Craft Focus - August/September 2020 (Issue 80)

4 FOCUS ON 34 A century of fabric Lloyd Sternberg, managing director of Sternberg Textiles Ltd talks to Craft Focus about how this successful, family-run fabric and textile company has succeeded through the generations 62 Elegance & style Serah Leke-Oyenibi, founder of Story of Elegance passionately tells Craft Focus all about her luxury Greeting cards and stationery company 68 Tools for success Dan Delic, managing director of Shesto talks to Craft Focus about more than 100 years of successful trading 73 Crafts and more Debbi Moore, owner or Debbi Moore Designs discusses how her business has developed from a dining room set-up to a warehouse churning out in excess of 800,000 designs! 79 Excellence & expertise Sharon Stokes, UK sales manager of Artstat talks to Craft Focus about the rise in arts and crafts during lockdown and building strong relationships with customers 89 Let your light shine Clare Donnelly, managing director of Native Lighting talks to Craft Focus about working effectively with the right lighting 27 62 BUSINESS 74 IP housekeeping Dids Macdonald, CEO of Anti Copying in Design (ACID), looks at the importance of IP housekeeping while offering some of ACID council member’s COVID-19 insights 76 Packages of support The UK Government has supported wages of 1.73 million workers across wholesale and retail sector during the pandemic. Here’s more information about the schemes 82 Legally bound Amanda Hamilton, CEO of National Association of Licenced Paralegals (NALP) discusses where your craft business stands with regards contracts 83 Changing landscape Mike Cherry, FSB national chairman, looks at the changing economic landscape amidst the COVID-19 pandemic SHOWS 27 Shows, news & events Stay up-to-date with what’s happening in your industry