Latest News Articles by Joan Porter
New and old events to look forward to
19 February 2024Jackie Edwards of ACVR Events has added an 11th event to her portfolio of markets in Surrey, Hampshire and west Berkshire.
Go for vintage not mass market
19 February 2024Focus on two events at the start of next month that offer an array of options for distinctive decorations
Major collecting fest on the cards
12 February 2024Picture-postcard collecting became a craze in Edwardian times and in the 21st century many of us are delighted collectors of these ‘windows on the world’.
London arms fair finds new venue in Woodford Green
12 February 2024The organiser of The London Antique Arms Fair had been searching for a new venue in which to hold the event throughout 2023.
Yorkshire Dales antiques entrepreneur discovers another opportunity
12 February 2024Young businessman who opened antiques centre and salvage yard launches a second venture
Bear fair with a hospital
05 February 2024Bear in mind 'Hugglets Bear Festival: The World of Teddy Bears' which runs on Sunday February 25 at Kensington Town Hall in London W8.
Fashion fair for the style-savvy
05 February 2024Among the vintage red-carpet moments at the recent Golden Globes film awards ceremony in Los Angeles, two actresses stood out. Elle Fanning wore a 1960s white silk gown by Pierre Balmain while Carey Mulligan looked to the archives for her exact replica vintage Schiaparelli dress from 1949.
Chair of the Ephemera Society has plans for re-energising the group
05 February 2024The new chair of the Ephemera Society, Professor Dickon Weir-Hughes, is making plans for the association.
Put your money on a dark horse in Norfolk
29 January 2024Blackdog Events is confident its new fair at a Norfolk racecourse is in the running to be a success.
Vogue article lights the way for vintage lamps at So Last Century Vintage Fairs
29 January 2024A recent piece in Vogue discusses this year’s interior design trends which include the attractions of provenance and sustainability of antique and vintage furniture and lighting that can really bring a room together.
Taking giant steps: fleamarket launches at Olympic Park
29 January 2024A new fair at The Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park called the Giant London Flea Market launches on February 18.
Haddon powers on with 60 dealers booked for Essex event
22 January 2024For Emma and Steve Cooper of Haddon Events, their calendar is a whirlwind of events in Essex, Hertfordshire and Greater London including antiques and vintage fairs, vintage fashion fairs, classic car and country shows and a community street event.
B2B timeline: the basic essentials
22 January 2024With Helen and Alan Yourston handing on their Malvern events, we take a look back at the story so far
New ownership for B2B Events’ Malvern showground events
15 January 2024B2B Events has handed over the running of its fairs held at the Three Counties Showground in Malvern to a newly formed company, B2B Fairs, owned by Debra Scadding and Sue McIntosh.
Three London fairs to visit on the same day
15 January 2024London will be thick with trade and private buyers attending the Decorative Antiques & Textile Art Fair and the London Antique Rug & Textile Art Fair, both held in the same Battersea Park venue during the week of this month ending on Sunday, January 28.
Snow fails to put off punters at the Pavilion Gardens
15 January 2024Fairs may be hit by snow and other weather hazards but stallholders and intrepid buyers try to carry on regardless.
Organiser of relaunched Ally Pally event needs more stallholders to get on board
15 January 2024A last urgent call to rally antiques and vintage dealers to sign up to the Alexandra Palace Antiques & Collectors’ Fair has gone out from the organiser.
Five questions with Mehmet Keskiner of Kent Antiques
15 January 2024Mehmet Keskiner is the founder of Kent Antiques specialising in Islamic and Indian works of art as well as 19th century Orientalist paintings. Keskiner runs Kent Antiques from a gallery in Queen’s Gate by appointment only with his brother Dr Philip Bora Keskiner and his wife Melis Aran Keskiner.
Perfect places to worship antiques
08 January 2024More businesses housed in historic and spacious former churches and chapels come under the spotlight
Love Fairs delighted with ‘excellent’ Detling growth
02 January 2024Words like ‘excellent growth, full house and waiting lists’ are music to any fair organiser’s ears.