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Ian Downes

@startlicensing

Ian Downes/Start Licensing.
We represent A Country Diary, The Ashmolean, Aardman, Asterix,Britvic, Kendra Dandy & Nadiya Hussain.
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The London The Light Fund #QuizNight #tickets now on sale. A fun fundraising evening. Details : brandsuntapped.com/tickets-now-av… Warm up question: Who Lives At 62 West Wallaby Street? Answers on a postcard. #thelightfund

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Some great contributions to this #licensing #trends panel on Brands Untapped brandsuntapped.com/talking-brands… Including examples of creative #collabs and developments in the #fmcg category. #brandlicensing

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Shop local - shop fresh - fabulous selection of #freshproduce Secretts - product was also in great condition and beautifully presented. Loved the vibrant colours. #farmhops

Shop local - shop fresh - fabulous selection of #freshproduce <a href="/SecrettsMilford/">Secretts</a> - product was also in great condition and beautifully presented. Loved the vibrant colours.
#farmhops
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Inspired by. Very informative interview with Ashmolean Museum 's Carrie Hickman for Brands Untapped about their new deal with #HugoBoss and how the #Museum is using their collection to inspire #licensees brandsuntapped.com/the-ashmolean-… #brandlicensing #artlicensing

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Pleased to contribute this fond memory of the charming #PrunellaScales to #TheTimes today. She left us with a legacy of laughter. Best wishes to Samuel West 💙💛 & family.

Pleased to contribute this fond memory of the charming #PrunellaScales to #TheTimes today. 
She left us with a legacy of laughter. 
Best wishes to 
<a href="/exitthelemming/">Samuel West 💙💛</a> &amp; family.
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It's time the tale were told.... Thoroughly enjoyed reading an extract from Mike Joyce #Drums book in #TheTimes today - looking forward to this book immensely. Loved Mike's drumming & now loving his writing. new modern books #thesmiths

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Spotted this #SirPeterBlake Beano #print in #Godalming - nice reminder of a very enjoyable project to be involved in & what a lovely chap Sir Peter is. The Wey Gallery Hub #artprints

Spotted this #SirPeterBlake <a href="/BeanoOfficial/">Beano</a> #print in #Godalming - nice reminder of a very enjoyable project to be involved in &amp; what a lovely chap Sir Peter is.
<a href="/theweygallery/">The Wey Gallery Hub</a> #artprints
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Thanks to #PaulBufton for this excellent #marketreport from a recent trade visit he made to #China Great to get Paul's insights and overviews Brands Untapped brandsuntapped.com/harmony-in-mot… #licensing #design #futuretrends

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'Inside Aardman: Wallace & Gromit and Friends' at Young V&A, opening 12 Feb 2026. Celebrate 50 years of Aardman and go behind-the-scenes with Wallace & Gromit, Shaun the Sheep, Morph and more. Tickets on sale now; V&A members go free. brnw.ch/inside-aardman…

'Inside Aardman: Wallace &amp; Gromit and Friends' at Young V&amp;A, opening 12 Feb 2026. Celebrate 50 years of Aardman and go behind-the-scenes with Wallace &amp; Gromit, Shaun the Sheep, Morph and more. Tickets on sale now; V&amp;A members go free.

brnw.ch/inside-aardman…
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Always nice to see products arrive in retail - #socktopus have done a great job with their Aardman #Wallace & #Gromit #sockrange In store now.

Always nice to see products arrive in retail - #socktopus have done a great job with their <a href="/aardman/">Aardman</a> #Wallace &amp; #Gromit #sockrange 
In store now.
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The Aardman inspired #Christmas Radio Times cover has been well received. Also great to see that it is so visible at #retail as well - like this TGJones #promotion Shaun the Sheep #Wallace #Gromit

The <a href="/aardman/">Aardman</a> inspired #Christmas <a href="/RadioTimes/">Radio Times</a> cover has been well received.  Also great to see that it is so visible at #retail as well - like this <a href="/tgjonesuk/">TGJones</a> #promotion 
<a href="/shaunthesheep/">Shaun the Sheep</a> #Wallace #Gromit