Craft Focus - December 2020/January 2021 (Issue 82)

28 London Stationery Show announces May 2021 show date Organisers have announced that the 2021 edition of London Stationery Show will take place from 18 th -19 th May at the Business Design Centre. “We are confident that exhibitions will resume in the spring” said event director, Alex Butler “and to ensure we’re in the best position possible to host a second-to-none event, we have secured a slightly later date than usual for next year’s show. From speaking with exhibitors and visitors over the course of this year we know that everyone is craving the opportunity to meet face-to-face. The industry is in agreement that nothing can replace the organic business which comes from an exhibition.” For more information you can contact the team at stationeryshow@oceanmedia.co.uk Hyve Group announce changes to their 2021 show calendar Hyve Group, the organiser of Spring Fair, together with the co-located Jewellery & Watch and Fashion (JWF) and Glee at Spring Fair have announced changes to the scheduled event in 2021. Due to new UK government restrictions on the reopening of business conferences and exhibition halls, Spring Fair will no longer take place in February 2021. The next planned home, gift and fashion retail event will be Autumn Fair at the NEC Birmingham on 5 th - 8 th September 2021, while Spring Fair will return as an in-person event, 6 th -10 th February 2022. Hyve and the team behind Spring Fair, JWF, Glee at Spring Fair are now working to deliver an enhanced virtual forum with product features and exclusive seminar content designed to educate and inform participants. More information on ‘Spring Fair @Home’ will be available on the Spring Fair website. Julie Driscoll, managing director – UK Retail says, “While it is regrettable that we won’t be able to meet in person at Spring Fair in February due to the new UK government rules, we are incredibly excited to host Spring Fair @Home. Following the success of this year’s virtual forums, we’re looking forward to providing our clients and customers another touchpoint to be inspired and stay connected with the retail industry.” Sarah Ward, chief executive, The Giftware Association says, “Spring Fair @Home will be a great networking opportunity for the industry and a chance for businesses to stay connected. I am delighted that we are able to host the Gift of the Year 2021 Awards with Spring Fair as part of the virtual forum.” Creativeworld 2021 changes In view of the current situation caused by the Covid-19 pandemic and the associated international travel restrictions, Messe Frankfurt has decided to cancel the coming edition of Creativeworld and, for 2021 only, to offer it in digital format within the framework of the Consumer Goods Digital Days from 17 th to 20 th April, 2021. As a special exception, the team will bring together Christmasworld, Paperworld and Ambiente under the heading International Consumer Goods Show – Special Edition from 17 th to 20 th April, 2021. This physical event will be supplemented for the first time by the digital programme of the Consumer Goods Digital Days, which will also host the purely digital offers of Creativeworld. The International Consumer Goods Show is offering additional stand construction concepts for exhibitors, which take into account current safety and hygiene requirements. These are all-inclusive packages on attractively designed areas - for the minimum stand size of 18m² or alternatively for 30, 60 or 90m². The basic package for the Consumer Goods Digital Days for even greater coverage is already included. Booking the packages offers exhibitors several advantages; the Corona-compliant design meets current requirements for hygiene and spacing measures. In addition, the exhibitor doesn’t have to worry about the stand construction and only has to equip the stand with his/her products, thus eliminating a great deal of transport and organizational effort. And a short-term arrival and departure is possible. In the current pandemic situation, this simplifies trade fair planning. “With the all-inclusive package, exhibitors can plan their trade fair appearance with little effort, calculable costs and full security to get back in touch with buyers,” says Nicolette Naumann, vice president Ambiente, Messe Frankfurt Exhibition GmbH.

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