Honoring innovative and gifted greeting and stationary cards, Top Drawer have unveiled the shortlist for the Paper Awards S/S22, sponsored by G.F Smith. With showcasing creative brands from beautiful prints to vibrant palettes and unprecedented designs to undeniable originality, our expert judges have selected the admirable designs from the following four cateogories:

 

EXCITING USE OF COLOUR
EMOTIVE DESIGN
ENGAGING PRINT
BEST STATIONERY DESIGN

EXCITING USE OF COLOUR

With colour trends constantly evolving, The EXCITING USE OF COLOUR category boasts a range of brands that are excellent at keeping up to date with the latest colour trends, use colours at the forefront of their designs and exceed at inspiring others with the use of colours. The EXCITING USE OF COLOUR category features Alphablots, Cath Tate Cards, I am Roxanne, Kali Stileman Publishing, Sisterpaper Co and Raspberry Blossom.

 

EMOTIVE DESIGN

The EMOTIVE DESIGN category shines a light on wellbeing, special occasions and events. With wellbeing and mental health at the forefront for the past year, the EMOTIVE DESIGN category features a shortlist of brands that dive deep into thoughtful and personal designs.The line-up is Katarina Sophia, Raspberry Blossom, Wanderlust Paper, Cath Tate Cards and Ricicile.

 

ENGAGING PRINT

The ENGAGING PRINT category focuses on unique and bold prints, designed to tell a story. For this category we have Raspberry Blossom, Natalie Alex Designs, Alphablots, Type & Story and Roger La Borde.

 

BEST STATIONERY DESIGN

From timeless designs to innovative accessories, the BEST STATIONERY DESIGN category features a range of brands that excel in designing the most aesthetically pleasing stationery. Brands are Wanderlust Paper, Crispin Finn, Elvira VV Designs, Paperkin and Coffe Notes.

 

 

View the shortlist and dont forget to vote for your favourites here. Voting open until 17th December.

This season's entries for the PaperAward's have exceeded our expectations in every way possible. It was by no means an easy task for our selected industry judges to narrow the entries down into their shortlists.

To vote for a winner, visit www.topdrawer.co.uk/paperawards-shortlist

The winners will be displayed at the show beside the RetailFest Stage, so be sure to come and check them out at Top Drawer!

Here is a look at our judging panel:

Preena Patel - The Design Museum
Sarah Holmes - Pencil Me In
Emma Hawkins - Fortnum & Mason
Fran Webberley - Five & Dime
Craig Kilmartin - Five & Dime
Samantha Gibbs - Nest
Victoria Suffield - The Hambledon
Mark Janson-Smith - Postmark Online
Sarah Sevier - V&A
Mark Jessett - G.F. Smith
Janet Stevens - G.F. Smith
Emma Oliver - G.F. Smith
Abbie Ross - G.F. Smith