10 Caran d’Ache x Keith Haring collab wins at B&LLAs The Caran d’Ache collaboration with Keith Haring won the award for the Best Brand Licensed Gifting Product Or Range at the Brand & Lifestyle Licensing Awards. Hosted by comedian Cally Beaton, the B&LLAs event was attended by over 400 retailers, licensees and brand owners, which included those from the greeting card and stationery scene such as Caran d’Ache, Moleskine, The Works, Tache Crafts, Portico Designs, Carousel Calendars, I Like Birds, and Blueprint Collections who were all among the finalists. It was Caran d’Ache’s Keith Haring Collection, distributed by Jakar International in the UK, which won Best Brand Licensed Gifting Product Or Range. Paul Sacki, Managing Director of Jakar International, accepted the award and said: “We were very honoured to accept the award for the Caran d’Ache Keith Haring collection. All the people involved in bringing this collection to life have done a wonderful job of marrying the iconic artwork of Keith Haring with the timeless design of Caran d’Ache across a wide range of writing, colouring and drawing instruments.” For more information, visit: https://jakar.co.uk Dids Macdonald recognised on Powerlist 2024 ACID CEO Dids MacDonald has been recognised on the Women in Trades Association Powerlist 2024. The Trade Association Forum (TAF), the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) and the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) joined forces to champion the role of women in trade associations, celebrate their achievements and encourage the next generation of women into the association sector. TAF, FSB and CBI are led by strong female champions and are supported in their respective organisations by brilliant women at all stages of their careers. In a joint statement they said: “It’s our shared ambition to support our own staff and other inspirational women in trade associations to be powerful advocates for diversity and inclusion in their sectors and more widely to support and encourage female business leaders and entrepreneurs.” For further information, visit: the website: www.taforum.org/women-in-trade-associations-2024-powerlist
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