We are delighted to see the fabulous designs included in this years British Design Awards, to celebrate all that is great about British designed and made products.

This year, the Telegraph Magazine and Elle Decoration teamed up and asked their readers to select their favourites from a shortlist over seven categories; Best British Interior Design, Best British Retailer, Best British Pattern Design, Best Architectural Achievement, Best British Design Brand, Best British Product Design and Designer of the Year.

This weekend, the winners were presented in the Telegraph Magazine by Dominic Lutyens - if you missed it you can view the results online.

Here at Great British Designs we continually promote the very best of British design, and we love to see any initiatives that spread the word! We are pleased to say that British Design is alive and well - and offers a huge selection to those wanting to purchase something special, something designed and made with care and skill, something with provenance, which adds value to whatever you buy. Have a look, and see what we mean...

See the winners of the Telegraph/Elle Decoration British Design Awards at Telegraph on-line

Last week was a delight! We spent a couple of days visiting various exhibitions as part of Londopn Design Festival - what a fabulous opportunity to see a selection of British Designers, both established and new on the scene.

First, we went off to Origin - which is open until 5pm on Wednesday 28th September, so do go along of you can!

We are proud that three of our Designers are showing at Origin - Charlotte Sale, Adam Hussain and Timea Sido.

Charlotte Sale Glass is well known for her appearance on 'Britains Next Big Thing' with Theo Paphitis, when Charlotte was selected to show in Liberty, London. Her glassware is stunning, and is a favourite among our customers! See our selection of Charlotte Sale's glassware

Adam Hussain Contemporary Glass is another of our popular designers, and his colourful array of glassware certainly brightened up our visit to Origin! Adam's range of glassware can be seen on the main site - Adam's range

Timea Sido showed her beautiful, delicate ceramics - her stand was certainly very popular! You can see Timea's range here.

We also met a number of new designers who we will be featuring on the Great British Designs site very soon.

We appreciate that not everyone can get to see the fantastic exhibitions where Britain's best designers show their pieces - that is why we at Great British Designs bring the designers and their products to you at home - see all the top designers new work, select your favourites, and buy from us with full confidence that we will 'go the extra mile' to bring you excellent customer service, and whatever you buy, you know it will be unique, high quality 100% British Design and made - especially for you!

So much to do... so little time!

We have been rather naughty, and have not been updating the Blog, as we are very busy adding new Designer details to the site - we will soon be announcing some very interesting and beautiful additions to our pages - so keep a look out!

But - we have exciting news- we have announced the winner of the Michael Peckitt Bangle. The lucky winner is Carly Hardy from London. Thank you to all who entered - don't forget that you still are able to use the 10% savings voucher on all jewellery purchased in June, so hurry to take advantage of the savings!

We will be running more competitions in the future, so to ensure that you are informed of the next one - register your details, and we will send you regular Newsletters to keep you updated!

We have been very busy behind the scenes... and we now have two new designers on the site.

Firstly, we are pleased to have Michael Peckitt's Very Colourful Jewellery - which is exactly as it says - beautiful, hand-painted and hand-made jewellery designed by Michael Peckitt, and made by himself. The process he uses makes Michael Peckitt's jewellery stand out from the crowd - and you will too, when you wear his distinctive, exciting jewellery! See for yourself - click here to see our full range of Michael Peckitt's beautiful jewellery!

Secondly, we are in awe of the beautiful designs from Louise Walker, multi-award-winning designer silversmith! The simple, elegant lines of her specialist cutlery bring a touch of class to the table. Louise uses both silver and stainless steel in many of her designs, bringing an exclusivity to her work, as no other maker is currently connecting these two opposing metals together. Each piece is made by hand, and the finish is one that only hand-made items would be able to achieve. To see what we mean - click here to see the full range of Louise Walker's stunning silver cutlery. Enjoy!

We are getting very excitied......

We have got lots of new British designers lined up to join Great British Designs over the next few weeks, and we can't wait!

We have been visiting exhibitions around the country, and we are delighted to have found some brilliant talent - designers from all over Britain - who will be adding their spectatular pieces to our range of unique, hand-made, high quality pieces.

Just to give you a flavour of what is in store for you - we have got some very colourful jewellery, a range of beautiful pottery - I was totally mesmersied by this range!! - handmade watches with a difference, textiles to die for (forgive the pun!), and much more.....

Over the coming weeks, we will be adding these and other new items to the site, so do keep coming back to see what is new! Keep your eyes peeled for that very special gift, a wedding present that will be treasured forever, or something beautiful to treat yourself!

We've had lots of positive feedback on the new site - which is great news! Thanks to all those who have emailed us with such great feedback - it looks like GBD will become a favourite of many visitors!

We would like to wish Alex Shimwell the very best of luck in the Craft & Design Selected Awards. These highly regarded national awards, first launched in 2009, are based on an Online Public Vote for British and Irish designer makers, and you can vote for Alex by clicking here.  

Click here to see Alex's range on the Great British Design site.

Welcome to the all new Great British Designs website - the site that brings you the best of British Designers and Designer/Makers!

We have spent many hours scouring the country seeking out the best of todays Designers, to bring you a selection of the most exciting, unique and desirable products. By bringing all of their creative designs to you through this site, you can buy the best of Britsh Design today, without leaving the comfort of your chair!

All the Designers who show on the Great British Designs website have been handpicked by us, and we have seen their products up close. We know that the Designers we have selected to partner us at Great British Designs hold the same values of customer care and providing high quality goods, and we will constantly review our service to ensure that these high standards are maintained.

We hope that you enjoy browsing the site, and we know that you can buy in the knowledge that you will be purchasing a unique, design-led quality product - whether you are buying new furniture for your home, or a gift for someone special, or treating yourself...why not!

We would love to hear your comments on the site, the Designers and their products. Please do leave us your impressions of the site so far...

We would like to extend a few thanks for helping us get this far... to Tom for his inspiration, to Ama at Northbound for his fantastic design and support, and to Ultimate Web!

We would also like to say thank you to those Designers who have stayed with us from the start of this project - without them, this site would not be possible. Here's to a successful and happy future together!

Best wishes to our Designers and our Customers from the Great British Designs team!