JEWELLERY DESIGNER ALISON MOORE ENTERS HOMEWARE MARKET Orkney jewellery designer Alison Moore has taken the plunge into homeware, creating a striking range of goods incorporating the stunning, award-winning underwater images she takes when diving in the seas around the islands. The new collection includes vibrant jellyfish tote bags and sumptuous seaweed cushions, in addition to tea-towels and washbags. Each piece features one of Alison’s photographs revealing Orkney’s rich and colourful oceanic environment. More items are set to be added to the range in the coming months. Alison, a keen scuba diver and sea-kayaker, has been taking underwater photographs over the past four years, winning top awards for her images in the process. Several of her pictures are displayed in her Dounby jewellery workshop and gallery, in Orkney’s west mainland, and she also sells prints of her work. “When I’m not creating jewellery, you’ll probably find me in the sea and usually underwater,” says Alison, who has been at the helm of Alison Moore Designs for the past 11 years. “I recently began offering prints of my underwater photography for sale in my workshop and online, and I’ve created jewellery collections based on the life I see when I’m diving too. I’ve been keen to move into homeware for a while now, so it was a logical decision to try and incorporate my undersea imagery into the collection. “I’m passionate about keeping our oceans and beaches clean, with a determination to eliminate as much plastic from our environment as possible,” she explains. “It was essential, therefore, that the new homeware range was created with this ethos in mind, and we’ve tried to use sustainable materials as much as we can.” Alison adds: “I’m delighted with the new homeware range and hope it’ll be well received by customers. After all, who doesn’t need a jellyfish tote bag for the shopping, or a seaweed cushion on the sofa?” FANATTIK APPOINTS NEW SALES DIRECTOR Fanattik, the UK-based pop culture gift licensee, has appointed Luiz Ferreira to the position of Sales Director. Luiz started with Fanattik as a consultant three years ago before moving up to head of sales and now as Sales Director he will be managing relationships with gift retailers throughout the UK, mainland Europe, MENA and Australasia. Fanattik is a gift, home décor, barware and collectibles licensee for Hasbro, CBSViacom, Universal Studios, Microsoft, Bethesda, Capcom, Studio MDHR and many more. A gaming and film fan himself, Luiz brings more the twenty years’ experience working with pop culture merchandise to the role. Anthony Marks, Managing Director, Fanattik, says, “With a number of high-profile licensing agreements which we will be announcing post Las Vegas Licensing Expo we needed someone on the senior team to help support the national gift retailers Fanattik supplies throughout Europe and beyond, Luiz has a proven track history in doing that.” GIFT OF THE YEAR WINNER LAUNCHES INNOVATIVE NEW HOME FRAGRANCE COLLECTION Winner of this year’s Home Fragrance category in the prestigious Gift of the Year Awards, Find Your Glow, has just launched an innovative new home fragrance collection that embodies the brand’s commitment to sustainable luxury. The collection was a year in the making and will undoubtedly make a huge impact on the industry, inspiring retailers, and customers alike. FYG’s founder, Demi Pendakis saw a gap in the market for the Seasons collection, bringing something with real sustainable legacy – a big candle that lasts six months, burning through from one season to another. FYG is all about the way in which fragrance can evoke memory and impact on mood and wellbeing, so this new candle travels with you from autumn – winter or spring – summer to create a lasting seasonal experience in the home. The Seasons collection was a year in the making because Demi wanted to create a candle made purely from essential oils and a totally eco, 100% vegetable wax. After discovering the seeded cards at the Autumn Fair in September 2021, Demi also rethought his packaging by seeking out a container that could become a plant pot after the candle has burnt away. This container then allowed him to create a bespoke dust card that grows into wildflowers in the candle container once planted. www. fyghome.com 12
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