Love and Light since 1996
We are designers, importers, retailers, distributors and decorators. Whether it’s our award winning Christmas Market stalls, our pop-up Star Bars, a branded Starlight for a Premier League football club, a visual merchandising display for Waterstones, wedding décor for a warehouse venue, a display for Grand Designs – or a Santa’s Grotto for younger members of the Royal Family – we’ve been filling spaces with Love and Light since 1996.
Early Days
Over two decades ago our first consignment of Paper Starlights arrived in the UK in an old aluminium trunk from India. They were an instant hit at UK music festivals before we embarked on a journey to wholesale them to small independent shops around the UK. We travelled the length and breadth of the country, sleeping in a beat up Ford Sierra 1.6 Ghia and very quickly the repeat orders were coming in. It seemed that people just loved Starlights – and are still loving them today. More than twenty years later, our company is still guided by the stars and has grown from two pairs of hands to a small fulltime team which grows as the Christmas season draws in.
Two Decades of Collaboration
We have always worked in partnership with a small family business in India – designing, producing, exporting, importing, wholesaling and retailing the most beautiful collections of Paper Starlights available anywhere. Our organisation has grown in strength through ongoing collaboration with artists, traders, makers and independent thinkers in the UK as we explore sustainable, creative and co-operative models of trading. Over the years we have been fortunate to enjoy the support, loyalty and friendship of the many thousands of customers who visit our Christmas market stalls every year, buy from our website, commission us for their celebrations – and who are an essential part of our story.
Our Chesterfield HQ
Paper Starlights Make People Happy
At Paperstarlights we believe that trade is a forum for creative dialogue and collective experience. From source of production to point of sale, trade brings people together in a spirit of fair exchange and has the power to break down barriers between generations, cultures, and demographics. Trade is a creative process which connects, celebrates, inspires – and acts as a catalyst for change. Through our trading activities we aim to harness the creative power of collaboration and highlight the nature of co-operation, mutual value and human interaction
Older, younger, or somewhere in between – people just love Paper Starlights. Whoever we are, a twinkling star in a clear night sky brings light, comfort and reassurance. Paper Starlights have been bringing light and comfort into homes for two decades – and everybody involved in their production and distribution loves the pleasure they bring.
Our Online Team
We want to provide the best possible Starlights, at the fairest price, delivered in the best possible way. This is why we work with our partners at starlightlanterns.co.uk who are the authorised online retailers of Paperstarlights. They’re a fantastic team of friends to work with and committed to the best possible customer service. If you want to purchase our products as a retail customer, visit our online shop here
For trade and wholesale enquiries please contact andy@paperstarlights.com
Get in touch – we would love to hear from you!