TOTAL LICENSING
in the UK. In addition, new children’s Vicki Thomas Associates will be kitchenware, toys, games and anima-
animation The Adventures of Dex exhibiting for the second time this tion.
Hamilton: Alien Entomologist. Entara year and were surprised by the num- Cathay Creative specialises in art
are third party agents for Habbo, the ber of enquiries from card publishers licensing and products design. Their
largest online last year, so this year will be bringing brand CDPiazza has various products,
teen commu- more designs. As well as licensing based on artists’ artworks. CDPiazza.
nity worldwide, their imagery, they also help other com provides an online database of art
which currently licensors with design and product licensing. Artists they represent inclu-
has over 8 mil- development. de Dr.T.F Chen, Hsu Yung-Chin, Jessi-
lion unique The company this year hopes to make ca Pi-Hua Hsu and many illustrators.
users a month new contacts as well as renewing old Origino bone china is another brand
and 63 million working relationships. They created Cathay Creative manage. The latest
Habbo charac- the characters for the Animal Hospi- collection of Origino is based on
ters created tal merchandise some years ago and the artworks from the artist, Jessica
worldwide. The are interested in working with some Pi-Hua Hsu who combines oriental
company of these licensees again. designs with a contemporary classic
also recently Vicki Thomas Associates designs are look.
acquired the licensed to ranges of giftware and Halliwells has a specialist team of
UK licensing housewares lines.
rights to The Carol Tratt’s
Magic Rounda- Spohisticats
bout and the In and Kitten
My Pocket toy Heels will
brand which has be featured
already sold 44 million units world- at the show,
wide (excluding US). along with Julie
This will be the first year Entara dis- Lavender’s print
plays The Magic Roundabout at Brand collection and Al-
Licensing. lium housewares.
Kate Knight is a young Scottish de- Jessie Eckel’s Co-
signer who produces contemporary lourful Calligraphy and
artwork. She is well known in her Cupcakes will also be showcased.
main markets (which include fine art, Double Trouble Publishing is a
intellectual property lawyers dedi-
greetings and craft). New markets company of designers and publishers
cated to advising on all aspects of
are now opening up for Kate as a re- of greeting cards, exhibiting for the
protecting, enforcing and exploiting
sult of her exhibiting her artwork at first time. Their range of cards are
copyright, trade marks, design rights
trade shows in the UK and US. Kate currently available in department sto-
and patents. In particular, the team
will be showing a new range of city- res, chains and supermarkets. These
has vast experience of drafting and
scape art designs which she hopes ranges include Little Creatures, 24
negotiating licenses and other IP
will be popular with art publishers designs based around the antics of
documents such as assignments and
and product manufacturers. alien creatures, The Adventures of
franchise agreements.
Molly & Macy, fifty-two designs pho-
Sheepworld AG is a Bavarian
tographed in black and white with a
company that designs, manufactures
touch of red, ZooZoo, twelve de-
and distributes high-end gift, back-
signs of art cards with animals as
to-school, plush products, greeting
the theme and finally, The Crying
cards and gift books. Sheepworld was
Squad, twelve cartoon-based de-
founded 10 years ago by the then 20
signs taking a wry look the way in
year old co-owners Stefanie Rölz and
which we live.
Tobias Hiltl. Today Sheepworld prod-
RicoBel is the global licensor of
ucts are available in Germany, Austria,
the work of French artist Alain
Switzerland, Great Britain, Benelux,
Gree, whose characters and dra-
Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Swe-
wings are popular in Japan. The il-
den and Norway. The company is cur-
lustrations, created in the 1960s
rently launching their first postcard
and1970s, have contemporary
range (48 designs) in France. Pictura
appeal and are seen to be sui-
Cards will be launching this range
table for a wide variety of products
under license and plan to bring in to
including stationery, baby goods,
France all other Sheepworld ranges.
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