Gift Focus - Mar/Apr 2019 (Issue 112)

Charfleet Book Bindery is a luxury British bookbinding business with a head office and manufacturing facility in the South East of England. The company has a long and rich history of bookbinding, producing high-quality bespoke diaries and undated stationery. As well as its bespoke manufacturing division, Charfleet produces the Dataday, Leathersmith of London and At-A-Glance’s ranges of calendars and diaries. Under the brand Charfleet Book Bindery, it offers a range of fun, affordable, bright and modern A5 notebooks produced in the company’s UK factory. Each notebook features a beautiful satin bookmark, a numbered and indexed page note section, pages of dots for graphs and a plain paper section for doodles and sketches. Each book carries a Made in England seal of approval from Danny the bulldog! The 2019 collection includes bright classic linen, metallic and suede covers together with new eye-catching botanical and wildlife designs, all bound in soft-touch laminated material. A collection of soft zip pouches have been introduced to complement some of the botanical and wildlife prints, featuring all over print or block colour with quirkly slogans added. T: +44 (0)1268 510 123 W: charfleetbookbindery.com Bug Art is an established UK- based company that has been trading for more than 25 years. The company is internationally recognised as publishers of quality art greetings cards. Pictured is one of 36 designs available in the bestselling Jewels range, a collection of richly patterned images against black backgrounds. Designed by Jane Crowther, these decorative designs are precision-embossed with fine gold and silver or blue foiling. Printed on high-quality board, most of Bug Art’s ranges are embellished with a variety of finishes designed to enhance the artwork. The design, printing, finishing and packing of Bug Art cards is done within a 35-mile radius Nottingham, an area with a renowned history in printmaking. This local craftsmanship is a major asset to Bug Art’s international reputation as a designer of quality greetings cards. T: +44 (0)1159 294 776 W: bugart.co.uk D & J Glassware’s range of Arty Jars is made in the depths of the Norfolk countryside. The jars are a great way to add a touch of fun to any setting, home or garden. Right on-trend, each jar features a design taken from the company’s hugely popular fused glass animal collection and comes complete with a metal cradle to hold a tea light. They can also be used with D & J Glassware’s metal burner for wax melts. T: +44 (0)1953 450 280 W: dandjglassware.co.uk Combining heritage with modern design, Manuscript Pen Company is a family-run business that has been producing creative tools in Britain since 1856. From dip pens to fountain pens and markers to pencils, Manuscript Pen Company has been helping people celebrate the art of writing for more than 160 years. New products include 22 bold ShimmerInks, a variety of new ink colours introduced following 12 months of research and development to perfect the solution and ink consistency. Multi-use and eye-catching, the inks span multiple markets because of their versatility with traditional dip pens, fountain pens and airbrushes available. Alongside the ShimmerInks, Manuscript is extending its market pen offering with a 12-pack of Aquabrush markers suitable for blending. Extensions to the bestselling Modern Calligraphy range sees the addition of a gift set to suit all seasons and ages. Manuscript is also taking the wrappers off a new collection aimed at developing the skills of children. T: +44 (0)1746 861 236 W: manuscriptpen.com giftfocus 47 made in Britain