This was Art Angels’ first time exhibiting at Shoppe Object in New York and it was a great experience for us – even with the extreme temperatures! Being welcomed into JFK by mountains of snow was a big change from the gloomy February we had been having in Norwich.
Shoppe Object had a fantastic atmosphere and a wide selection of exhibitors from around the world, with a broad range of products across home, lifestyle, wellbeing and stationery. A show like this is always a wonderful opportunity to connect with both new and familiar stockists in person – especially so far from home.
It is always a pleasure at these shows to see all our products on display together at once — not something we often get to experience from our side of the office — and seeing people’s reactions and receiving feedback is incredibly valuable. Our stand was a picture of pink, offering a warm and bright contrast to the icy temperatures and -16 degrees we were battling outside.
On display was our full range of 3D die-cut cards, including Emily Sutton's Shop Sets, Polly Fern’s Romantic Vase collection, our newly released Angie Lewin 3D cards, and two new Matt Johnson coastal scenes.
It was also a great opportunity to discuss our upcoming plans and products, such as the five new advent calendars planned for release later this year — still very much in the early stages, but very exciting.
And of course, we found some time in between to explore the city, walking far too many miles, taking it all in and visiting some of our exciting new stockists, including the New York Public Library.
