{"id":14726,"date":"2020-09-07T12:43:55","date_gmt":"2020-09-07T11:43:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trade.grandillusions.co.uk\/?page_id=14726"},"modified":"2024-01-18T12:16:56","modified_gmt":"2024-01-18T12:16:56","slug":"about-us-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/trade.grandillusions.co.uk\/about-us-2","title":{"rendered":"About Grand Illusions"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"14726\" class=\"elementor elementor-14726\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2b06d08 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2b06d08\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e349851\" data-id=\"e349851\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c238d8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0c238d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1513\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/trade.grandillusions.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Lifestyle_Chopping_Boards_3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-67131\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trade.grandillusions.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Lifestyle_Chopping_Boards_3.jpg 1513w, https:\/\/trade.grandillusions.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Lifestyle_Chopping_Boards_3-300x139.jpg 300w, https:\/\/trade.grandillusions.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Lifestyle_Chopping_Boards_3-1024x474.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/trade.grandillusions.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Lifestyle_Chopping_Boards_3-768x355.jpg 768w, https:\/\/trade.grandillusions.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Lifestyle_Chopping_Boards_3-990x458.jpg 990w, https:\/\/trade.grandillusions.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Lifestyle_Chopping_Boards_3-441x204.jpg 441w, https:\/\/trade.grandillusions.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Lifestyle_Chopping_Boards_3-600x278.jpg 600w, https:\/\/trade.grandillusions.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Lifestyle_Chopping_Boards_3-150x69.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 360px) 147px, (max-width: 1513px) 100vw, 1513px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4e6b0a elementor-absolute elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a4e6b0a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-small\">About Grand Illusions<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e7f5f3f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e7f5f3f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-be1671e\" data-id=\"be1671e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-055b2eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"055b2eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"149\" height=\"149\" src=\"https:\/\/trade.grandillusions.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Marque-logo.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-14949\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trade.grandillusions.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Marque-logo.png 149w, https:\/\/trade.grandillusions.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Marque-logo-64x64.png 64w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 360px) 147px, (max-width: 149px) 100vw, 149px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0be28c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0be28c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"307\" height=\"82\" src=\"https:\/\/trade.grandillusions.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Our-Journey.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-14950\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trade.grandillusions.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Our-Journey.png 307w, https:\/\/trade.grandillusions.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Our-Journey-150x40.png 150w, https:\/\/trade.grandillusions.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Our-Journey-300x80.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 360px) 147px, (max-width: 307px) 100vw, 307px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b9534a8 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b9534a8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a9f3409\" data-id=\"a9f3409\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49fddbe elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"49fddbe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"636\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/trade.grandillusions.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/about-us-pic-1-636x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-14952\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trade.grandillusions.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/about-us-pic-1-636x1024.png 636w, https:\/\/trade.grandillusions.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/about-us-pic-1-150x242.png 150w, https:\/\/trade.grandillusions.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/about-us-pic-1-600x966.png 600w, https:\/\/trade.grandillusions.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/about-us-pic-1-186x300.png 186w, https:\/\/trade.grandillusions.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/about-us-pic-1.png 662w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 360px) 147px, (max-width: 636px) 100vw, 636px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-17c05a0\" data-id=\"17c05a0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13c4960 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"13c4960\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Grand Illusions is based in the beautiful rural countryside of North Dorset and has been offering inspiring products for the home and garden since 1987. Rustic style has gathered momentum at a pace in the UK, shaping our homes now for many years. Naturally there will always be demand for clean lines and shiny surfaces, but antique looking pieces that look like one offs always shine the brightest and still provide so much inspiration to our brand today.<\/p>\n<p>The original core principles conceived in the 1980\u2019s are as relevant now as they were then: Great taste and original design at an affordable price. Sourcing from across the globe creates limitless inspiration to our buying team and our range is constantly evolving, the briefest glimpse of just one curiosity found on any continent and a new range is born. Our aim is to bring our customers products that cannot be found elsewhere whilst maintaining the Grand Illusions style and present a cohesive range that all sits very comfortably together.<\/p>\n<p>In January 2012, Grand Illusions became part of the Virginia Hayward Group of companies, allowing the brand to flourish yet further, explore new genres and continue to build upon the modern vintage style that is still thriving today.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c89e4ae elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c89e4ae\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d0cc4b9\" data-id=\"d0cc4b9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22469b8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"22469b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;vimeo&quot;,&quot;start&quot;:1}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<iframe class=\"elementor-video-iframe\" allowfullscreen title=\"vimeo Video Player\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/891599989?color=030303&amp;autopause=0&amp;loop=0&amp;muted=0&amp;title=1&amp;portrait=1&amp;byline=1#t=00h00m01s\"><\/iframe>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d347aab elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d347aab\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-909d854\" data-id=\"909d854\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2bd6d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c2bd6d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"120\" src=\"https:\/\/trade.grandillusions.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Snail-1.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-55926\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trade.grandillusions.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Snail-1.png 120w, https:\/\/trade.grandillusions.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Snail-1-64x64.png 64w, https:\/\/trade.grandillusions.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Snail-1-32x32.png 32w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 360px) 147px, (max-width: 120px) 100vw, 120px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74451a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"74451a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"506\" height=\"104\" src=\"https:\/\/trade.grandillusions.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Meet.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-55929\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trade.grandillusions.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Meet.png 506w, https:\/\/trade.grandillusions.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Meet-300x62.png 300w, https:\/\/trade.grandillusions.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Meet-441x91.png 441w, https:\/\/trade.grandillusions.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Meet-150x31.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 360px) 147px, (max-width: 506px) 100vw, 506px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f626ad6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f626ad6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>At Grand Illusions, we know that we are nothing without our people &#8211; customers and staff. While GDPR forbids us to shine any light on our customers, we can at least introduce you to our team here in Dorset, who we couldn\u2019t be without.<\/p><p>We are only a small team but that helps us to feel like extended family within a family business. Just like a family, we support each other in the day to day and when times get tough and it\u2019s all hands to the pump, we know that we can depend on one another to dig deep so that we can continue to succeed in delivering excellent service, great products and oodles of inspiration. In what can be a faceless business, we strive to provide you with a personal service from people who live and breathe our products.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-247b316 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"247b316\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1513\" height=\"764\" src=\"https:\/\/trade.grandillusions.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/About_Us.jpg\" class=\"attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536 wp-image-67124\" alt=\"About Us\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trade.grandillusions.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/About_Us.jpg 1513w, https:\/\/trade.grandillusions.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/About_Us-300x151.jpg 300w, https:\/\/trade.grandillusions.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/About_Us-1024x517.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/trade.grandillusions.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/About_Us-768x388.jpg 768w, https:\/\/trade.grandillusions.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/About_Us-990x500.jpg 990w, https:\/\/trade.grandillusions.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/About_Us-441x223.jpg 441w, https:\/\/trade.grandillusions.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/About_Us-600x303.jpg 600w, https:\/\/trade.grandillusions.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/About_Us-150x76.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 360px) 147px, (max-width: 1513px) 100vw, 1513px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9f74e99 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9f74e99\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-54efe8c\" data-id=\"54efe8c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c4b2f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7c4b2f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"72\" height=\"121\" src=\"https:\/\/trade.grandillusions.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/environmental-icon.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-14958\" alt=\"\" sizes=\"(max-width: 360px) 147px, \" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59c3cae elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"59c3cae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"345\" height=\"69\" src=\"https:\/\/trade.grandillusions.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Environmental-title.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-14959\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trade.grandillusions.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Environmental-title.png 345w, https:\/\/trade.grandillusions.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Environmental-title-150x30.png 150w, https:\/\/trade.grandillusions.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Environmental-title-300x60.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 360px) 147px, (max-width: 345px) 100vw, 345px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad13e13 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ad13e13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><br>As a business we recognise the environmental impact of importing products from around the world and we are constantly working to reduce our waste and increase the amount we recycle. From using 100% recycled cardboard and bio-degradable packaging, to carefully reviewing our transport profile, we place real importance on ensuring that we operate in the most environmentally minded way possible.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2918055 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2918055\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1514\" height=\"573\" src=\"https:\/\/trade.grandillusions.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/environmental-hero.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-14960\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trade.grandillusions.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/environmental-hero.png 1514w, https:\/\/trade.grandillusions.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/environmental-hero-150x57.png 150w, https:\/\/trade.grandillusions.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/environmental-hero-600x227.png 600w, https:\/\/trade.grandillusions.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/environmental-hero-300x114.png 300w, https:\/\/trade.grandillusions.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/environmental-hero-1024x388.png 1024w, https:\/\/trade.grandillusions.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/environmental-hero-768x291.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 360px) 147px, (max-width: 1514px) 100vw, 1514px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0015ec0 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"0015ec0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/environmental-packaging-policy\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Find Out More<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cd9a665 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cd9a665\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cf9f5ad\" data-id=\"cf9f5ad\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a7a469 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4a7a469\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"93\" height=\"86\" src=\"https:\/\/trade.grandillusions.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/artisans-icon.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-14961\" alt=\"Sundries\" sizes=\"(max-width: 360px) 147px, \" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3992e17 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3992e17\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"584\" height=\"95\" src=\"https:\/\/trade.grandillusions.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/artisans-title.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-14962\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trade.grandillusions.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/artisans-title.png 584w, https:\/\/trade.grandillusions.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/artisans-title-150x24.png 150w, https:\/\/trade.grandillusions.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/artisans-title-300x49.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 360px) 147px, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8f3a917 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-reverse-tablet elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8f3a917\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-71dd310\" data-id=\"71dd310\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62472ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"62472ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We travel the world to discover craftspeople who share our passion and pride in creating beautiful products. Over the years we&#8217;ve developed long lasting partnerships with talented makers around the globe. Nothing beats visiting workshops and factories to better understand the products, processes, and most importantly the people and stories behind them. There&#8217;s so much to learn, so much inspiration to be found and enduring friendships to be made over a cup of tea, a vibrant meal, and a common purpose.<\/p><p>It&#8217;s always a privilege to see artisans at work, and an absolute thrill to watch them bring our design ideas to life. The making process, from sketch to cut-out, from maquette to mould, from first draft through to the finished article, is never quite the same from workshop to workshop. It&#8217;s these little differences that give the products individuality and character and, we hope, a place in your home.<\/p><p>Our product development and buying teams share a wealth of experience across many countries. Supported by talented sourcing teams in UK and Hong Kong, we are all joined in our love of discovering new products and our excitement in sharing them with you.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fb9a08d\" data-id=\"fb9a08d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e19ea83 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e19ea83\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"643\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/trade.grandillusions.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/artisan-photos-643x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-14963\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trade.grandillusions.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/artisan-photos-643x1024.png 643w, https:\/\/trade.grandillusions.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/artisan-photos-150x239.png 150w, https:\/\/trade.grandillusions.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/artisan-photos-600x955.png 600w, https:\/\/trade.grandillusions.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/artisan-photos-188x300.png 188w, https:\/\/trade.grandillusions.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/artisan-photos.png 662w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 360px) 147px, (max-width: 643px) 100vw, 643px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8100234 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8100234\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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https:\/\/trade.grandillusions.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/scenes-icon-64x64.png 64w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 360px) 147px, (max-width: 86px) 100vw, 86px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5aac8ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5aac8ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"506\" height=\"80\" src=\"https:\/\/trade.grandillusions.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/scenes-title.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-14988\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trade.grandillusions.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/scenes-title.png 506w, https:\/\/trade.grandillusions.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/scenes-title-150x24.png 150w, https:\/\/trade.grandillusions.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/scenes-title-300x47.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 360px) 147px, (max-width: 506px) 100vw, 506px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e28920d elementor-section-content-middle elementor-reverse-tablet elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e28920d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-94c917c\" data-id=\"94c917c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b22b3eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b22b3eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Photography<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa12fd1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fa12fd1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Despite being an online wholesaler, we understand the importance of the \u2018shop window\u2019. \u00a0Many of you only see our products in catalogues or on this website, therefore a high standard of photography is vital to give our beautiful products the justice they deserve. Our photographer Deborah brings her wealth of experience and fresh ideas to each shoot to maintain brand values and keep us ahead of the game.<\/p><p>Our small team loves finding the next shoot location that fits perfectly with our brand and style.\u00a0 We still have a few old favourites but finding a new property provides us with so much inspiration and shows off our products in a setting they deserve &#8211; a home rather than a studio.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d4b7217\" data-id=\"d4b7217\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3316603 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3316603\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"593\" height=\"468\" src=\"https:\/\/trade.grandillusions.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/scenes-photo-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-14982\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trade.grandillusions.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/scenes-photo-1.png 593w, https:\/\/trade.grandillusions.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/scenes-photo-1-150x118.png 150w, https:\/\/trade.grandillusions.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/scenes-photo-1-300x237.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 360px) 147px, (max-width: 593px) 100vw, 593px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b1d322b elementor-section-content-middle elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b1d322b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8f39906\" data-id=\"8f39906\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b83e82 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7b83e82\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"596\" height=\"468\" src=\"https:\/\/trade.grandillusions.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Product_Development.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-23987\" alt=\"Product Development\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trade.grandillusions.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Product_Development.jpg 596w, https:\/\/trade.grandillusions.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Product_Development-150x118.jpg 150w, https:\/\/trade.grandillusions.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Product_Development-300x236.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 360px) 147px, (max-width: 596px) 100vw, 596px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8f74351\" data-id=\"8f74351\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a25076 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8a25076\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">product development<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7556dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e7556dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As a team we\u2019re embarrassingly passionate about our products.&nbsp; Over the years, we\u2019ve travelled the world, visited more factories and met more artisans than we can hope to remember.&nbsp; Each trip always delivers an adventure and serves as a reminder to the talent, expertise and imagination of, and ingenious techniques employed by, the craftspeople who are behind our ever evolving range.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>When what we\u2019re looking for just doesn\u2019t seem to exist, then there is always a trusted and innovative supplier who can step into the breach, draw a sketch or two and solve the problem.&nbsp; It is this ground-up development that really excites us and motivates us to become even more creative.&nbsp; Not all of our products are for everyone but we think they are interesting, individual and have a sense of originality that has an indisputable appeal.<\/p>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1bc6704 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-reverse-tablet elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1bc6704\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ff123b6\" data-id=\"ff123b6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d910597 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d910597\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Design<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dbcbb8e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dbcbb8e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Originality of design is very important to us and we enjoy improving a wheel that may already have been invented as much as we do creating a product from the ground up.\u00a0 There is something very rewarding in being involved with the birth of a new product, from concept to prototype, then catalogue photography through to production and finally hearing the excitement from a customer when they find just what they never knew they needed.\u00a0 \u00a0We have a lot of fun finding, adapting and creating products that range from classic, alternative and unusual but, above all, interesting.<\/p><p>Not only do we love the small differences in finish between two otherwise identical products, we actively find products and processes that lend themselves to carrying the handwriting of each artisan for a truly unique result. \u00a0\u00a0Inspiration is drawn from all around us, whether that\u2019s the beautiful surrounding Dorset countryside, sourcing trips around the world or even a long weekend in the Dordogne.<\/p><p>In the end, our range is driven by what we\u2019re looking for personally, what we know we\u2019ll enjoy having in our own homes.\u00a0 And we all love a bit of quirk in our lives.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-734bf3b\" data-id=\"734bf3b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7be3ca2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7be3ca2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"593\" height=\"468\" src=\"https:\/\/trade.grandillusions.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Designv2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-24016\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trade.grandillusions.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Designv2.jpg 593w, https:\/\/trade.grandillusions.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Designv2-150x118.jpg 150w, https:\/\/trade.grandillusions.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Designv2-300x237.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 360px) 147px, (max-width: 593px) 100vw, 593px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About Grand Illusions Grand Illusions is based in the beautiful rural countryside of North Dorset and has been offering inspiring products for the home and garden since 1987. 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