Meet the designers from Top Drawer September 2023

Explore the future of design at UAL’s stand in Top Drawer, featuring promising designers. This premier UK trade show, with over 30 years of expertise, aligns perfectly with peak buying seasons, ensuring maximum impact. Engage with buyers face to face, sell your creations, and connect with major and independent retailers globally. Selected exhibitors receive tailored training and support for this experience.

The stand features a diverse range of products, from interior, homeware and lifestyle products through to cosmetics and jewellery. Let’s meet some of our designers at Top Drawer!

Bajan Beauty Balm

Bajan Beauty Balm is the brainchild of Sherron Holder-Culver, a renowned cosmetic chemist, aromatherapist, and skin specialist. This unique balm not only pays homage to her Bajan heritage but also honors the influential Windrush generation. Rooted in the rich beauty and grooming traditions they brought to the UK, our formulations blend raw cosmetic ingredients cherished for generations within the African diaspora community.

“I am a graduate from London College of Fashion and I found Top Drawer really insightful because it allowed me to get to know the buyers properly and people who could potentially stock our products. It gave you confidence to talk to them. It also gave my brand a platform and in general, I just really enjoyed this exhibition. I got the opportunity to talk to a variety of people, a variety of buyers and exhibitors. It was both useful and a lot of fun.”

Marogmi

Debuting in the summer of 2022, Baron Venus emerges as a contemporary homeware brand originating from Istanbul. Inspired by the arrival of her first child, designer Dila Myrianthopoulos, an alumna of Central Saint Martins, embarked on creating a homeware line infused with love, destined to become cherished relics of the past.

Baron Venus is on a mission to infuse our world with children with meaning and beauty. Their inaugural collection features functional yet poetic tableware, meticulously crafted from premium raw materials by skilled artisans. Each piece reflects the brand's commitment to elevating our everyday experiences with thoughtful design and enduring quality.

Baron Venus

Debuting in the summer of 2022, Baron Venus emerges as a contemporary homeware brand originating from Istanbul. Inspired by the arrival of her first child, designer Dila Myrianthopoulos, an alumna of Central Saint Martins, embarked on creating a homeware line infused with love, destined to become cherished relics of the past.

Baron Venus is on a mission to infuse our world with children with meaning and beauty. Their inaugural collection features functional yet poetic tableware, meticulously crafted from premium raw materials by skilled artisans. Each piece reflects the brand's commitment to elevating our everyday experiences with thoughtful design and enduring quality.

Jxeramics

Jxeramics was founded by Jie Xu in 2023, a dedicated Chinese designer based in London, who specialises in ceramic and homeware design. With an MA in Designer Maker from Camberwell College of Arts, Jie has honed her skills in handcrafting porcelain works.

Her ceramic vessels are recognised for their subtle incorporation of natural textures and meticulous craftsmanship, resulting in artful and thoughtful designs. With her recent collection inspired by her experiences as a social worker, where she provided care for the elderly with dementia. When exploring her pieces buyers will see how her products showcase a deep connection to the individuals that use them.

Easy Hang

Easy Hang, founded by London College of Communications graduate Shannyce Adamson, manufactures sustainable, durable hangers that are innovatively designed to make hanging and storing of clothes safer and easier.

“It was a real pleasure to be part of this year’s Top Drawer, the UK’s leading design-led retail show. As we prepare to fully launch Easy Hang, it was wonderful to see people interact with our clothing hangers as well as meeting all of the incredible retailers, designers and creatives that attended the show.”

Cupio B

Cupio B, founded by Laura Bamber, a graduate from Central Saint Martins, specializes in crafting responsible jewellery, meticulously designed and produced in London. Each unique piece from Cupio B is intricately developed with a focus on the wearer's comfort, emphasizing both style and ease of wear.

Cupio B's mission is to create jewellery that marries the charm of the past with the confidence of the present, intended to be cherished by future generations. The name 'cupio' is derived from Latin, meaning 'I desire' or 'covet.' Drawing inspiration from historical symbols and traditions, spanning from Roman artifacts to Celtic craftsmanship, Cupio B imbues a contemporary twist into these timeless traditions. The result? Pieces that are not only elegant and enduring but also possess a modern flair, appealing to a broad and contemporary audience.

Lorouc

Lorouc is a small, British interior textiles and fabrication company based in Brighton. At the heart of Lorouc, is an unwavering dedication to colourful design, expert craftsmanship and innovative manufacturing. It is founded by UAL graduate, Matthew Coats. Having been tired of seeing wasteful manufacturing processes in the design studios that Matthew worked in during his fashion design days, Lorouc was born from a desire to see a more authentic, gentler and less wasteful approach to design; but one that doesn’t require the customer to choose between a good aesthetic and their conscience. In the Lourouc studio, the ‘waste’ from the materials is repurposed for lining, piping or stuffing. If the off-cuts are too small to be used in this way, then they are kept and reused for more intricate design pieces. Nothing goes in the bin!

Parali by Aarushi

Parali by Aarushi was founded in September 2022. The brand aims to stop straw stubble burning and to reduce the air pollution caused by burning paddy straw waste. To achieve this, Parali by Aarushi have introduced paddy waste as a raw material, used to make their eco-textiles. By giving the waste a new purpose, farmers can use this as an additional resource for trading.

They use a closed loop production system, where they recycle waste generated during production of their textile products. This is used to make other by-products such as paper and packaging. Almost every product is biodegradable and compostable.

Located in a rural village in India, the production of the textile products employs local women who are unable to travel out of their villages for work.

Want to take part in Top Drawer? Applications are currently open and the deadline is 10.00am, Monday 6 November. To find out more about how to apply, have a look at our website.