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Team Tuesday: Grace Moseley
Meet Grace Moseley! She’s fairly new to our team here at Tom Smith, as she joined us three months ago as a creative designer. Since then she’s sunk her teeth into her work at the Export team where she designs for all products, wrap, gift bags, crackers and gift tags too. So far she’s already […]

Team Tuesday: Lauren Taylor
As Halloween is almost over it is truly time for Christmas in earnest!! Are you ready for the Christmas lights yet? One person who lives and breathes Christmas all year round is our Graphic Designer Lauren. After working for us for two years and nine months she designs wrap and crackers for Canada the USA […]

Team Tuesday: Avril Stephens
Did you realise it’s under TEN weeks until Christmas? Someone who knows this only too well is our familiar face, Mrs. Avril Stephens. One of our Ancillary Team Leaders, Avril has been at the company for 16 years, and we don’t know what we’d do without her! Her role involves looking after any rework /repack jobs that […]

Team Tuesday: Hayley Butler
Meet Hayley Butler! Hayls is one of our Design managers here at Tom Smith and Giftmaker. After working in our team for four years, Hayley researches trends and plans the Tom Smith and Giftmaker ranges to create products that are new and exciting. As a Design Manager she is responsible for writing the creative briefs for the designers to […]

Team Tuesday: Catherine Duggan
It’s time again to meet another member of our fabulous team here at Tom Smith. This time, it’s the turn of Catherine Duggan, our Ancillary & AYR Cards Distribution Supervisor. One of our key team members, Cath is responsible for supervising teams of personnel, ensuring we meet customer deadlines and liasing with all relevant departments. Cath has been at […]

Christmas Classics in Cream and Gold
Every year here at Tom Smith we create beautiful, bespoke Christmas ‘trends’ for you at home to match up colours, textures and finishes. One of our ever popular trends is the ‘Christmas Classics’ which features rich creams and golds along with a variety of beautifully created patterns. On our blog we’ll be showing off one […]

Team Tuesday: Ffion Lewis
As we start running up to Christmas it’s time to meet some more of the Tom Smith Team. First up, is Ffion Lewis, also known as Ffi, one of the creative designers at the studio. Ffi has been with the team for just over four years and has a vital role within the design team. […]

A Visit to the Palace
Last week we were thrilled to head to London to visit the state rooms of Buckingham Palace. Every year since our Royal Warrant was awarded, we’ve been proud to design a bespoke range of Christmas Crackers specifically for the British Royal Family. Our first Royal Warrant was awarded in 1906 by the then Prince of Wales. […]

Tom Smith Visit Highgrove Gardens
This week we were pleased to accept an invitation to Highgrove Gardens alongside other members of the Highgrove Royal Warrant Holders Association (HRWHA). Royal Warrant Holders are members of the Royal Warrant Holders Association, and within that, a local Association of the Royal Warrant Holders who are close to a particular Royal Residence. Tom Smith are active members […]

Art Deco Inspiration From Tom Smith Crackers
Background to the Art Deco Style Art Deco originated in the roaring 20s in Western Europe and North America and gathered momentum throughout the 30s too. Featuring in decorative arts, furniture, architecture and fashion, Art Deco was tied with the modernist era and shown in both luxury items and in mass production too. Common features of […]