What We Do

Our designers are highly experienced in all aspects of product development, helping to ensure that the integrity of both your brand and your collection are reflected in the end product.

We can either create beautiful product ranges incorporating images from your collection, or where no suitable imagery exists, our studio will work with you to create a relevant and commercially attractive design.

One of the difficulties of working with a typical design agency is that they may not have a direct understanding of production processes across different items, and their likely outcomes. As a result you may find yourself with product ideas which are either unachievable, or too costly to produce. Our approach starts with a discussion about your target customers and then progresses to the creation of a design that will appeal to them and which, crucially, will work in production. We then produce artwork for your chosen bespoke items. We call this process "Design for Production” and it is one reason why customers stay with us, trusting us to develop and supply products for their core ranges and their exhibitions year after year. Some of our largest customers have been with us continuously for the last 26 years.

We’re passionate about creating beautiful, high-quality retail products designed specifically for our market. While we work with a trusted network of specialist trade suppliers to bring you the best and widest range of products, we’re also proud to have our own in-house production space. This means we can offer competitive prices, quicker turnaround times, and greater flexibility when it comes to bringing your ideas to life.

Our workshop is equipped with state-of-the-art machinery, allowing us to develop, innovate and produce an ever-growing range of unique and carefully crafted products.  Whether it’s bespoke stationery finished in our in-house bindery or beautiful wooden gifts inspired by your collections, cut and engraved on our large-format laser, we take pride in ensuring everything we make is finished to the highest standard.

We value quality and source our materials as sustainably as possible, in line with our FSC® and ISO 14001 certifications, to minimise our impact on the environment.  

"The quality of the finished products is very high and several of the bestselling lines across our shops were designed and made by Cornflower."

Curating Cambridge Ltd

Our experienced product assembly team is responsible for ensuring your products are sale ready: whether that be packaging prints beautifully, assembling packs of magnets, or barcoding products. We are perfectionists when it comes to the finished product, always ensuring you receive the highest quality goods.  We then ensure timely dispatch and shipping so that you receive your beautiful bespoke products whenever you need them.  This is particularly important with exhibition merchandise, which is a particular specialism of ours.

We make sure every item that leaves our warehouse is something we’d be proud to see on your shelves. 

"Throughout the decade the British Library Shop has been working with Cornflower, we have been consistently impressed with the quality of products, a commitment to personable service, and their swift delivery, ensuring our projects stay dependably on track."

The British Library