While every care has been taken for accuracy in the contents of this magazine,the publisher accepts no responsibility or liability for any errors or omissions.No part of this publication may be copied or stored in a retrieval system without the express permission of the publisher. Views expressed are not necessarily those of the publisher.Copyright:Ocean Media Exhibitions Ltd 2017.Stationery Matters is available free of charge to directors,buyers,merchandise managers,store managers and department managers of retailers and suppliers of stationery products in the UK.No part of this publication may be reproduced without the written permission of the publishers. Editor: Julia Faiers editor@stationerymatters.news Sales & circulation manager: Hazel Fieldwick hazel.fieldwick@oceanmedia.co.uk Sales executive: David Rebelo david.rebelo@oceanmedia.co.uk Art director: JonWainwright Marketing manager: Vanessa Fortnam info@stationerymatters.news Publisher: TimWilloughby tim.willoughby@oceanmedia.co.uk Stationery Matters is published twice a year by Ocean Media Exhibitions Ltd, One Canada Square, CanaryWharf, London E14 5AP Tel: +44 (0) 20 7772 8461 email: info@stationerymatters.news Twitter: @StatMatters Web: www.stationerymatters.news STATIONERY BIZ 43 DO-IT-YOURSELF STATIONERY Henri Davis on stationery’s current obsession with DIY and personalisation 47 SCREENWRITING STARS Chris Partridge reveals the devices and apps where digital and analogue collide 50 BACK TO THE FUTURE Phil Pond of Scarlet Opus explains why the industry can benefit from using trend Intelligence 53 SUSTAINABLE STATIONERY Henri Davis finds out how the market is working to develop sustainability strategies 56 SMALL BUSINESS FOCUS Austin & Co,Malvern 60 TOP OF THE POP UPS Rebecca Saunders investigates the rise of pop ups and why they’re here to stay 62 LASTWORD We interview Kristina Karlsson,founder of kikki.K CONTENTS OUR CONTRIBUTORS Charlotte Kemp Stationery magpie Charlotte Kemp is editor of Femail Magazine at the Daily Mail and has a penchant for ink pens,notebooks and elegant leather pencil cases. She was previously editor of Stationery Magazine and continues to contribute to Stationery Matters. Chris Leonard-Morgan Chris is the founder of the London Stationery Show, National StationeryWeek,World Stationery Day and the‘Writing Matters’ campaign.He is a Liveryman of The Stationers’ Company.He also founded the London DIY Show and was one of the founders of Exclusively Housewares of which he is still a director. Henri Davis Henri has worked in the retail industry for 30 years, and in stationery since 1990, as a stationery buyer for WHSmith until 2003. Now an independent retail advisor in the cards, gifts, stationery and heritage industries, she works with many small and medium-sized businesses. She is currently chairman of The Giftware Association. Phil Pond Phil translates consumer and design trends into high-growth business strategies for clients at trend forecasting agency Scarlet Opus.For more than 10 years, Phil has spoken about design and consumer trends at events around the world. Chris Partridge Chris started writing about technology when phones were wired to the wall,research involved long hours in the library and tweets were strictly for the birds.He edited the technology supplements of the SundayTimes and the DailyTelegraph and now works freelance covering technology trends forTheTimes andWoman’sWeekly. Rebecca Saunders Rebecca is an independent retail and ecommerce consultant,having recently run Stationery,Weddings and Christmas at Notonthehighstreet.com.She is a former John Lewis buyer and has worked across Food, Technology,Jewellery,Beauty and Baby & Child.She started her career in finance and strategy. 53 60