4 BUSINESS 70 Retailer interview Nicki Higgins, Co-Founder of All Things Analogue, talks to Craft Focus about winning the award for Best Independent Stationery Retailer in the South at this year’s Stationery Awards 73 Deterring copycats Don’t gift your designs to AI! ACID CEO, Laura Newbold Breen, gives practical steps to challenge copycats and deter data scraping 74 Britain’s Top Crafting Cities From papercrafts and creative classes to allotments and journalling, Britons are finding new ways to express themselves. We explore the cities leading the UK’s growing creative movement. 76 Never too late to invent How a novelist and a retired firefighter brought a new craft product to market. Louise Voss and Adrian Grieves of Harcourt Innovations Ltd. Tell us more about their journey. 79 A sustainable marketplace From shop window to checkout: why visible sustainability is driving highervalue purchases SHOWS 13 Shows, news & events Stay up-to-date with what’s happening in your industry 16 MEGA SHOW Hong Kong returns The leading Asian sourcing event in Hong Kong Returns for its 33rd edition this October 23 Autumn Fair preview What to expect at The NEC this September FOCUS ON 32 Crafting essentials Andrew Brooks, Commercial Director at Whitecroft Essentials (Lydney) Limited chats to Craft Focus about being a onestop-shop for stationery, haberdashery and wire-forming products 40 In conversation with Search Press Independent, family-run and trusted by makers for more than half a century, Search Press has become synonymous with beautifully produced craft books. Eloise, Sales Executive (UK and Ireland), tells us more... 54 The Peak Dale Story Graham Aldous, director of Peak Dale Products, talks to Craft Focus about the Peak District based company 35 27 60 17
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