FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Halifax, NS
Craft Alliance Atlantic is pleased to announce that we will be presenting and supporting Atlantic Canadian artisan brands in the upcoming Spring Fair 2026 in Birmingham, UK from February 1 – 4, 2026.
“This is an incredible opportunity to present quality artisan brands from Canada at the preeminent wholesale trade show in the United Kingdom, Spring Fair 2026” said Bernard Burton, Executive Director – Craft Alliance Atlantic.
Spring Fair 2026 is the UK’s leading trade show connecting home, gift, fashion and garden buyers with brands that shape the seasons ahead. Today’s retailers blend categories and ideas – home with fashion, gift with lifestyle, design with functionality. You’re the masters of the mix, redefining what modern retail looks like. Spring Fair has evolved to reflect that energy – where creativity meets commerce, and every connection sparks something new.
The CRAFT X, Export Initiative of Craft Alliance Atlantic supports market development and export opportunities for craft, giftware and apparel producers from Canada’s Atlantic region. NEW PRODUCTS will be featured in the GIFT, HOME, and PURE JEWELLERY sections of Spring Fair 2026.
“Our brands are excited to be exhibiting in the UK for the first time. We are at a critical time in International trade and the true value of Canada–UK trade lies not in the products that cross the ocean, but in the partnership that bridges it” Burton commented.
Represented in the Gift section will be Basic Spirit, as pewter giftware maker, and Genius Premium Crafts, a producer of unique handmade DIY crafting kits. In the Home section we will feature All for Knot Rope Weaving, reclaiming lobster rope creating a great expression for anyone seeking nautical décor, they are a leading provider of traditional, hand woven, knot products. Jewellery maker Kuriosities creates jewellery that marks the major milestones in our lives, and tells our stories as we grow. Jewellery ties us to our history, to our family, our loves, our losses, and our children. It is a symbol of futures, and our hopes.
Spring Fair Brands – https://craftalliance.ca/uk-spring-2026/
CRAFT X is an Export Development project of Craft Alliance Atlantic. The project is supported by the Government of Canada with assistance provided by the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency.
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Craft Alliance Atlantic is a pan-Atlantic trade association working with the craft industry in Atlantic Canada to develop new market opportunities and exporting for the sector. Images and product information available upon request. Please refer to our web link above or the brand links below.
Canadian Brands under CRAFT X Canada (Craft Alliance Atlantic)
Stand 7E72 – All for Knot Rope Weaving (Home), Angela Worsley Web Link: https://allforknot.ca/
Stand 2K50 – Kuriosities Jewellery (Pure Jewellery), Kimberly McIntyre Web Link: https://www.kuriosities.com/
Stand 5G63 – Basic Spirit (GIFT), Peggy White Web Link: https://basicspirit.com/
Stand 5E48 – Genius Premium Crafts (GIFT), Pam Publicover-Brouwer Web Link: https://www.genius-premium-craft.com/
CONTACT:
Bernard Burton, Executive Director
Craft Alliance Atlantic Association
Halifax, Nova Scotia CANADA
