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STATE OF THE NATION: ART & DESIGN Inset: The new art print collection has been inspired by MissPrint’s wallpaper designs. Below: Lemon Ribbon’s messages are “enchanting and uplifting” says Glue Creative Thinking’s Carla.
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matter Art and design-led brands continue to provide solid business for licensees and retailers alike. Many designs have also received an extra boost from the increase in homewares sales as consumers looked to do up their homes during lockdown. LSB takes a look at some of the latest activity.
Lemon Ribbon eyes UK growth
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A new line of hand drawn art prints from the leading British wallpaper design brand, MissPrint, is to be stocked online at Fy, thanks to a deal secured by The Point.1888. Fy – which is known as key platform for emerging homewares, wall art, furniture and accessory brands – is showcasing 39 of MissPrint’s hand drawn art prints. To date, MissPrint has enjoyed success with brand licensing collaborations such as John Lewis, Dunelm, Quaker Oats and others. “MissPrint is no stranger to brand licensing and yet this is the first time we have worked on creating an art print collection inspired by our wallpaper designs,” said cofounder, Rebecca Drury. “It makes perfect sense to create such a product range to attract new customers and I’ve found the whole design process really exciting. We’re so grateful to The Point.1888 for giving us this opportunity and cannot wait to unveil our other plans.”
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Children’s design-led lifestyle brand, Lemon Ribbon, has appointed Glue Creative Thinking as its UK licensing and brand collaborations agent. Lemon Ribbon’s playfully bright and bold style aims to captivate children’s imaginations with what it describes as ‘refreshing, inclusive and joyous’ characters including Lion, Panda, Cat, Bunny, Monster and Croc. Licensed products are already available across 11 countries – including the US, Russia and China – with licensees including K Stationary and NICI among others. “Though it’s certainly been an unnerving couple of months for all, we’re ready and excited to welcome the wider UK market to the world of Lemon Ribbon,” said Edward Weale, director of Lemon Ribbon. “We hope our inclusive, cheerful messaging will enlighten and educate both parent and child.” Carla Bowden, founder and director of Glue Creative Thinking, added: “It’s an incredibly relevant brand right now, their creative, cheerful and educational messages are enchanting and uplifting, we can’t wait to see it come to life through product.”
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All at sea Now in her fourth year of working with Carousel Calendars, Thea Cutting is continuing to provide supporters of the RNLI with her whimsical seaside designs. For 2021, the popular RNLI branded range will include a slim-line calendar, organiser and A5 diary. The ‘Seaside’ designs also feature on a range of ceramics and textiles alongside Thea’s ‘Floral’ designs, which are inspired by coastal flowers. The products are all created under licence by My Gifts Trade under the Gallery Thea brand.
Above: The popular RNLI range is back with 2021 designs. LICENSING SOURCE BOOK EUROPE 2020