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Preview: Spring Fair
Discover Bright New Finds At Spring Fair 2023
Spring Fair, the UK’s leading marketplace for wholesale Home, Gift and Fashion returns to the NEC Birmingham NEC from 5th – 8th February 2023 hosting an even more dynamic and inspirational offering.
As the largest and most accessible “shop for shops”, Spring Fair is the UK’s trusted platform for discovery and innovation, putting the most sought-after products, bright new finds, and industry-leading creative thinkers, under one easy-tonavigate roof whilst giving retailers unparalleled cross-buying opportunities.
Spring Fair encompasses 14 sectors within four destinations across eight halls and includes area dedicated to home and gifts. The show creates a compelling and unmissable platform for buyers to touch, feel, and experience the latest products, trends and innovations. The Small Business Sunday Village showcases at Spring Fair for the first time and will welcome its founder Theo Paphitis. Theo can also be seen on the Inspiring Retail Stage which will also offer an exciting and insightful line-up of speakers and trend presentations across all four days. Running alongside Spring Fair is the UK’s newest responsible sourcing show, Source Home & Gift uniting the best manufacturers from key sourcing regions around the world with key retailers, brands, contractors and interior designers who are looking to find new suppliers or explore private label opportunities.
Nicola Meadows, Portfolio Director, Spring Fair, says: “All of the team at Spring Fair are very excited about opening the doors to the next show in February 23. We offer an incomparable destination for sourcing newness, innovation and your next best-sellers. Our vision for discovery builds on our heritage as a trusted platform for buyers and adds an improved layout and unparalleled opportunities for cross-buying and creativity.”
Within Home, Living & Décor and The Summerhouse buyers will discover newness and the most stylish and on-trend furniture, textiles, housewares, art, and decorative interior and outdoor accessories from the UK and around the world. The Summerhouse welcomes back Bloomingville, MyGiftsTrade (including Urban Nature Culture), Hot Tomato, The Libra Company, Terrace & Garden / Casa Verde, Jellycat, Stone Glow Candles, RoseHill, Biggie Best, Morgan Wright brands
including Also Home and Rain & Humble, DeluxeHomeart and Gallery Direct. Returning from Denmark is VanillaFly, while new to Spring Fair, visitors will be delighted to discover one of Scandinavia’s leading wholesalers, Wikholm Form.
Luxa will introduce Sompex of Germany, a dedicated lighting specialist with beautiful contemporary portable lighting. Villeroy & Boch will also be launching lighting additionally to their range. Storefactory are a must see with stunning contemporary decorative pieces. Look out for the groundbreaking new brand from Spain, Bioo Lux, which brings a fusion of translucent decorative plant vases that use biotechnology to create light when touching the plant.
Spring Fair is delighted to welcome back an array of home and outdoor lifestyle brands for the 2023 event in February, including Coach House, Kaemingk, Mint Interiors by Kettle also featuring Mambo Outdoor Living, London Ornaments, Bakers, Ascalon, Ivyline, Minster Stylish Living, Dutch Import & Daughters, Waltons of Yorkshire, Malini, Lows of Dundee, Sparta Decor, Tweedmill, Chic Antique, Fifty Five South, Hanlin, and Hill Interiors. Voyage Maison rejoins the Spring Fair line-up at the front of Hall 6, while lighting industry leaders Searchlight will present a mixture of decorative lighting. Hunter Price and their new Billie Faiers range can also now be found in Home, Living and Décor sector. Nortonvale Homeware are a new and upcoming soft furnishings supplier and will also be exhibiting. They specialise in a wide selection of cushion covers in all styles and design and import goods from around the globe. “We follow trends extremely closely and work with our customers in order to ensure we are providing you with the most up to date styles for your stores,” Nortonvale said.
As the buyers one-stop marketplace for everything new and on-trend for 2023, Spring Fair is the most comprehensive home, gift and fashion buying showcase. It runs from 5th - 8th February 2023 at NEC Birmingham.