Rainbow Designs

The Best of British theme is one synonymous with the Rainbow Designs family. Its stable of British brand collections of high-quality soft and wooden toys includes the nation’s most-loved characters, including the nostalgic Paddington Bear from Peru via London, Beatrix Potter’s Peter Rabbit set in the beautiful Lake District and Winnie the Pooh from 100 Acre Wood

This year, Paddington marks his 65th anniversary, and this bear has never been more loved and celebrated than he is today. Rainbow has a Paddington range for every age, including the best-selling Classic collection of Paddington Bears, alongside a playfully refreshed Paddington for Baby collection.

Rainbow’s beautiful Peter Rabbit collection of infant soft toys and gifts features the mischievous Peter Rabbit and his fun-loving sister, Flopsy Bunny. Born from the charming stories written by Beatrix Potter, set in the heart of the English countryside, the Lake District, Rainbow’s Signature and Once Upon a Time collections are a very popular choice for parents, grandparents and gift givers.

The best-selling Winnie the Pooh Hundred Acre Wood Collection brings to life Disney’s much-loved and iconic characters in a whimsical collection of high-quality baby soft toys. The range includes super soft plush toys, comforters and rattles, and pays homage to the classic heritage of A.A. Milne’s beloved stories and E.H. Shepard’s illustrations.

01329 227300 www.rainbowdesigns.co.uk

Creating our products in the UK is important to us for various reasons; supporting fellow UK businesses, reducing carbon footprint with deliveries within the UK, faster delivery times for us means we can move quickly from design to products on the shelves, and I feel it makes our brand more authentic and genuine. I believe there is a more increased demand for UK-made products, especially with environmental issues becoming more prevalent

Tracey Colliston, Ginger Betty

Jonny Javelin has always used UK (mainly Yorkshire) producers for our printing, envelopes, cello-bags and despatching. We do this to support local businesses, and we get great service and fast turnaround from all of them. Plus we are able to easily monitor and check the quality and progress of our products during the process

Jonny Spears, Jonny Javelin

Pink and Mint Design

Pink and Mint design was founded in London, a city providing endless inspirational ideas for design. This range of cards sees the city through a vibrant and colourful lens, something to brighten even the greyest of rainy days, with many in the company’s signature colours. The cards are intended to be framed after use, doubling as a greetings card and an A5 print. All Pink and Mint’s cards are designed in London and printed in Kent with envelopes sourced from Yorkshire. Matching prints are available in various sizes.

07841666101 suzanne@pinkandmintdesign.co.uk www.pinkandmintdesign.co.uk

We do love stockists whose products are designed and made in Britain. For example, we have recently acquired a few new gift ranges by Toasted Crumpet and we have been blown away by the designs and quality of the products

Emma Thurgood, manager, Sincerely Yours, Essex