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Home entertaining

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The Hostess brand will be returning to this year’s Exclusively Housewares show to showcase its range of new products. The complete Hostess range will feature many new products and finishes, including tabletop wine bottle coolers, with twin and single bot- tle options, and larger wine chillers. Hostess trolleys will include three different ranges: Connoisseur, Maestro and Gourmet. Each is designed to keep food piping hot, without drying-out or spoiling, for up to four hours, allowing the freedom to prepare meals in advance with the finest of results. Cordon Bleu Side Servers are available in three different colours and allow consumers to offer three serving dishes to- gether with a heated compartment for keeping food and plates hot. Portable, cordless Hot Trays heat up

Always a bag to hand

Top Drawer saw a successful launch for the BAGGEE, a solu- tion to all those times you’ve arrived at the checkout only to discover you’ve for- gotten your bags! The BAGGEE is a flexible, hollow ball on a keychain that can accommodate several of those pesky plastic bags that usually lurk in your drawers and cupboards or under the kitchen sink. The BAGGEE comes in six ‘on trend’ colours so

in only eight minutes and keep food hot for one hour. These are available in small, medium and large. The Plate Warmer heats up in only 20 minutes and can accommodate up to 12 x 30cm dinner plates.

See Crosslee at Exclusively Housewares, stand 246. For more information call 01422 203585.

Coordinating

picnicware

they can be easily coordinated and fea- tures a nail-safe spring lever keyring. With colours to suit the most ‘girly’ girl and the most ‘macho’ male, there is a BAGGEE to suit everyone. For the dog lovers, there is also the DOGGEE, which

eliminates the problem of taking your dog for a walk with pockets bulging with dog pooh bags, or worse still no bags at all! The DOGGEE is a flexible, hol- low ball on a keychain that can accommodate 20-30 dog refuse bags.

For more information call 07931 587864, email info@baggee.com or visit www.baggee.com

Classic prints

for any occasion

VISONI showcased its fine quality prints and posters at Top Drawer. Suitable for a wide range of decora- tive and commercial situations, its prints have been used in a number of locations including commercials, Ralph Lauren shops, luxury hotels, ocean liners and home décor. VISONI also offers a range of fine quality blank cards suitable for all occasions. Its range contains rare, and in some cases irreplaceable, exam- ples of early advertising images which were originally produced to promote products, places of interest, fashion and tourist destinations of the period. They cover a range of artistic styles, many by well-known artists. VISONI are preserving this art, which offers a fascinating and romantic insight into the lift and times of the 19th to 21st centuries.

For more information call 01233 633991 or 07780 708608, fax 01233 635771 or email info@visoni.com

Keep bags safe and clean

Hang your bags in style with a Table Maid from Liren. The brand specialises in this elegant and chic accessory, which it has redesigned from the original 1920’s innovation for the modern woman of today. The Table Maid enables women to hang their handbags safely and stylishly when out for coffee, in a bar, pub or restaurant. They make it

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easier for users to keep an eye on their handbag and help keep them in pristine condition. Table Maid starter packs come with 48 modern styles in six different designs, a free display stand, free packaging and a free velvet pouch to make each Table Maid the perfect gift. Liren showcased its designs at leading trade show, Spring Fair.

For more information call +86 21 64496675, +86 13901624891

or fax +86 21 64496675 – 104.

DNC plans to be leading the way in stylish picnicware at Exclusively Housewares, with collections from the POLAR GEAR and OPTIMA brands. The PO- LAR GEAR range will include a new range of insu- lated cool bags, ice packs and accessories. Lightweight and space saving, the picnic and lunch cool- ers combine style and per- formance, and have been cre- ated following in depth con- sumer

and market research. The Coastal Dot collection incorpo- rates a contemporary linear dot pattern in hues of blue and lime. OPTIMA offers beautifully crafted picnic baskets and ac- cessories, which combine the finest ceramics, fine cotton linens and stylish accessories all presented in hand-woven willow baskets. The Coastal Stripe collec- tion coordinates perfectly with the pieces from the POLAR GEAR brand, offering a complete picnic range for summer.

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