The Giftware Association has unveiled the finalists for the Gift of the Year 2025 awards, which include Rosie Made a Thing, The Art File, and Santoro London in the Cards, Wrap & Stationery category.
After months of anticipation, hundreds of entries, and two rigorous rounds of judging by a panel of more than 120 industry experts, the very best products from the home and gift industry have been selected to move forward in the competition.
Finalists in the Cards, Wrap & Stationery category are:
Sticky Jots Rosie Made A Thing
Storybook The Art File
The Book Cafe Swing Card Santoro London
The logbooks – send me instead of a card Onneke
Wallypops Ink and Ivy Group
Write Me Roses Pikkii
The second round of judging took place at Spring Fair which celebrates its 75th anniversary this year and saw hundreds of visitors across the week to view the shortlist, take away a shortlist brochure and see the best new products to be released this year.
Chris Workman, PR & marketing manager at The Giftware Association, shared his excitement about this year’s finalists: “Each year, we are blown away by the level of talent and creativity within the home and gift industry, and 2025 has been no exception. It’s nice for me to set up the display and finally see the products in real life. The judging panel faced an incredibly tough decision, with so many outstanding products and brands. Congratulations to all the finalists – it’s a huge achievement to be selected, and we can’t wait to reveal the winners At The Gift Awards in May”
The final round of judging will take place over the coming weeks, which will decide on the Judges Choice or Gift of The Year, with the ultimate winners set to be announced at The Gift Awards at the Royal Lancaster London, in collaboration with The Greats Gift Retailer Awards.
The full list of Gift of the Year 2025 finalists is now available to view at: www.giftoftheyear.co.uk.
The Peoples Choice
But it’s still not over for the shortlisted brands as they can now push for The Peoples Choice Award, which is voted on by the general public, brands audiences and everyone in between. Votes for The Peoples Choice will close on May 16.
