Tableware International Awards of Excellence

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AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE

2018

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t last, a celebration of all that is excellent in the world of tabletop, brought to you by global industry leader Tableware International.

With a heritage stretching back to the 1870s, when it was the Pottery Gazette, Tableware International is launching an Annual Awards and Event to recognise the brands, companies and manufacturers that make this industry so successful.

The Tableware International Awards of Excellence will cast a spotlight on innovation and design excellence, honouring tableware that is functional, beautiful, original, and tells a story.

Tabletop manufacturers, companies, suppliers and brands are invited to enter their products and collections into the Tableware International Awards of Excellence 2018, which comprises 15 categories covering the complete tabletop make-up.

We have already assembled a prestigious panel, made up of buyers, retailers, designers and industry experts from across the globe, and this panel will decide both the shortlist and the final winners in each of the 15 categories.

Shortlisted brands will be recognised and overall winners will be announced in all 15 categories during the Tableware International Awards of Excellence 2018 event.

This prestigious event will take place on February 11 in Frankfurt, during Ambiente 2018, where the Tableware International team will welcome tabletop brands, along with our international panel of retailers, in a celebration of all things tabletop.

Join us in celebrating the best the tabletop world has to offer!

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Malcolm Naish, managing director, Tableware International

The Tableware Awards Categories 2018 In celebration of the excellence and innovation displayed in tableware, we are inviting tabletop suppliers, brands, companies and factories to enter tableware collections and products into our Awards 2018.

There are 15 product categories, covering the complete tabletop, and brands can enter collections/products in up to three categories (see overleaf for rules and how to enter).

Our international panel of experts, including buyers (see panelists right), will judge the entries across all categories using the following criteria: Design, Innovation, Aesthetics, Storytelling.

The shortlist of five in each category will be announced in our Tableware International Awards of Excellence 2018 Supplement, a part of our January/February issue of Tableware International, and the final winner in each category will be announced at our Tableware International Awards of Excellence 2018 event on February 11 at Ambiente 2018.

The Tableware International Awards of Excellence 2018 categories are as follows, and can include a full collection, capsule collection, or single product. Find the full definitions, with examples for each category, to help guide you, online at www.tablewareinternationalawards.com

• Fine dinnerware (bridal, formal, premium, luxury)

• Casual dinnerware (everyday) • Serveware (serving pieces, platters, bowls) • Barware (full collections or pieces – tools, drinkware, serveware)

• Licensed collaboration (licences, collaborations with brands/designers/artists)

• Flatware/cutlery • Fine glassware (premium, crystal, handmade, mouthblown)

• Casual glassware (everyday, machine)

• Decorative (vases, candlesticks, figurines) • Giftable tableware (designed / curated for gifting, including packaging)

• Coffeeware / teaware (full set and/or individual coffee/tea pieces)

• Metals / metalware (can be decorative or functional, but made of metal(s)

• Artisanal (handmade, mouthblown, maker’s movement)

• Tabletop accessories (napkin rings, tablecloths, napkins, runners, placemats)

•Outdoor tableware (melamine, acrylic, outdoor-friendly)

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International judging panel Our prestigious panel of judges are truly international and are made up of the best buyers, retailers and experts in the tabletop industry Amara

Parousiasi Sam Hood, founder and creative director of Amara, a leader in the online luxury interiors market working with some of the biggest names in tableware. www.amara.com

Dom Farfora Elena Sokolova, commercial director and buyer, Dom Farfora, eight multi-brand retail stores across Russia and Russian distributor of nine global tableware brands. www.domfarfora.ru

John Lewis Elaine Hooper, buyer, tabletop, John Lewis Elaine buys tableware for 46 of the John Lewis doors across the UK, representing the UK’s largest market share within the China category, plus Branded and Own Brand. www.johnlewis.com

Jung Lee Jung Lee, world-renowned event designer and co-owner of home décor store Jung Lee NY, a revolutionary retail experience offering a curated selection of luxury items for the home and entertaining. www.jungleeny.com

Rustan’s Department Store Cecilia P. Hermoso, home division manager and Kara Francesca L. Honculada, merchandising manager, of Rustan’s, the leading luxury department store in the Philippines. The home department offers the best tabletop brands globally. www.rustans.com.ph

Wayfair Europe Trinh Le-Fiedler, a director of the Category Management Team at Wayfair EU She leads the Housewares and the Renovation business and the EU Buying department at Wayfair Europe, global leading online retailer in homeware. www.wayfair.co.uk

Mary Sarafidis, managing director of Parousiasi, a chain of 45 luxury tabletop and giftware stores in Greece, offering more than 40 international tableware brands. www.parousiasi.gr

Skandium Karen Lester, buying and merchandising manager of Skandium, one of the leading retailers of Scandinavian design globally, offering a highly-edited selection of design, homeware and gifts, with three London stores. www.skandium.com

The Wedding Shop Yasmin Rudnicka, head of buying, The Wedding Shop, the UK’s longest established independent gift list provider, with some 350 leading luxury and boutique brands, and four UK showrooms. www.weddingshop.com

William Ashley Jackie Chiesa, president, William Ashley, a store in Toronto, Canada, that has been setting and accessorising tables for 70 years and is opening a new flagship store in Fall 2017. Jackie is renowned for her three decades of tabletop expertise. www.williamashley.com

William & Son Lucy Asprey, director of homeware, William & Son, a London emporium filled with luxurious and refined items, including exclusive glassware and intricately crafted porcelain. www.williamandson.com

Goodfellow & Goodfellow Valda Goodfellow, owner and MD, Goodfellow & Goodfellow, distributors of tableware to the UK hospitality sector with exclusive access to some of the world’s best tableware brands for the UK. www.goodf.co.uk

Kevin Glancy & Jonathan Fawcett Kevin Glancy, company director, Kevin Glancy & Jonathan Fawcett, a company that’s been supplying the finest tableware to the world’s most luxurious superyachts, private aircrafts and luxury residences for 30 years. www.kevinglancy.com

Lewis Wark Martyn Lewis, co-owner of Lewis Wark, UK distributor of 14 of the finest luxury tableware and giftware brands in the UK. www.lewiswark.com

Donna Ferrari Donna Ferrari, leading journalist and photo stylist and contributing columnist to Tableware International, Donna has reported on the tabletop industry for more than 35 years.

Jorge Perez Jorge Perez, Cuban American designer, on-air TV personality and wedding industry icon, Jorge has spent many years enveloped in luxury tabletop and fashion design.

Studio Levien Robin Levien, co-owner of Studio Levien, which specialises in domestic products, designing tableware, cutlery and glass for clients worldwide. www.studiolevien.com

Nick Holland Design Nick Holland, creative director and CEO of product design consultancy Nick Holland Design. www.nickhollanddesign.com

The Corning Museum of Glass Meghan D. Bunnell, buyer for tabletop, luxury brands and art glass products, The Shops, 18,000 sq-ft of shopping at The Corning Museum of Glass. www.cmog.org

ADDITIONAL JUDGES

Also judging the Tableware International Awards of Excellence 2018 are…

• Peter Darling, owner, Blucks, a china and crystal specialist on the island of Bermuda for more than 160 years • Diane Atkinson, owner of Atkinsons, an independent store in Vancouver specialising in high-end tabletop and home décor • Eric Holzinger, MD at EK France, which runs Ambiance & Styles, a chain of 90 stores across France offering tabletop • Hermann Hutter, vice-president Handelsverband Deutschland • Martin Hunt and David Queensberry, specialists in ceramic and tableware design and owners of Queensberry Hunt • Nicolette Horn, co-owner of Palmyre Living, a home store in Oslo, Norway, offering colourful and one-of-a-kind homeware, including tabletop

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How to apply Applications are free with a maximum of three entries per brand/supplier, and the collection/ product entered must have been launched from January 1st 2016 onwards.

Suppliers/brands are requested to send the following materials and/or information for each entry submitted: • Full name of company/brand + name and contact details of person who entered it (email / phone number) • Name and brief description of collection/product being entered (this should include the material, inspiration, convenience factors, designer, how made, other credentials) • Category you are entering it into • Product price • 250-300 word explanation about why the entry merits an award – based on the following criteria:

Innovation, Design, Aesthetics and Storytelling

•Two or three hi-res (300dpi) images of collection/product

To enter, please visit www.tablewareinternationalawards.com/entry-form. Click on the Entry Form tab, fill in all the requested information and upload your images directly to our site. If you have any queries please do not hesitate to contact us.

Judging of Awards Our global panel of experts will judge entries in all categories according to the criteria (below).

See online at www.tablewareinternationalawards.com to find full descriptions of criteria.

• Design/Functionality (solution to today’s dining demands, smart design, great functionality or multi-functionality, versatility, relevance, translation to different markets, adaptability) • Innovation (originality, uniqueness, clever use of materials) • Aesthetics (how it looks, beauty)

• Storytelling (story behind it, provenance, sustainability, heritage, collaboration with name, the story of the collection/product that helps retailers market or drive sales of it)

Rules of submission • Brands/suppliers can enter up to three (maximum) collections/products but they must be in three different categories • The collections/products must have been launched no earlier than January 1, 2016 • The final/absolute deadline for submissions is October 1, 2017 • Only entrants supplying all materials requested in How To Enter (above and online) will be considered

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