Foreword

On behalf of the Department for Business and Trade, I am delighted to introduce our UK Home, Gift and Lifestyle lookbook and directory. We share stories of UK brands and their values of Made in the UK, heritage, quality and craftsmanship.

This truly demonstrates the strength and breadth of brands from all regions of the UK, representing some of the finest from the sectors, across living, dining and gifting. The UK is world renowned for consumer products and can boast truly iconic global brands across a wide range of products where we demonstrate particular expertise in luxury, innovation and sustainability.

The demand for quality home, gift and lifestyle products has never been stronger and UK brands are perfectly positioned. Whether you’re an independent boutique, high-end department store, stylist, influencer or journalist we would like to introduce you to a host of UK brands that will offer you insights and the opportunity for a unique point of difference.

These companies bring new and unique perspectives with a wide variety of exciting products, from handmade ceramics created in Stoke-on-Trent, using time-honoured techniques, some of which are no longer practiced anywhere else in the world, to Scottish-made textiles spun and woven from the highest-quality natural fibres, to innovation in sustainable practices.

These important industries are supported with services provided by DIT’s Consumer and Retail and Creative sector teams. DIT helps businesses export, attracts inward investment, negotiates market access and trade deals, and champions free trade. We support businesses at every stage of their business planning cycle – giving companies advice as well as practical support with expertise and contacts through our network of dedicated specialists in the UK and across the world and connecting overseas businesses to source British products and services.

Jamila Saidi Head of Digital Commerce, Retail & Luxury UK Department for Business and Trade

For further information on how the Department for Business and Trade can support you or for future inclusion in the lookbook, please email: consumerretail@trade.gov.uk

Aaron Probyn Ltd

Aaron Probyn Director sales@aaronprobyn.com www.aaronprobyn.com

Aaron Probyn brand was founded on the principle that good design lasts a lifetime. Our cohesive range of beautifully designed products is intended to be both useful and emotionally engaging. Our objective is to create objects that enrich the everyday, using the finite raw materials we have on this Earth consciously and wisely.

As a design practice, we believe in designing products to last a lifetime, and their packaging to leave no trace. We use the finite raw materials we have on this earth wisely and hope that whoever purchases our product would enjoy it for years to come, and potentially pass it on to another generation.

We ensure the packaging of our products has as little impact on the environment as possible. We are reducing box sizes and print use, removing single plastic use where possible, and using an unbleached recyclable card.