h+h cologne will present innovations from the sections knitting, crocheting, sewing, embroidery and crafting as well as a wide-ranging event programme. The trade fair is focusing on the local retail trade in line with its new key theme 'Local Retail: Creating the Future' and is making the right network and the appropriate learning contents available to the retail trade - for the sustainability of the handicraft industry.
Posted: 22 October 2024
Get Inspired with the h+h americas 2024 Lookbook! Download the 'It's for YOU!' Lookbook now and get inspired by the industry's best ideas, products, and innovations. Whether you're a passionate maker, retailer, or designer, this guide is packed with insights to spark your creativity. Discover the latest craft trends, top exhibitors, and creative highlights from North America's biggest craft event, h+h Americas.
Posted: 17 October 2024
Spring Fair, the UK's largest home, gift, fashion trade show which takes place on the 2nd – 5th February 2025 at NEC Birmingham, has launched a new Retail Insights podcast series for retail, and by retail, to celebrate its upcoming 75th anniversary and shine a light on businesses in the industry.
A first of its kind for a retail trade show, Spring Fair has collaborated with the legendary designer and TV personality Jeff Banks CBE to create the series of free podcasts featuring interviews with 15 industry figureheads which will run over a period of 14 weeks from the 20th October.
Posted: 15 October 2024
Spring Fair, which celebrates its 75th anniversary at the NEC Birmingham on 2nd – 5th February 2025, is delighted to announce twelve new winners of Theo Paphitis's #SBS Small Business Sunday initiative who each receive a free stand at the February show. Since 2018, the TV dragon and #SBS Small Business Sunday creator and Spring and Autumn Fair have joined forces to support start-up businesses. Together they have worked with over 60 SMEs, playing a vital role in their future success.
Posted: 15 October 2024
This year, Jakar proudly celebrates 75 years of business, noting a remarkable journey of resilience, innovation, and family dedication. The company was founded in 1949 by Lydia Sacki, who fled Nazi Germany and rebuilt her life in England. Starting from her kitchen table, Lydia began trading drawing instruments, toys, and cuckoo clocks while caring for her husband, who had multiple sclerosis, and raising their two sons. A key figure in Jakar's early days was lodger Julius Kaufmann, who helped establish important connections in the toy industry. To honour his contributions, the company name "Jakar" was formed from his initials.
Posted: 14 October 2024
Papier, the cult stationery brand known for contemporary design and commitment to transforming the ordinary into the extraordinary, is thrilled to announce the return of its exclusive Advent Calendar. Priced at £140 (with the true value of each product reaching over £200!) it's no wonder the product sold out so quickly in 2023. This exclusive product will be available for purchase online here, as well as to shop in person at the renowned Selfridges store in London.
Posted: 10 October 2024
Pentel (Stationery) Ltd. is delighted to announce a strategic new product launch that will enable the company to extend further its offering in UK and Ireland stationery markets. From 1st September 2024 Pentel will distribute a specially chosen selection of products from PLUS Corporation, the world's third largest stationery company. PLUS Corporation has 45 subsidiaries around the world and is the parent company of Pentel Co. Ltd., whose headquarters are also based in Japan.
Posted: 8 October 2024
A breakthrough business in an industry that has barely changed in centuries, Pop-up Frames launched their small pop-up frames last year which feature on Create & Craft TV. They 're sold online and offline at a RRP from £5 through various independent retailers and galleries across the UK. Pop-up Frames is now launching their Medium and Poster self-assembled framing kits which can be cut into 38 different sizes from 21cm up to 92cm using just a pair of scissors, and then assembled in a few minutes and hung without damaging the wall. The RRPs are from £7 and £12.50 respectively.
Posted: 3 October 2024
Visitor registration is now open for Toy Fair 2025 , the UK's largest trade show dedicated to toys, games, and hobbies. The three-day showcase will be held from 21st to 23rd January 2025 at Olympia Events in London, spanning both the lower and upper levels of the Grand and National Halls, as well as a section of the Upper West Hall.
Posted: 1 October 2024
London Packaging Week is thrilled to unveil the winners of its inaugural Innovation Awards, sponsored by Fedrigoni, celebrating groundbreaking advancements in packaging across various categories. This year's awards recognise exceptional design, creativity, and sustainability in packaging solutions.
In a collaboration with Aston Martin, Bowmore has crafted a decanter that is as much a work of art as it is a vessel for this exceptional whisky. The design takes inspiration from the Japanese metalworking technique 'Mokume-Gane,' known for its unique layered patterns. This technique has been reimagined through layered carbon fibre sheets, creating the decanter's distinctive Mokume lid. The result is a lid that evokes a futuristic aesthetic and mirrors the natural black rocks of Loch Indaal, the home of the Bowmore Distillery.
Posted: 30 September 2024
