Gift Focus - Jul/Aug 2019 (Issue 114)

99 HOME & GIFT ASHLEIGH & BURWOOD Stand: B65 W: ashleigh-burwood.co.uk Ashleigh & Burwood’s brand-new stand will for the first time feature the company’s very own Christmas Boutique. The Ashleigh & Burwood Boutique is a curated gift store, packed with the company’s full range of festive collections. From great gifts, such as scented candles, reed diffusers, fragrance lamp gift sets to decorative touches such as Snowflake Reed Toppers and the brand-new Secret Scent sticks, there will be something for everyone on display. There will be new festive fragrances available for fragrance lamps, The Scented Home, Earth Secrets and Wild Things as well as new festive candles in The Scented Home and Earth Secrets collections. A wide range of products from across different collections will be brought together and imaginatively merchandised by the company’s resident merchandiser Olivia Collins, providing inspirational fragrant gifting at a range of price points. The Boutique is the ideal starting point for inspiration for 2019 Christmas displays. Home & Gift will also see the debut of a major new collection for the company. The Heritage Collection is designed to bring the character of a bygone era into the modern age with fragrances created to bring a sense of luxury to the home. It takes inspiration from the simple elegance and sophisticated style of the ’20s, with jewelled glass diffuser vessels in sleek Art Deco designs paired with the clean, modern simplicity of metal candle vessels in muted, dusky tones reminiscent of vintage treasures. The collection’s nostalgic fragrances are the perfect remembrance of a forgotten time. Ashleigh & Burwood will have exclusive show offers at Home & Gift, including a promotion on The Heritage Collection to celebrate its launch that offers a substantial discount on the initial buy in. More details on this and other show offers can be discovered on the stand. HALF MOON BAY Stand: DP1-C23 (Half Moon Bay & Ice House Books) and DP1-B33-C33 (Shruti) W: halfmoonbay.co.uk Licensed giftware company Half Moon Bay is bringing all three divisions to Home & Gift for the first time this year: Half Moon Bay, Ice House Books and Shruti. The combined branches of the company will showcase more than 150 new products. With fans spanning generations, Half Moon Bay’s new Little Miss range is bound to be a hit. A selection of Roger Hargreaves’ popular characters, including Mr Happy, Mr Tickle, Little Miss Princess and Little Miss Sunshine, are brought to life on some of the company’s most popular formats, including mugs and stationery. The Friends range launched earlier in the year has revealed new additions, including a Central Perk cushion, “I’d Rather Be Watching Friends ” slogan mug and novelty photo frame magnet in the style of the frame on Monica’s apartment door. New additions to the Game of Thrones range are sure to keep fans happy following a dramatic end to HBO’s popular series. New items include metal hip flasks, travel mugs, White Walker frosted tumblers and a 3D Night King mug. Working with popular licenses such as Beryl Cook, Aardman, May The Thoughts Be With You and Buzzfeed, Half Moon Bay’s publishing imprint Ice House Books has launched more than 30 new products this season, including books, gift sets and recipe cards. Ice House has also released own-brand content, with titles such as So You Want to Heal the Planet and So You Want to Heal Your Hangover as well as the Classic Moments series based on famous literary titles Pride & Prejudice, Alice in Wonderland, Romeo & Juliet and Little Women. Shruti has unveiled a new collaboration with award-winning brand May The Thoughts Be With You, producing a range of giftware featuring inspiring and colourful illustrations and positive messages by Charlotte Reed. The brand-new William Morris range features classic and much-loved patterns from the 19 th -century designer. With high attention to detail and a palette of blue, grey and ochre, the range of home accessories and gift items add classic elegance to any home. In addition, Shruti’s new autumnal fashion range Fallen Leaves will be on show, inspired by the changing seasons. With grey and ochre nature-inspired patterns, the range includes some of Shruti’s favourite gifting formats including bags, water bottles, travel mugs, scarves, umbrellas and stationery. 