Cartoon Saloon secures raft of deals for Puffin Rock, My Father’s Dragon and its Irish Folklore Trilogy

“As we head into Licensing Expo, we’re excited to have such high-quality partners on board across our brands,” said Brian Tyrrell, General Manager of Cartoon Saloon Brand Development.

Banila Co launches Chupa Chups cosmetics

“Our ultimate aim has been to enchant Banila Co’s fans with this collaboration and leave them delighted,” said Marta Ballesteros, Perfetti Van Melle’s Global Area Licensing Manager.

From ‘Hard Drops’ to Tetrimino twists: Fluid’s Stacey Bates-McCue on crafting a style guide celebrating 40 years of Tetris

Stacey Bates-McCue – Creative Director at Fluid Design – discusses creativity, Tetris easter eggs and her love of licensing.

Talking Brands: Disney is embracing trading card games with Lorcana and Star Wars: Unlimited… What other brands might thrive in this area?

James Wallis, Jude Coram and Ben Townsend share their picks of brands ripe for the TCG treatment.

Freegun brings The Laughing Cow into underwear

“We still have plenty of other designs in mind and even other BEL SA brands to explore,” said Christophe Landais, Licensing Manager at Freegun’s parent company Textiss.

Prada partners with adidas for football boot collection

The range ‘combines the sophisticated codes of Prada with high-performance football technologies unique to adidas’.

Uniqlo reveals UT Grand Prix winning designs

The themes for this year’s t-shirt design competition were Disney, Pixar, Star Wars and Marvel.

Fortnite enters cosmetics with Revolution Beauty

“We are appreciative of the opportunity to engage with this incredible gaming community that also values creative freedom and colour play,” said Sara Staniford, President of Revolution Beauty USA.

Toca Boca debuts DTC merchandise collection

“Our fans love our distinctive, colourful and collectible look and style and we see that they’re actively seeking ways to express this in their daily lives,” said Mathilda Engman, Head of Product at Toca Boca.

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