Gemporia Craft is excited to announce the purchase of CraftStash, the UK's trusted online destination for papercraft and creative inspiration, along with several of its popular sub-brands. This partnership brings together two communities with a shared love of making, learning, and connecting. By adding CraftStash's extensive range of exclusive products, tutorials, and engaged customers to its portfolio, Gemporia Craft cements its place as the home of the UK's most passionate crafting community both on-screen and online. The move also opens exciting new opportunities for innovation, exclusive collaborations, and creative learning for makers of every level.
Posted: 17 July 2025
WOVEN 2025 has come to a close after a month of community-driven textile events. This year's festival, which took place throughout June, saw more than 120 events from community organisations, venues, local artists, schools and the textile industry, collaboratively coming together to celebrate the district's rich textile history and contemporary scene. The creative event was enjoyed by more than 12,000 visitors.
Posted: 15 July 2025
Momentum is building for London Packaging Week 2025. Taking place on 15 & 16 October at Excel London, this landmark 15th anniversary show is set to be the most forward-thinking and creatively charged in the show's history.
First launched in 2010 as Packaging Innovations & Luxury Packaging London, the show has evolved into a leading platform for design, materials, technology, and sustainability.
In 2022, it rebranded as London Packaging Week and introduced four co-located events: Packaging Première, PCD, PLD, and Food & Consumer Pack, each tailored to the needs of a specific market.
Together, they form a curated ecosystem that serves the entire packaging value chain, ranging from luxury to lifestyle and FMCG.
Posted: 14 July 2025
Registered attendees can start searching the Exhibitor List, Brand Directory, send meeting requests and plan their calendars by adding in conference sessions and networking events. With over 210 exhibiting companies and hundreds more brands from all over the world confirmed for Brand Licensing Europe (BLE) 2025, the show's online Event Planner opened to visitors this week, allowing them to discover properties, connect with exhibitors, request meetings and add conference sessions and networking events to their calendars.
Posted: 10 July 2025