A 50s-themed awards ceremony was held last night at the Royal Lancaster Hotel in London to announce the winners of The Henries Awards – celebrating the best of the best in the greeting cards industry.
And the Greetings Today Team were there along with more than 500 members of the industry to enjoy the night – which included a three-course dinner, entertainment from West End’s Rat Pack stage show star Gary Williams and the award ceremony itself, hosted by comedian Patrick Kielty.
Entries into the awards were made by 283 publishers and the Henries Awards 2022 winners were:
- The Lynn Tait Most Promising Young Designer or Artist Award
Iain Hamilton, founder of Bewilderbeest
- Best Diversity and Inclusion Range
Feel the Love, Hallmark Cards
- Best Humorous Range
Zeppelinmoon, Redback Cards
- Best Licensed Card Range
Famous Foods, Tache
- Best Christmas Counter Cards Range
Bloom, Stormy Knight
- Best Christmas Box or Pack
Luxury Boxed Collection, The Art File
- Best Cute Range
Pawsome, Raspberry Blossom
- Best Contemporary Words & Sentiments Range
Words of Wisdom, Dandelion Stationery
- Best Traditional Words & Sentiments Range
Indigo Blush, Ling Design
- Best Art Range
Natural Phenomenon, The Art File
- Best Photographic Range
Say Cheese, Ohh Deer
- Best Children’s Range
Are We Nearly There Yet?, Paper Salad
- Best Contemporary Trend Range
Jamboree, Paper Salad
- Best Handmade or Hand-finished Range
Paper Shakies Adult Ages, James Ellis
- Best Male Range
Graphic Form, Rocket68
- Best Relations and/or Occasions Range
Elle, Belly Button Designs
- Best Spring Seasons Range
Rainbow Drops Mother’s Day, Wendy Jones-Blackett
- Best Wholesale Range
Isabel’s Garden, Simon Elvin
- Best Giftwrappings Range
Paper Salad Collection, Glick
- The Henry Cole Classic Award
Camilla & Rose, Peartree Heybridge
- Best Service to the Independent Retailer
Bronze: The Art File
Silver: IC&G
Gold: UK Greetings
- Honorary Achievement Award
Alan Harnik Alan Harnik, founder and president of US distributor of UK publishers, Notes & Queries.
