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Burberry expanding homeware offering for the festive season

British heritage brand Burberry is expanding its home and décor collection with a new line of soft accessories and home fragrances in time for the festive season. The collection has been developed under the creative vision of Daniel Lee and aims to capture the festive season with “warmth and joy” with wool cashmere cushions and blankets woven in...

Business

Sosandar to expand into homeware through Next licensing deal

Womenswear brand Sosandar is expanding its reach and stepping into the homeware market through a new licensing agreement with British retail giant Next. The deal expands on the duo’s already existing relationship, through which Next continues to stock Sosandar’s clothing range where it has seen a reported “success”, according to this latest...

Fashion |In Pictures

Rixo launches debut homeware collection

London-based fashion brand Rixo is entering the homewares category with a debut collection celebrating the brand’s love for bold prints and vintage-inspired designs. The colourful ‘Casa Rixo’ homeware collection launches on November 11 and showcases the fashion brand’s belief that home décor, even small items such as cushions, napkins and...

Business

Next to launch new Seasons sub-site, snaps up shares in homeware brand

On the back of reporting a strong first half year, Next is continuing to emphasise its dominant place in the market with moves that hope to cement it in the luxury and homeware categories. Among these, the British retailer announced the launch of a third-party marketplace site, Seasons, which builds on the brand’s efforts to prioritise labels...

Business

Aerosoles to expand into homeware via new licensing deal

Footwear brand Aerosoles is preparing to embark on a new journey into the homeware sector as part of a new licensing agreement between the label’s parent company American Exchange Group and both CHD Crest Home and Dream Home. The deal will cover comforters, duvet covers, sheets, bed, and decorative pillows via CHD Crest Home, while Dream Home...

Fashion

Brand Machine Group launches soft home division

Global brand house Brand Machine Group (BMG) is expanding into the global homeware category with a new soft home and lifestyle department division, launching to wholesale this summer with sports brand U.S. Polo Assn.’s inaugural homeware collection. The new homeware division will be led by newly appointed commercial director Mike Barker and aims...

Fairs

15th edition of HGH India to present 2,500 innovative home products

HGH India, bi-annual trade show for home textiles, home décor, home furniture, houseware & gifts, is all set to commence its 15th edition, from July 2 to July 5, 2024 at Bombay Exhibition Center, Mumbai. HGH India has been working with the home improvement sector for over a decade now. It is the only trade show which is designed to connect the...

Business|In Pictures

Milan Design Week: Five ‘icons of Italian design’ get Gucci Ancora update

Adapted iterations of five iconic Italian design pieces have been unveiled at Gucci’s flagship store on via Monte Napoleone, Milan, where this year’s design week is currently underway. From April 15, an exhibition at the location, conceived by Spanish architect Guillermo Santomà, will house the objects that “represent the golden age of Italian...

Business

From JW Anderson to Thom Browne: What to look out for at Milan Design Week

In what has been established to be an event that merges fashion and design, Milan Design Week returns to the Italian fashion capital alongside the Salone del Mobile, running from April 15 to 21, during which time a curation of home collections by fashion brands will be showcased. Over the course of the week, 33 brands with 44 appointments will...

Business

Flannels enters designer homeware category

Luxury retailer Flannels has taken its first steps into the homeware space with the launch of its new Flannels Home category, dedicated to designer items. Pieces by brands such as Versace, Off-White, Assouline, Jonathan Adler, Pols Potten, Seletti and Dolce&Gabbana are among the company’s curation, all available via a new section on Flannels’...

Retail

Next to open in-store Made.com concessions

Nearly one year on from its acquisition of Made.com, Next is reportedly preparing to open its first in-store concession for the homeware brand as the retailer plans out its growth. Next’s store in Sheffield Meadowhall shopping centre is believed to be the location for the initial launch, as reported by Retail Week, which noted that the opening...

Fashion |In Pictures

Helen Kirkum debuts bags and home accessories at LFW

British footwear designer Helen Kirkum, known for her sustainably reconstructed sneakers, debuted a new range of bags and home accessories alongside new footwear silhouettes at London Fashion Week. For her presentation ‘Cobbled Together,’ showcased as part of the NewGen initiative, Kirkum unveiled her upcoming sneakers and accessories in an...