There’s going to be plenty to see and do at the London Stationery Show (May 14-15) with an extensive talks and workshops programme, as well as many exhibitors demo’ing products on their stands. Make sure you register now!
The highlight of the talks and workshops programme will be a talk with Theo Paphitis in the lunchtime slot on Tuesday at 12:30. Never one to hold back on his view, retail entrepreneur and former TV dragon will be sure to draw a crowd when he speaks.
Theo joins a impressive line up of talks and workshops over the two days. Another highlight will surely be handwriting-guru, Christina Strang’s workshop ‘Writing Revelations’ (Tues 1.30). In this 1-hour workshop, Christina will show you how handwriting analysis can give insights into attitude, motivations and behaviour and may also indicate untapped skills and abilities.
Another ‘not-to-miss’ talk will be Marth Keith, founder of the personalised stationery company, Martha Brook (Weds 12.15). Come along and learn how Martha has built a community of more than 100K followers for her stationery brand on Instagram and her top tips for growing your own engaged audience in 2024.
For those wanting something more creative, make sure you don’t miss Stabilo’s workshop on hand lettering with Kayleigh Milton (Tues 10.45). Kayleigh is a self-taught lettering artist who adores loops and swirls of modern calligraphy with a hefty splash of colour; she will walk you through the steps so you can create your marvellous piece of hand lettering.
If you’d like to learn more about clay modelling, then pop along to ExaClair’s workshop on its new polymer clay, Cernit (Tues 11.30 and Weds 1.00). Discover the creative inspiration that can be gained from polymer clays, and learn to create 3D models through the guidance of demonstrator, Nikki Killinger.
As well as the talks and workshops programme, a number of exhibitors will also be demo’ing products on their stands. On the Pentel stand (M300), Gabby Kere will use her lettering and design skills to show the versatility of the product family. There will even be a personalised gift for visitors to take away with them.
On the Hahnemühle stand (G318), there are two special guests. On Tuesday printmaker Lisa Takahashi, will be demonstrating linocut and woodblock prints on a range of printmaking papers. And on Wednesday illustrator, designer, teacher and author, Ohn Mar will be demonstrating watercolours on the new range of sugar cane watercolour blocks.
The London Stationery Show, runs over May 14 – 15 at the Business Design Centre. Visitor registration is open and free for retailers, buyers, dealers and other resellers of stationery. It is not open to the general public.
