24 Registration Open for London Stationery Show 2025 Visitor registration is officially open for London Stationery Show 2025, set to take place at the Business Design Centre in Islington, London, on Tuesday 13th and Wednesday 14th May. London Stationery Show 2024 was one to remember, crammed full of newness, chat, fun, gossip, creativity, deals, and competitions – as well as lots of business too over the two days. Visitor numbers were up 40 per cent on the previous year, with many exhibitors and visitors agreeing that it was one of the busiest shows in recent years. Plans are now well under way for the 2025 edition of the show, which attracts the biggest UK and international brands, through to exciting new designers and innovative start-ups, all under one roof giving visitors the chance to explore an exciting edit of new products and names alongside recognised bestsellers. “Last year, we welcomed just over 120 exhibitors to the show and 2025 is going to be even bigger!” enthused Chantelle White, event manager for London Stationery Show. “We’ve had so much interest from exhibitors that we’ve had to open up a new section at the Business Design Centre, so we’ll have even more exhibitors this year.” Some of the leading brands already signed up for 2025 include: Blueprint Stationery, Carousel Calendars, Craft Buddy, Crayola, Daler Rowney, Edding, Exacompta Clairefontaine, Hahnemuhle, IG Design Group, Jakar International, Kaweco, Leuchtturm1917, Manuscript Brands, Maped Helix, Mitsubishi Pencil Co, Nu:notebooks, Paperblanks, Pentel, Portico Designs, Premier Stationery, Puckator, Pukka Pads, Royal & Langnickel, Royal Talens, Silvine/Artgecko, Snopake, Stabilo International, Staedtler, Stone Marketing, Tallon International, The Pilot Pen Company and Zebra Pen UK. One of the highlights for many visitors is the Show’s Boutique Collection; a carefully curated section centred around innovation with quirky, independent suppliers presenting their product offerings. Among those exhibiting this year are Amy Britton, Andhand, Another Studio, Art House Stationery, Coffeenotes, Divide & Rule, Dodolulu, Emily May, Forma House, Good Tuesday, House of Tula, Huunuu, In Real Life, Makers Cabinet, Meraki Notebooks, Oh Laura, Rebel Stationery, Studio Frewb, Sylvia Prince and The Inspired Stories. For further information visit: www.stationeryshowlondon.co.uk WOVEN Festival returns to Kirklees for 2025 WOVEN, the biennial festival celebrating textile heritage and innovation in Kirklees, will take place from 1st to 30th June 2025. WOVEN takes place across Kirklees every other year. Established in 2019, the festival has helped communities across Kirklees celebrate the region’s textile heritage and find out more about the future of textiles in the region and further afield. The month-long event will showcase the rich textile history of the area as well as explore cutting-edge developments in the industry. The theme for WOVEN 2025 is Connecting Culture, bringing communities together through the shared language of textiles. Each year the festival attracts more than 100 events, including exhibitions, workshops, talks and community projects across Kirklees. One festival highlight will be the installation of The Red Dress, a globally-travelled collaborative embroidery project, which will be on display at Oakwell Hall. The Red Dress project was initiated by artist Kirstie Macleod in 2009 to help marginalised women tell their stories through stitching, uniting people around the world without borders. The dress now features the work of more than 300 embroiderers from 51 countries and has been exhibited in galleries and museums worldwide. Back to the local community WOVEN 2025 is once again calling for community groups, organisations and artists to submit event proposals for inclusion in the festival programme. To support local initiatives, WOVEN will be offering micro-grants through crowd-funding platform Growing Great Places to help bring textile-related projects to life, as well as advising on project ideas, delivery and marketing. Free and ticketed events During the festival, various free and ticketed events will celebrate textiles all across Kirklees, with exhibitions showcasing local and international textile art, workshops teaching traditional and innovative textile techniques, talks and tours exploring the region’s textile heritage and future and community projects connecting diverse cultural backgrounds through textiles. WOVEN will be working in partnership with organisations across Kirklees, including libraries, museums, charities and businesses. For more information on WOVEN 2025, visit the website: https://woveninkirklees.co.uk
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