product innovations Feature designs by
British Ceramic Tile British Ceramic Tile has introduced a new collection of border and feature tiles to coordinate with the Brighton range of wall tiles, which was recently launched to great success. The Brighton Regency border and feature tiles have the same colour palette and incorporate intricate wrought iron design with colourful accents and platinum highlights. The tiles can be used in either a vertical or horizontal format and are available in a range of colours including the classic black and white. The black and white combination offers a smart stylish look, particularly when combined with chrome accessories, whilst the bright colour options are a contemporary choice for a more adventurous audience. The collection is ideal for kitchens and bathrooms. For more information call 01626 834774, email
info@britishceramictile.com or visit
www.britishceramictile.com
Timeless toys from
Rainbow Designs Give gardening enthusiasts the opportunity to treat young Beatrix Potter fans to Rainbow Designs’ new traditional wooden toys and gifts from the World of Beatrix Potter Classics collection. These charming arrivals are new for 2011 and perfect for marking special occasions, first birthdays and Christenings. They feature the much-loved Peter Rabbit and his Lake District garden friends including Jemima Puddle-Duck and Tom Kitten. Traditional play is the focus, with pieces such as the beautifully illustrated Wooden Peg Puzzle: each peg is numbered from
one to eight, features soft pastel colours and is illustrated with an instantly recognisable Beatrix Potter character. The new Beatrix Potter Wooden Dominoes features a complete set of dominoes, each one illustrated with a much-loved Beatrix Potter character, packaged in a wooden presentation box with a sliding lid illustrated with Peter Rabbit. Then there’s the practical yet timeless Wooden Book Ends, the ideal gift for displaying your cherished book collection. The ‘A’ book end is decorated pale blue and features an illustration of Peter Rabbit and the ‘Z’ book end features Jemima Puddle-Duck. For more information call 01329 227300, email
sales@rainbowdesigns.co.uk or visit
www.rainbowdesigns.co.uk
New Randy
Ouzts designs 2011 sees additions to Enesco’s existing Randy Ouzts conservatory collection, including a trio of terracotta pots in three colourways. Randy is a North Carolinian garden designer who created his own collection, which was successfully launched in the UK by Enesco last year. For the new trio of pots he has selected shades of plain terracotta, soft purple and turquoise to enhance the innate beauty of flowers and foliage popularly chosen by gardeners. As well as colour, he has considered form; a modelled bird perches on the generous rims of the small and large sized pots, lending whimsical humour, whilst the goblet shape of the pots provides classic structure to indoor or outdoor spaces. Incised patterns and
PET-BASED PACKAGING
Autoglym, car care product expert, has selected Retran packaging, by Bell Packaging for its quality accessory range. Autoglym products are to be found in all areas of automotive activity and are as equally suited to the professional user, the concours competition enthusiast and the family car owner. The packs in its accessory range are decorated with foil printing and created using Retran, a PET-based plastic made from post-consumer
waste which includes water bottles and salad containers. Waste plastic is collected, cleaned and reprocessed to make the material, which the brand is proud to claim is unique. The composition of recycled content is at least 70 per cent, and up to almost 100 per cent in some cases. For more information call 01582 459292
info@bellpackaging.com/
www.bellpackaging.com
Randy’s trademark monogram add decorative interest. For more information call 01228 404022, email
uksales@enesco.co.uk or visit
www.enesco.co.uk
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