Gift Focus - May/Jun 2019 (Issue 113)

46 Bring Harry Potter into homes with Groovy’s new range of kitchen and tableware. The collection includes Hogwarts and Platform 9¾ coasters, placemats tea towels and aprons. Groovy UK design and manufacture a number of distinctive gift lines, including bathrobes, slippers, lighting, bags and ceramics. Licenses include Star Wars, Marvel, DC Comics, Suicide Squad, Harry Potter, Fantastic Beasts, Assassin’s Creed, Mr Men, Frida Kahlo, Gudetama and Brandalised. T: +44 (0)8443 727 820 W: groovyuk.com Moonlight Butterfly is a stunning decorative glassware range from Joe Davies , incorporating a beautiful butterfly design with a modern palette of soft greys and whites. Ever- popular butterflies, coupled with a popular home décor colour scheme, are bound to be a hit. The range is made from glass with a wonderful hand-painted metallic finish. The collection consists of shaped plates, bowls, tea light holders and a set of coasters. They make a wonderful display in the centre of a table or on a unit. The range is available in Joe Davies’ trademark Little & Often ordering system, with carriage paid on all orders over £100. T: +44 (0)1619 756 300 W: joedavies.co.uk Jarapa stocks a large range of 100 per cent recycled glass tableware, from colourful vases and bowls to clever storage solutions, perfect for herbs, pulses, rice and pasta. The Authentic range of tumblers, wine glasses, carafes and bottles is a wonderful complement to any table and perfect for use outdoors in the summer months. T: +44 (0)8455 191 982 W: jarapa.co.uk Ceramic designer Repeat Repeat is proud to continue making contemporary bone china in Stoke-on-Trent, a town synonymous with ceramics. Though the big firms may have left the area, there is still a demand for ceramics that are British made, well-designed and high-quality. At Repeat Repeat, the emphasis has long been on utilising local skills, and the business is thriving even amid the influx of cheaper imported ceramics. Gillian Naylor, designer and co-founder of Repeat Repeat, said: “It all starts with a simple lump of clay, but from that point on making quality bone china is far from simple! We recently shot a small video of the manufacturing process and the reaction from customers was a real eye opener. They hadn’t realised exactly how much skill, time and effort goes into making our ceramics. It’s a labour of love for us and that’s why bone china has been our life for more than 30 years.” Pictured is the newest addition to the Classic White range, the Quinto shape, inspired by the smallest conga drum in a set. The range is characterised by tactile patterns raised or embossed on pure white china. T: +44 (0)1782 845 870 W: repeatrepeat.co.uk