One of the best things about London Stationery Show (13-14 May) is the chance to see new brands, with many using the show as a launchpad for new products.
Among the first-time exhibitors this year are: Wingback, The Gifted Stationery Co, Scentos, Quadrigloo, Pebeo, Panac Japan, Oli Olsen, Meriaki Notebooks, Main Paper, In Real Life and BlueSky Designs.
Japanese stationery brand, Penac is now available in the UK, with James Stafford, managing director of Penac of Great Britain saying: “We are very excited to exhibit at our first London Stationery Show, building relationships with buyers and retailers, and standing proudly alongside the great names in the industry. We’ve been delighted with the interest that our range has already garnered from independent retailers, and we’re keen to widen our scope at the show.”
Joyce Kudehinbu, director of Quadrigloo is another show first-timer and will be showing the UK’s first ever fully square glue sticks. “I am looking forward to more people being introduced to and learning about the brand, it’s a product so simple yet so effective and people always seem to be amazed by it which makes me really happy and excited. Our square glue sticks are the best thing a lot of stationery and craft lovers never knew they needed!”
No stranger to the show circuit is Oli Olsen, but this will be the company’s first time at London Stationery Show with brand-new collections from Éccolo, a stationery brand from Brooklyn, New York and the latest designs from Metalmorphose, the company’s best-selling keyring and bookmark brand from Belgium.
The event attracts stationery and gift buyers from world-leading department stores and supermarkets to independent retailers, including Lynn Cummings, manager of Jespers of Harrogate who says: “London Stationery Show is the one to visit as there is always something new and exciting to discover. It is fantastic to be able to catch up and meet with new and friendly faces in the industry. This year we are looking for additions to our fine writing department and it is great to see the products close at hand. Journals and notebooks are a popular line for us, so anything unique would complement our current selection.”
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