With just over three weeks to go until The Gift Awards on 12 May, excitement is building, with a fabulous luxury, boxed, colourful Italian Campo Marzio pen, RRP £30, replacing the traditional place card.
“We sell everyday products with timeless designs of simple lines with bright, vibrant colours that breathe Italian DNA all over it,” explains Javier Sáinz de los Terreros Elizalde, ceo of Campo Marzio’s London operation. “All have colour, Italian style, and versatility,”
Continues Javier: “The spirit or essence of the brand always lies in the joy of using the product. It has a gift or self-gift character that is present throughout our assortment. Our customers’ new ways of living and existing also influence us when it comes to designing versatile and contemporary products.”
In fact, Italian style is has just become more attainable in the UK, with a link-up between Campo Marzio, Manuscript and Elphicks department store.
Manuscript has recently been appointed the UK distributor for Campo Marzio’s stationery, with the brand recently launched (April 12) as a shop within a shop at Elphicks in Farnham, Surrey, this month.
“We are stocking a range of vegan leather handbags, man bags, notebooks and pens,” confirms Elphicks’ group buyer Alison Brookes. “Campo has supplied fixtures and signage to create a shop in shop in our accessories/gift area. There is also a tabletop display in our men’s department, along with a stand of pens which are positioned at our till point between accessories and cards/gift wrap. We selected the brand as it gives us an understated contemporary range in a warm colour palette which will appeal to our discerning customers.”
The winners of the inaugural The Gift Awards will be announced at London’s Royal Lancaster hotel on 12 May, bringing together The Giftware Association’s Gift of the Year Awards and The Greats gift retailer awards – currently celebrating their 20th milestone year – organised and owned by Max Publishing, publishers of Progressive Gifts & Home/GiftsandHome.net.
At the lavish awards event, both gift product excellence and retail prowess will be recognised and rewarded.
Tickets and tables for The Gift Awards event, hosted by celebrity comedian Charlie Baker, can be booked via the Max Publishing digital box office event at Max-Tickets.net, or by contacting event organiser Createvents: clare@createvents.co.uk or 0118 334 0085.
To find out more about The Gift Awards and book tickets, visit www.thegiftawards.com
The Gift Awards 2022 enjoys a strong roster of sponsors including Spring Fair and Autumn Fair as headline supporter, plus: Abysse Corp; Ankorstore; Brand Licensing Europe; British Allied Trades Federation (BATF); Candlelight; Cardzone; Carte Blanche Greetings; Faire; Gift Republic; Gisela Graham; Home & Gift Harrogate; Joe Davies; Lesser & Pavey; Life Charms; Progressive Greetings Live; Talking Tables; Top Drawer and Widdop and Co.
Top: A boxed Campo Marzio luxury pen will replace the traditional place card at The Gift Awards on 12 May.
