30 SPRING//SUMMER 2018 SHOW PREVIEW LONDON STATIONERY SHOW PREVIEW 1 24-25 APRIL 2018 FABULOUSLY FASHIONABLE STATIONERY + GIFTS Welcome to our 2018 Show Preview We’re delighted to share with you the fabulous results of all the hard work and dedication of our exhibitors as they prepare to stage the eighth stationery spectacular for you at the Business Design Centre in London. There are some significant milestones being celebrated at this year’s show – the Collins Debden team is ready to go with its brand new 2019 catalogue which will mark 200 years of business, ExaClair has added 160 years of Clairefontaine to 90 years of ExaCompta to reach an impressive 250 years marker, Portico Design has launched a massive new product portfolio to mark its 30 years milestone, Busy B is celebrating 20 years and MT MaskingTape hits its 10th anniversary. In complete contrast we are also delighted to be welcoming 12 newcomers to the show – our LaunchPad London winners – who will be nervously awaiting your response to their efforts to break into the stationery market. Please do go and see them and offer them your encouraging wise words and advice! You’ll find some more details about them on page 14. So, before you arrive at the show, take the time to look through some of the stationery delights that await you, not to mention our ‘Listen, Learn and Do’ programme of live talks, NEWTrendTours, NEW Retailer Masterclasses and Creative Stationery Workshops – more details in the following pages. Remember too, that the London Stationery Show is home to our annual new product Stationery Awards. Henri Davis, independent retail advisor and chair ofThe Giftware Association will be overseeing our judging panel for the seventh time this year, for which she has our thanks and appreciation – with hundreds of entries it’s no mean feat to find a winner for each category. Our judges this year include Cult Pen founders,Amanda and Simon Walker and Sidonie Warren, founder of Papersmiths. We look forward to welcoming you to the show in April! Follow us @StationeryBytes Follow us @StationeryShowsUK Follow us @StationeryShowsUK www.stationeryshow.co.uk Hazel Fieldwick, Event Manager David Rebelo, Senior Sales Executive Vanessa Fortnam, Marketing Director Zoe Chinery, Marketing Executive The London Stationery Show Come and see us at Stand M541 24-25 April 2018 Business Design Centre, London Sir Edwin Landseer: The Monarch of the Glen 1000-Piece Jigsaw Puzzle AA1007 Eric Wert: The Arrangement 1000-Piece Jigsaw Puzzle AA1009 Shakespeare Colouring Book CBK020 Japanese Decorative Designs Coloring Book CB195 New Designer Gift Wrap WARNING: Choking hazard—small parts. Not suitable for children under 3 years.