Company Name: The Alexander Collections Ltd

Brand: Jan Art – Art Glass Jewellery

Website: www.alexandercollections.co.uk and www.janart.net

Established: 1991

Country of Origin: UK

Area: All areas of UK

Product Description: Jan Art - Art Glass Jewellery is possibly the finest collection of studio-made glass jewellery in the world. Jana Sobelmann is a brilliant exponent of art glass fusing, as well as lampworking, both of which are the techniques she uses to create her unique Jan Art – art glass jewellery. She incorporates other materials in her designs and all the metal used is sterling silver. Jan Art jewellery is of the finest quality, selling in a variety of quality retail profiles, including fine jewellery, fashion jewellery and accessories, high-end gift and galleries.

The fabulous colour story is the most obvious element giving the collection huge impact in the retail setting. Using her innate sense of colour and shape, Jana completely redesigns the Jan Art collection twice a year, to co-ordinate as closely as possible with the seasonal fashion colour palettes. This is a major challenge in itself. To do so and improve the collection so brilliantly, with each successive season, is a tremendous feat. Unlike fashion clothing, Jan Art jewellery does not become unsaleable at the end of a season, continuing to sell through.

No of Collections per annum: 2

Average Prices: retail price range is between £29 and £195.

Commission: 15%.

Collection Size: Between 150 and 200 each season

Age Group: 25 to 85

Competitive to: JanArt is a unique collection and, as such, its competitors are better quality fashion jewellery ranges, with which it competes for shelf space

Main Export market:

Exhibitions: Spring Fair

Company Philosophy: The Alexander Collections was established to form close partnerships with the creators of unique, high quality products, in order to market them in the UK and Ireland, offering top quality service to retailers and their customers.

My Comments: JanArt is one of those rare, truly great product ranges. Beautifully packaged and presented, JanArt – art glass jewellery is now collected by a large and growing number of women, in many countries, who love and appreciate the very best that fashion jewellery has to offer.
The Alexander group have their own retail outlet in Amersham and Jan Art is the best seller in the shop.
This is a unique and interesting product with about 60 active accounts in the UK; this is a great opportunity to take on a collection with huge growth potential.