Gift Focus inc Attire Accessories - July/August 2020

21 BRAND SPANKING NEW GLOBAL JOURNEY RRP: £3.99 Global Journey has launched new reusable face protectors, with 48 designs – 24 for children and 24 for adults. Available from July, the products are likely to be in great demand due to the current coronavirus outbreak, with the company stating, “These face masks are an ideal product to site next to the check out / till alongside hand sanitisers.” www.global-journey.com EXACLAIR RRP: £2.80 - £15 ExaClair has launched a new ‘Jeans and Cocoa’ collection from Clairefontaine, which features recycled denim fibres and cocoa shell fibres within the selection of notebooks, pads and filing products. Clairefontaine has created notebooks with exceptional paper quality since 1858. For over 160 years the books and pads have featured the iconic super- smooth, brushed vellum satin-finish paper. This range combines innovative recycling processes with these different materials alongside their high-quality ivory 90gsm Clairefontaine paper. The Jeans selection includes items with a protective covering that’s made from a combination of 50% cellulose-free, FSC® certified, sustainable wood fibres and 50% recycled jean fibres. To make these they use offcuts from the denim industry. Similarly, items from the Cocoa range feature a protective covering made from 70% cocoa shells and 30% cellulose-free, FSC® certified, sustainable wood fibres. In making these products Clairefontaine use parts of the cocoa bean, which are disposed of by the confectionery industry when producing chocolate. Both of these styles result is attractive, on-trend designs that pique the interest of environmentally-friendly stationery buyers, as well as demonstrating the Exacompta-Clairefontaine Group’s capabilities in forward-thinking manufacturing processes. Lawrence Savage, Marketing Manager at ExaClair, says the collection combines an exceptional feel and appearance with a sustainable production concept. He continues, “Our range of Jeans & Cocoa notebooks, folders, files, magazine racks and memo pads offer a new and exciting twist for those seeking eco- friendly products that form part of a circular economy.” T: +44 (0)1553 696 600 W: www.exaclairlimited.com KHAYNI RRP: £60-£250 Khayni offers two stunning tableware collections, Sand Storm and Sand & Steel. Both designed in-house, Sand Storm is a matt collection in white, cream and beige tones while Sand & Steel offers a contrasting gloss finish in white and grey tones. Each piece is made individually in England, using traditional Japanese clay pottery skills and is thrown or slab built by hand. Decorative organic patterns add subtle detail to these beautifully simple and elegant forms. www.khayni.com THE PUPPET COMPANY RRP: £19.99 The Puppet Company has been making different types of Dragon for years and has introduced two new collections for 2020. Starting with the Large Dragon Heads, these truly fabulous puppets are large enough for an adult and have fantastic mouth movement. Available in classic red or green, with beautiful gold adornments, they are quite spectacular and perfect for all Dragon lovers. Also new this year are the charming Enchanted Dragons, made with wonderful fabrics and attention to detail. Access into the head provides excellent mouth movement, these are perfect for storytelling and have a little more of a ‘friendly Dragon’ feel. www.thepuppetcompany.com MARY ANN ROGERS RRP: £48 Mary Ann Rogers has teamed up with A J Ludlow Ltd to produce a set of the company’s professional watercolour paints. The set contains the six colours that Mary Ann uses for her paintings. Andrew Ludlow is a chemist and artist, with 30 years in the industry producing paint for some of the best-known suppliers in the UK. His dream was to produce a superior product, containing almost all pure pigment, to provide an intensity and brilliance of colour that artists would love using. The set of six 4ml pots are presented in a tin with guidelines and a mixing chart leaflet. The colours in the set are Cadmium Yellow, Cadmium Red, Anthraquinone Crimson, Ultramarine Blue, Sap Green, Payne’s Grey, all of which are made in the UK by skilled craftsmen. www.marogers.com 