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Some favourite websites


Richard Bryan

Product & Still Life Photographer
A creative product photographer working with brands, independent businesses and successful designer-makers who create products that have design at their heart.

website: Richard Bryan


Artisan Made UK

Venue: Skipton Auction Mart, Yorkshire Dales
Picking up the baton following the demise of the much-loved British Craft Trade Fair (BCTF), Artisan Made UK (AMUK) began showcasing exceptional craft making talent from around the country in 2023. It is the only trade show exclusively exhibiting work by independent makers and artists, and has already established itself as the go-to event for trade buyers from galleries and independent shops.

Artisan Made UK is a high quality event where creatives can showcase their talents to potential buyers. All of the exhibitors go through an application process to ensure only high quality, hand crafted work is on display. The show has been developed alongside a team of established artists and makers and welcomes involvement from the exhibitors.

Based in Skipton, the gateway to the beautiful Yorkshire Dales, Artisan Made UK takes place at the Auction Mart and is run by the organisers of the long standing and well regarded Art in the Pen and Crafts in the Pen art and craft shows.​ This unique location provides a large and affordable exhibition space which, although somewhat rustic compared to traditional exhibition venues, certainly doesn't diminish the range of talent on offer! But it does mean that Artisan Made UK is accessible to new and emerging talent who have previously found trade event costs prohibitive.

A definite must-visit for trade buyers!

website: Artisan Made UK


Scotland's Trade Fairs Spring and Autumn

Venue: SEC, Glasgow
Scotland’s Trade Fairs take place twice a year at Glasgow’s SEC, with January's 'Spring' event being the largest. A wide range of companies exhibit thousands of products to trade buyers from the department stores, multiples, mail-order, online, tourist attractions and independent retail outlets who attend the shows.
The shows incorporates four specialist areas: Home & Gift products, Fashion & Accessories, Craft and Food & Drink.

website: Scotland's Trade Fairs


Top Drawer

Venue: Olympia, London
Carefully edited by a panel of market-leading experts to excite, inspire and, ultimately, save you time by bringing you the very best design-led products and brands available. At home in London’s iconic Olympia, which is nestled in one of the world’s most highly-recognised design districts.
Top Drawer is as much about the exchange of ideas and experiences as it is about the buying and selling. With two inspiring stages, learn all there is to know about retail at one of the many keynote presentations, masterclasses, panel discussions and case study presentations.

website: Top Drawer


Giving + Living Trade Show

Venue: Westpoint, Exeter EX5 1DJ
From bags to books, cards to cushions, mugs to maps and soaps to seascapes, Giving & Living showcases an extraordinarily wide range of merchandise at very different price points. The timing is perfect and the environment is ideal for building those all-important relationships – whether you want to discuss personalising merchandise to match your brand or negotiate the best possible terms, discover niche products that reflect Britain’s unique heritage or just catch up with the latest fashions, trends and ideas, Giving & Living is one trade show you can’t afford to miss.

website: Giving + Living


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We are proud supporters of the Just a Card campaign, which aims to encourage people to buy from Independent Galleries, Shops and Designer/Makers. The campaign promotes the message that all purchases, however small – even 'just a card' – are vital to the prosperity, perhaps even the survival, of small businesses.

Find out more about the campaign here: justacard.org

or simply engage with it here:

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