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WINTER 2015

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How Swede It Is: Orrefors Kosta Boda Returns to Forty One Madison If anyone is to be credited for putting Scandinavia on the design map, it’s Orrefors Kosta Boda. This distinguished Swedish resource for treasured art glass and exquisite drinkware of all types certainly was among the first to introduce an aesthetic now beloved the world over. For more than two-and-a-half centuries the Orrefors Kosta Boda names have been revered for the high level of handmade craftsmanship that is lavished on each piece.

Actually, Kosta preceded Orrefors in the production of glass by about 150 years, but any rivalry between them was quashed in 1989 when Orrefors acquired Kosta Boda. This amalgamation of the individual glassworks, which were Perfect Storm

based only miles apart in Sweden, has underscored their

mutual heritage and design legacies. And it has brought to the consumer market a raft of remarkable tabletop, giftware, lighting gems and glass sculptures that reflect collaborations with talented, innovative and expressive artists.

To properly showcase its growing collections, Orrefors Kosta Boda has found the perfect location at Forty One Madison. In October, it moved into a 2,000-square-foot showroom on the 9th floor that will be open daily.

“The time is now right for us to return to Forty One after a 10-year

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absence, and we’re excited to be back,” said Matthew Jones, the company’s U.S. president. “Here we’re among other prestige brands in the category, so this is where retail buyers expect to see us and it’s increasingly where interior designers come to shop for their clientele.”

Many of the company’s creations have earned status as enduring classics and are on display alongside a new generation of entries. The “Intermezzo” series, for instance, a signature Orrefors stemware pattern that continues to

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be a choice of discerning households, will have its place in the new space. So will a dynamic group of wildly colored painted glass art for Kosta Boda by a newly discovered talent: Sara Woodrow. The work of this young Swedish artist represents a fusion of graphic illustration with fashion interpretation, and it is highly unique.

Welcome back to Forty One Madison, Orrefors Kosta Boda!

Intermezzo Barware On the cover: Carat Barware & Stoppers

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D E S I G N E R D AY

C E L EB RAT I NG

Interior Designers Interior Designer Day kicked off with a breakfast seminar organized by Traditional Home and moderated by senior style editor Krissa Rossbund. The A-list lineup of speakers she assembled included Jamie Drake, Alexa Hampton and Matthew Patrick Smyth. They concurred that Forty One Madison has come of age as designer-friendly with a robust

A packed audience

roster of stellar brands offering not only tableware but lighting, decorative accessories and “objects of desire” to complete the furnishing of a home.

Among some of the unexpected finds and tips cited by the experts: Susan Zises Green

Fireplace andirons and screens at

Anthony Hadaway, Stephanie Odegard and Home Gabbay

Michael Aram; Christofle silver baby cups repurposed to hold Q-tips and

Michael Tavano and Tara Seawright

other beauty and dressing table essentials; crystal decanters for bathroom counter needs at William Yeoward Crystal; extra-tall clear vases in multiples turned into

Matthew S myth

Jamie Drake

Alexa Hampton

hurricanes from Saint Louis.

Editor at Large, the a+d community’s favorite online news source, helped turn out the day’s record attendance. In advance, the site’s reporter Tori Mellott trailed Hampton and Smyth as they visited some of their favorite showrooms, and videos of their discoveries were posted. Click on editoratlarge.com/editortv to watch them.

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D O E R ’ S

P R O F I L E

Jean-Jacques Rachou Jean-Jacques Rachou is

this marketplace and

the original superstar of

whetted the appetites of

chefs. As the owner of

tastemaker consumers

La Côte Basque – an

who wanted these same

American bastion of fine

dinnerware designs for

French cuisine for

their homes and on their

45 years until its closing in

own tables. Well before

2004 – he understood the

the current era of TV

theater of the dining

networks and shows

experience. He added

dedicated to cooking and

drama to the presentation

the proliferation of celebrity

of his creations by select-

chefs, Rachou was without

ing unexpected plate

equal, endearing himself

sizes and decorative patterns that formed a

to a loyal clientele of the

frame for his culinary art.

rich and famous, yet also

In doing so, he helped

taking time to mentor the

introduce chic European

next generation of kitchen

brands like Villeroy &

talent. The impact he’s had

Boch and Bernardaud to

cannot be forgotten.

What china pattern/brand

United States 1794-1796] by

do you use in your home?

former French politician Michel

“Geranium” by Villeroy & Boch.

Poniatowski.

What profession other

What crystal pattern/brand do you use in your home?

I don’t know the exact pattern, but it also is Villeroy & Boch.

If you could host a dinner party for

What’s the last gift you purchased for someone and what was the occasion?

I’m not going to name names, but I would want to invite any of the loyal guests I served for so many years in La Côte Basque – so many great people!

children and grandchildren. I love to surprise

What one thing about you might surprise

them and see them smiling.

others to know?

How much I enjoy my retirement with my

What is your favorite getaway destination and why? The countryside of Provence, because it’s where I can sample great new cuisine and enjoy classic French, as well.

What’s the last book you read?

I like French history, so Talleyrand aux Etats Unis 1794-1796 [Talleyrand in the

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No other for me; I love cooking.

I don’t remember exactly – but it was for my

six famous guests—living or dead— who would you invite?

than your own would you like to attempt?

children and their families and finally being able to travel to discover how beautiful America is.

ICONIC DESIGNS

TABLE’S TOPS ICONIC DESIGNS OF THE DECADES

Talk about cutting-edge design; the Four Star from ZWILLING J.A. Henckels exemplifies it with few equals. ...And one of the most enduring among its

earned its stripes because it delivers everything

are more susceptible to shrinking, expanding

portfolio of chef essentials is the Four Star

expected of the ultimate knife: It is exceedingly

and cracking. This innovation yielded a knife

comfortable to a chef’s pinch grip, well-

with increased durability, dishwasher safe,

balanced, and features a blade that remains

plus offering improved hygiene as the handle

collection of knives. What qualifies this knife as iconic? First of all, in a category where new technologies are continually yielding “the sharpest”…“the most ergonomic”…“the only

reliably sharp use after use. The fact that it has

surface remained intact and free of any microscopic crevices where dirt or food residue

one you’ll ever need,” Four Star prevails as a

won fans among professional chefs the world

best-seller. In fact, even as the brand itself

over is no surprise since the company included

adds new cutlery models, Four Star outlasts

a team of renowned German chefs to add their

When Peter Henckels started his knife-making

them. Since its introduction in 1976, more

input to the design and construction.

company 283 years ago in the knife-making

than 30 million of these knives have been sold

might collect.

capital of the world – Solingen – no one could

in more than 60 countries worldwide. It scores

An industry game-changer, the Four Star

one of the highest customer satisfaction rates

was the first premium knife produced

with today. But these are now the prized tools

of any product in the housewares industry.

with a thermoplastic handle. Previously, most

of culinary pros, as well as all those who pre-

The embodiment of precision German

quality cutlery handles were constructed of

side over the everyday cooking in households

engineering and design, the Four Star has

wood, bone or horn – natural materials that

across the globe.

foresee the success his products would meet

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C E L EB RAT I ON S Krissa Rossbund, senior style editor of Traditional Home – celebrating its 25th anniversary – added to the celebratory spirit of 40 years of tabletop at Forty One Madison. Each imaginative setting she created for the lobby display took on a celebration of design.

Mottahedeh “Blue Canton”

Spode “Blue Italian”

Richard Ginori “Impero Labirinto”

Celebrating Blue & White This enduring color duo never goes out of style and has been a mainstay of ceramic tableware ever since the 14th Century. From classic, storytelling patterns to contemporary, graphic decorations, it’s eye candy that will forever be in good taste. Among the designs in this salute (see if you can find them all): “Navy Truman” and “Zelda” from B by Brandie at Auratic; “Taika” from iittala; “Darius” by Brian Gluckstein from Lenox; “Charlotte Street West” from Kate Spade New York at Lenox; “Perlée” from L’OBJET; “Blue Canton,” “Blue Dragon,” “Imperial Blue,” and “Virginia Blue” from Mottahedeh; “Blue Italian,” “Blue Portofino,” and “Blue Room” from Spode at Portmeirion Group; “Heritage” from QSquared Design; “Astor,” “Antico Doccia,” “Impero,” “Impero Blue,” “Impero Labirinto,” “Vecchio Ginori,” and “Vecchio Ginori-Santa Margherita” from Richard Ginori; “Blue Glow” and “Blue Sun” from Hutschenreuther at Rosenthal Sambonet; “Blue Fluted Lace” from Royal Copenhagen; “Blu Bianco” from VIETRI; and “Vieux Luxembourg” from Villeroy & Boch.

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Waterford “Glacia”

Many brands have expanded their collections to dress more than the dining table. Some of the fab, fashionable finds from these showrooms include: “Pliage” bracelet and “Rivage” necklace from Christofle; Oleg Cassini votive and footed tray from Crystal House International; beaded mirror/tray, gold slanted tray and gold-trimmed glass shadow box from American Atelier, and “Daphne Gold” tumbler from Fitz & Floyd Crystal at Jay Import; “Lismore” clock, “Monique Lhuillier Opulence” ring holder, “Contemporary Glacia” perfume atomizer and “Glacia” makeup brush from Waterford; and Vera Wang lacquered box from Wedgwood. All Murano glass bead necklaces are from Seguso.

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Celebrating Beauty in the Details

Crystal House International “Oleg Cassini”

Reed & Barton “Captiva”

L'OBJET “Snail” Spice Jewels

Kim Seybert “Sundial”

Celebrating Everyday Traditional Home is a passionate advocate for using china, crystal and fine flatware every day, and this setting conveys that belief with an array that includes: “Pashmina” salad plate and “With Love Noir” by Vera Wang candlesticks from Wedgwood; “Flourish” luncheon and dinner plates from Jacqueline Cambata; “Ege” Charge It! by Jay glass charger, “Gemini” Fitz & Floyd Crystal stemware from Jay Import; “Sundial” wood charger from Kim Seybert; “Captiva” gold tone flatware from Reed & Barton; and “Snail” Spice Jewels from L’OBJET. FORTY ONE MADISON

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40 Years of Tabletop at 41 The emergence of The New York Tabletop Market 40 years ago was an occasion to celebrate. The Rudin Family led the salute to original showroom tenants – Mr. Christmas, Nikko, Noritake, Oneida, Reed & Barton, Rosenthal, Royal Doulton, Villeroy & Boch, and Wedgwood – and pulled out all the stops to host an unprecedented, buzzed-about bash.

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Jim Gouldin and Kimberly Kimball of Martin’s Herend Imports and Moser with Tim DeVine of DeVine Corp.

The Lenox team stepped into the photo booth that provided guests not only with a series of still images but also delivered a fun, animated video to their Facebook pages.

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Nikko@37 Years: Kenji Anzai, Laurie Burns Yoko Makino, Tage Strom, Bill Rudin.

Maureen Farrell of L’OBJET and Michael Wainwright.

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Bill Rudin, Jane Gurall-Senders, executive director of 230 Fifth Avenue, Harvey Richer of Newmark Grubb Knight Frank , Eric Rudin and attorney Sidney Migdon of Goldfarb & Fleece .

Oneida@35 Years: Laurie Burns, Jim Walsh, Bill Rudin and Ross Patterson.

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SHOWROOMS

The Forty One Scene Irv Zackheim, owner of Zak Designs, with May Graceffa, Stephanie Miller and Robert Maurer of Kohl’s.

Michael Donovan of Bormioli Rocco and Ericka Rude of Target.com.

Olivier Péchou and Carol Adibi of Hermès were ready for an appointment with John Weeth of Gump’s.

John Roscoe Swartz, CEO and founder of Built NY, designed and hand-produced the weave façade of his showroom entrance.

The Lifetime Brands company continues to expand its line of clever multi-purpose cloth totes.

Evan Hakimi, President of Prima Design, personally worked with Rue La La buyers Lindsey Thacker and Francesca Conocchioli.

Sal Gabbay and Grace Saari of Gibson Overseas welcomed celebrity wedding planner David Tutera to the showroom where his new dinnerware collection was launched.

Kim Seybert, renowned decorative table linens designer, has finally ventured into dinnerware which debuted at DeVine Corp. Tim DeVine joined her in showing it to Jim Burnett of LCR, the Connecticut-based luxury goods retailer.

Maureen Farrell of L’OBJET showed the “Sous la Lune” collection in honor of the company’s 10th anniversary to the William Ashley team: Claudia Truchan, Alanda Tomczuk and Samantha Worling.

Deans of the dinnerware industry: Joe Laneve of Bloomingdale’s and Lester Gribetz of Lenox.

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NEW YORK TABLETOP SHOW ® I APRIL 14 – 17, 2015 I OCTOBER 13 – 16, 2015

Frank Bromberg of Birmingham, Alabamabased Bromberg’s and Andy Morgan at Pickard China.

Among the new leadership at Nambé are tabletop industry vets Bill Robedee, President & CEO, and Lou Scalla, Chief Marketing Officer & EVP Sales, who met with Iga Czapla and Theresa Ruckett of Macy’s.

Wayfair.com buyers Madeline Roche and Rachel Tovin at Fürstenberg with the company’s International Sales Director Florian Marquardt.

Tori Schofield (center) of Linen Chest worked with Carly Conelli and Nicholas Manville at Ralph Lauren Home.

Reed & Barton VP of Sales Maryhelene Thurber with Diana Clontz, Justin Samakow and Charmaine Charmant of Bloomingdale’s.

Neil Orzeck of Pasabahce was all smiles as he showed the buying group from Dillard’s a new and dramatically innovative brand called Nude.

Fully dressed to appreciate the introduction were Randall Cordova, Bobby Hall and Armando Gonzalez.

Liz Nightingale, Executive Director of Marketing for Christofle, and company President & CEO Nicholas Krafft with Town & Country style writer Sarah Bray and the amazing LaCie Sphère – a hard drive that can store up to 1 terabyte of data (1,000 gigabytes).

Woven in black at Royal Copenhagen: the Bloomingdale’s buying group, including Caitlin Bermingham, Amy Silverman, Amber Gaines and Liz Hutsell; and Robin Goad and Christa Siddy from Royal Copenhagen.

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Laura Winterhalter, buyer for The Shop at Scandinavia House, with Teresa Lundahl, owner and president of Mateus.

NEW YORK TABLETOP MARKET® April 14 – 17, 2015 October 13 – 16, 2015

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NEW YORK GIFT SHOW January 31 – February 4, 2015 August 15 – 19, 2015 (dates subject to change) Laurie Burns Senior Vice President, Director

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An Edible Edit Note

Note From Laurie Now that we’re firmly in the digital age – the age of the consumer – witnessing the tabletop industry evolve to meet today’s market is exciting. Tabletop brands, retailers, e-tailers, designers and all sales channels are savvy and realize consumers are empowered and are looking for ROI (return on investment PLUS involvement) through social media, websites as well as traditional bricks and mortar.

Responsive to what consumers want and need, new product introductions were abundant at the fall show; we even saw the launch of new brands! Change of ownership at retail, evolving curated e-tail sites, and buyouts and mergers top this sector’s news.

The small but growing movement of family mealtime is back...kudos to those supporting this, like Lenox and Villeroy & Boch, since it clearly impacts the opportunity for increased tabletop sales.

Adding to the irresistible and special creations in the Mottahedeh showroom, owner Wendy Kvalheim bakes a tower of treats for visitors to enjoy.

At this 40th year of tabletop at Forty One Madison, we look to the future of the industry and pledge to continue to give you a market that is strong, relevant, fun, and inspiring for all who visit.

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