more BCTF photos!

 

Proud to be a British designer!

I've recently returned back from BCTF, where I was showing on stand number N13 in the newcomers section, and I can honestly say I was so amazing by the high quality of work and design by all of the 200 exhibitors who were showing their work. 

It was great to see so many brilliant and ideas all in one place and I was truly amazed by so many of the products available.

I spoke to a range of really interesting people from, interior designers, to galleries to small boutiques and the feedback and orders I received meant I came back tired but uplifted and excited!

I also was really lucky with the exhibitors who were showing on the adjacent stands, we were all is the same boat and kept it other going with chats through out the day.

  

Above are pictures from left to right of Kirsty Shaw Lighting Design, Love Textiles and Creme Nouveau. These were the other exhibitors who were in my section.

The first image show Kirsty from  Kirsty Shaw Lighting Designer, she was showing on stand N32. She creates stylish lighting, originating from a passion of colour and simple shapes, and constructed by employing unusual and innovative plastic techniques in her workshop to make perfectly fitting elements to create her lights, coasters and brooches.

The second picture shows Donna from Love textiles on stand number N31. She appliqués vintage and recycled fabrics with a nostalgic flavor to show images inspired by local landscapes.

The Third image shows Kat from Creme Nouveau, on stand number N13. She creates quirky, kitsch handmade jewelry and accessories made with cast resin, vintage finds and love. Inspired by nostalgia and decadent glamour. I tired on the necklaces and love them, I was surprised at how well they sat on the neck which is something Kat carefully considered and adapted when designing the necklaces.

I had a brilliant weekend and now its time to make and send out the orders... and get ready for the next one in NEW YORK!!

BCTF!

So I'm getting ready for BCTF, and although I have lots to do such as printing out my price lists and making sure I have the correct items, it's not really hit me yet that I am going in 2 days!

I think it's the case of having so much to do, you just become slightly blind, don't get my wrong this event is really important to me, it is my first time there and I am in the Newcomers section on stand number 13 (good job I'm not superstitious) Maybe I'm just so nervous I'm trying not be think to much about it but I'm definitely going for that motto of 'If you fail to prepare you prepare to fail' so I am going to make sure every box is ticked on my huge to do list and keep professional!

My brochures turned up today and I must say I'm very proud of them, they were printed by Dave at positive printing (email info@positive-print.co.uk) and photographs taken by Vicky Hubbard of Victoria Jane Photography and fotos2art, and without their help they would not be looking so perfect and professional!

List of this or that

i have a week off work! brilliant, great, get to time to all those things I've been putting off especially for now... problem is I have such a long list of these things they are not going to get done!
I needed to

1. design work for the new TAP (textiles and paper exhibiton I am involved with in May)
2. get the new broacher finished and sent out to the printers
3. ring around other shows who's websites are just confusing me!
4. get the contract sent out for 100% futures
5. make sure my insurance is ok and still valid for the time of 100% futures.
6. Feburary accounts incoming and outgoing
7. ring the suppilers to order fabric in time to then get in sent out with the correct artwork to the laser cutter and back to me in time to make in into a cushion for BCTF
8. BCTF paperwork
9. Accounts from the start of my business/finish uni
10. getting my paperwork/samples ready in time for a 2day course starting in exactly 25hours and 26mins!

and that is just the start of it, I'm going to need another week of the organise this week..... and people think all i do is design!

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