The Giftware Association is delighted to unveil the finalists for the Gift of the Year 2025 Awards! After months of anticipation, hundreds of entries, and two rigorous rounds of judging by an esteemed panel of over 120 industry experts, the very best products from the home and gift industry have been selected to move forward in the competition.
The Gift of the Year Awards celebrate the most exciting, innovative, and commercially successful products across 20 categories from Home Fragrance and Home and Kitchen to Games and Puzzles, as well as new categories for 2025 such at Made in The UK.
This year’s competition has been one of the most competitive yet, with judges from leading retailers, trade press, and industry professionals struggling to select their top choices from a truly outstanding pool of over 900 entries. The second round of judging took place at Spring Fair.
The final round of judging will take place over the coming weeks, which will decide on the Judges’ Choice or Gift of The Year!, with the ultimate winners set to be announced at the highly-anticipated The Gift Awards. This prestigious evening event will be held at the Royal Lancaster London hotel in May.
Chris Workman, PR & marketing manager of The Giftware Association, said: “Each year, we are blown away by the level of talent and creativity within the home and gift industry, and 2025 has been no exception. The Home Fragrance category, along with all the others, but in particular this year has amazed me with its increased innovation and new design-led vessels for the candles, as well and brilliant new fragrances and box designs. The judging panel faced an incredibly tough decision, with so many outstanding products and brands. Congratulations to all the finalists. It’s a huge achievement to be selected, and we can’t wait to reveal the winners At The Gift Awards in May.”
The full list of Gift of the Year 2025 finalists is now available to view at www.giftoftheyear.co.uk if you click on the finalist tab.
But it’s still not over for the shortlisted brands, as they can now push for The People’s Choice Award which is voted for by the general public, brands’ audiences, and everyone in between. To vote is easy: find your favourite product or category and choose ‘cast my vote’ and it will be taken automatically. Votes for The People’s Choice Award will close on May 16.
