn Garden collection by British designer Victoria Eggs is filled with curiosity and warmth and was inspired by the smell of pine needles, the crunch of frosty leaves underfoot and snuggling up next to the fire. Autumn is Victoria's favourite season, which is abundantly clear in the beautiful detail found in the collection, including Conkers, English Ivy, and British wildlife. Perfect for cosy Autumnal homes, it's easy to see why this collection is a best seller in garden centres up and down the country. As with all of Victoria's other collections, each item is hand-crafted in the UK.
Posted: 24 July 2024
Sue Ure, a leading name in artisan pottery, is thrilled to announce the participation of both her brands Sue Ure Maison and Sue Ure Ceramics at the UK's premier design-led trade fair Top Drawer, from 8-10 September 2024 at London Olympia. Sue will debut a new collection, of meticulously crafted ikebana, rice and dipping bowls. She will also be adding a beautiful new duck-egg blue glaze. A vibrant new addition to her Maison range are colourful mini-dishes/saucers, that coordinate with the existing Ambit range.
Posted: 18 July 2024
Encapsulating the serene beauty of the Cornish coast and countryside, St. Eval are thrilled to announce their new Summer collection, Sand Dune. Nestled on their farm in North Cornwall, St. Eval are unique scent seekers who sustainably craft candles and home fragrances inspired by their close affinity with nature. Proudly B Corp certified, St. Eval incorporate a blend of traditional and contemporary crafting methods to prioritise sustainably and maintain their superior mark of quality.
Posted: 10 July 2024
Two For Joy Illustration, an independent publisher of distinctive greetings cards that is represented by art licensing and design company The London Studio, has been licensed by Otter House to produce an exclusive capsule collection of greeting cards.
The collection will be based on Two For Joy Illustration's Bookish range of luxury greetings cards. Inspired by the beauty of classic book covers, each Bookish card is intricately designed with hand-drawn typography and illustration and has a beautiful coloured inside print, matching the design.
Two For Joy Illustration is the brainchild of Louise Richardson, who runs her business from her little studio in Suffolk. Louise is a digital illustrator whose style is notable for beautiful, playful illustrations, paired with hand-drawn typography.
Posted: 8 July 2024
Visitor registration has opened for Brand Licensing Europe 2024 as organisers ramp up celebrations for the show's 25th anniversary. European brand licensing professionals including retailers, manufacturers, brand owners, agents, service providers, marketers and designers are invited to secure their free pass to the three-day event now at https://utm.io/ugO2o . BLE is Europe's leading event for licensing, brand extension and collaborations and takes place slightly earlier this year from 24-26 September at ExCeL London.
Posted: 11 June 2024
