Gift Focus - Sep/Oct 2019 (Issue 115)

7 EDITOR’S LETTER On the cover Gibsons know how to celebrate Christmas. And celebrating it should be, as this year the company turned 100. Congratulations! Following the success of Gibsons’ first jigsaw puzzle calendar and bauble last year, the company has revamped them to bring two brand-new designs for 2019. Christmas is Coming and Moonlit Magic complement each other, as they are both finished in stylish grey and purple colour schemes, making them ideal Christmas products to display in gift shops. Festive & FABULOUS Christmas products: Part 2 Family FUN Toys & games GIFTFOCUS.COM WIN! A Cadbury carousel with 192 bars worth RRP £1,200 from The Emagination Store Show previews • Autumn Fair showcase • Top Drawer Autumn preview • BLE lowdown • STYLE Bangkok preview Stylish additions Women’s jewellery & accessories Say hel lo to autumn It’s good to be back – and what an issue to start with: the Autumn Fair preview! We have a huge showcase, starting on page 81. So have a flick through, and mark down the stand numbers now to make sure you make the most of your time at the NEC. If you’re travelling to London, we have a Top Drawer Autumn preview on page 61. And if you’re travelling further afield, read all about Bangkok’s STYLE Fair on page 77. Plus, there’s a new show in town! Purify Living will be debuting at the Business Design Centre, Islington, in October – we have the lowdown in our On With The Show pages, so diarise the date and check it out! With Christmas just around the corner, we also have our Christmas gift guide – Part 2 of two. There’s also a toys & games feature, women’s accessories and, of course, our Brand Spanking New pages – there really are some stunning items out there. I was spoilt for choice as to what to feature! I look forward to seeing many of you in Birmingham in September. Until then, enjoy the rest of our lovely British summer. Enjoy the issue! Rachel Westall, Editor Rachel EDITOR Rachel Westall +44 (0)1376 514 000 editor@giftfocus.com EDITORIAL ASSISTANT Olivia Gibson oliviag@kdmediapublishing.com SUB EDITOR Cal Gildart SALES AND EVENTS DIRECTOR Sarah Ellis +44 (0)1376 538 490 sarahe@giftfocus.com ACCOUNT MANAGER Catherine O’Callaghan +44 (0)1376 535 607 catherineo@giftfocus.com PRODUCTION MANAGER Scott Brothwell SENIOR GRAPHIC DESIGNERS Sarah Hill, Stephanie Hodder, Vicky O’Connor, Sarah Young +44 (0)1376 535 616 artwork@kdmediapublishing.com PRODUCTION ASSISTANT Lorna Butcher WEB DEVELOPMENT MANAGER Stuart Weatherley SUBSCRIPTIONS Beth Varney +44 (0)1376 514 000 KD Media Publishing Limited, Pantile House, Newlands Drive, Witham, Essex CM8 2AP craftfocus.com Gift Focus is solely owned, published and designed by KD Media Publishing Limited. Whilst every effort was made to ensure the information in this magazine was correct at the time of going to press, the publishers cannot accept legal responsibility for any errors or omissions, nor can they accept responsibility of the standing of advertisers nor by the editorial contributions. The views expressed do not necessarily reflect those of the publisher. Gift Focus is published six times a year. Subscription rates for overseas readers are £75 per annum (incl. p+p), Cheques should be made out to KD Media Publishing Limited and sent to Gift Focus , Pantile House, Newlands Drive, Witham, Essex CM8 2AP UK. ISSN 1758-0897 @giftfocus @giftfocusmag @gift_focus MEDIA PUBLISHING Gift Focus magazine is proud to be associated with and supporters of: Average Net Circulation: 6,670 (July 17 to June 18)