Gift Focus - Jul/Aug 2019 (Issue 114)

90 DARTINGTON CRYSTAL Stand: B2 W: dartington.co.uk Dartington Crystal will showcase a host of new collections at Home & Gift. The Aspect range of etched gift glasses offers new and exciting additions to the popular collection. The handmade Cushion vases, designed by Hillary Green, will be refreshed with four new colour options and available on the stand. As well as new vase collections, Dartington will present new drinkware designs in both cut and clear glass. The new hand-cut Limelight collection comes in two styles: Mitre and Ice. Both offer contemporary cut crystal barware at great value and in attractive gift packaging. Gifts for whisky drinkers feature highly in the Dartington selection, and a new Whisky Experience glass tasting set joins the company’s gift offering. As in previous years, Dartington’s other gift brands will feature strongly on the stand. This includes a selection of new art-glass paperweights made in Scotland from Caithness glass. From John Beswick, there is a fantastic new collection of gift mugs featuring the most popular artworks of L.S Lowry. Each mug is supplied with a matching gift tin. Other Beswick products will include new wild life studies and additions to the bestselling Silhouette D’Art vases. KATE GUEST Stand: GS-10 W: kateguest.com KATE GUEST will be exhibiting in the Greetings & Stationery tent this year. The company will showcase two brand- new collections and 15 additions to the popular Typewriter collection, alongside many other bestselling ranges. All of the new designs in the Typewriter collection are for children. These include birthday ages and general birthday cards. At the request of a number of stores, they are now available in new boutique size. Launching at the show is the new Navy Lines collection, which takes its inspiration from a line drawing Kate produced at university. All of the designs are hand-drawn using navy calligraphy pens in different sizes, with some designs featuring pastel tones to complement the image. The effect creates stylish, distinctive cards exclusive to KATE GUEST. Finally, the brand- new Christmas Typewriter collection will be on show, the first Christmas designs to be produced for this successful range. There are 19 designs, covering all relationships from Baby’s First Christmas to son-in-law and daughter-in-law cards. Featuring polar bears, penguins, robins, reindeer and more, they are vibrant, personal festive options. KMI BRANDS Stand: DP2-7 W: kmibrands.com KMI Brands is attending Home & Gift for the eighth consecutive year. Positioned in the design-led gifting hall, KMI will be showcasing a selection of innovative and award-winning gifting ideas across the Ted Baker and Orla Kiely global lifestyle brands. Orla Keily’s latest seasonal washbag features the iconic and colourful Stem print, a recognisable motif in 21 st -century fashion, along with two striking new designs: Scallop Flower and Dove. Orla’s Keily’s popular home fragrance range celebrates the brand’s distinctive love of colour, print and nature and will be presented alongside three new candle and diffuser gifts. This year, Ted Baker’s stylish Residence home fragrance collection has also been expanded to include a brand-new miniature candle gift in time for Christmas 2019. The Ted Baker fragrance offering includes gifts for men and women, as well as the Ted’s Grooming Room line. GIBSONS Stand: DP1-B10 W: gibsonsgames.co.uk Home & Gift will be one of the first opportunities to view Gibsons’ latest additions to the Little Gibsons range. Two new puzzles and games have been introduced to the brightly coloured collection, which is tailor- made for inquisitive pre-schoolers. The products are produced from the same high-quality materials as Gibsons’ award-winning adult jigsaw range, with all artwork designed by British artists. Alongside these new additions, Gibsons will also be releasing two brand-new 500 piece puzzles. Derek Roberts has designed a beautiful scene featuring the famous Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol. Linda Jane Smith’s new Bark’s Books design features puppies, some snuggled up with a good book and others wreaking havoc among the once-tidy bookshelves. The show will be the first opportunity to view Gibsons’ new Christmas puzzles. Following the success of the first jigsaw puzzle calendar and bauble last year, the company has revamped the products to bring brand-new designs for July release. Christmas is Coming and Moonlit Magic complement each other, finished in a stylish grey and purple colour scheme, making them the perfect Christmas products to display proudly in gift shops.