Tableware International Directory 2016

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DIRECTORY 2016

The A-Z of Tableware www.tablewareinternational.com

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Tableware International Directory 2016 The A to Z of Tabletop

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ith so many tableware manufacturers on the international market, it can be a bit of a minefield when it comes to choosing partners to work with; finding manufacturers who can deliver exactly what you want.

Perhaps, you’re looking for a glassware factory that can produce bespoke products to fit your requirements, or maybe you’re looking to extend your tabletop offering with a brand that delivers a specific aesthetic.

Look no further – because here at Tableware International, we have put together our debut Tableware International Directory 2016, an A to Z listing of factories, manufacturers, companies and brands within the tableware industry.

Whether a chinaware factory in Asia, a porcelain brand in Portugal or an international tabletop company based in the US, we deliver the need-to-know information on the industry’s key players – an historical overview along with essential details about the company’s specialisation, aesthetic, markets, distribution, clients and other services, as well as those all-important contact details.

And while our A to Z list of tableware suppliers in this debut directory is certainly not exhaustive – the aim is to update the directory on an annual basis – it does deliver essential information on the key industry players, providing you with a handy guide.

So whether you’re looking for on-trend dinnerware ranges for your store, or professional bespoke glassware for your restaurant, we hope the Tableware International Directory 2016 will make your search for tableware suppliers that little bit easier and more successful.

Kate Birch

The Team COVER Front cover illustration by Nambe Visit www.nambe.com

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Founded in 1825 in Arques in northern France, Arc International manufactures and sells glass products and table art through its various brands including Luminarc, Cristal d’Arques Paris, Arcoroc and Chef&Sommelier. The latter brand meets the professional requirements of the wine and catering industries making glasses in France from a revolutionary and patented material, Kwarx. Arc International has a presence on 5 continents through its different production sites and distribution subsidiaries.

Contact laure.deparis@arc-intl.com | +33 (0) 3 21 95 46 47 | www.arc-intl.com

Arta Broch

Arta Broch is a manufacturer of fine bone china in India. They collaborate with brands and designers to bring beautiful, innovative designs to the tabletop. Arta Broch is committed to enjoying, reviving and sharing the history of luxury inherent to India. By contextualising both regal, historic customs in daily modern life and India’s history within the larger world, they are committed to redefining and enriching the dining experience. Arta Broch is dedicated to using the finest materials and highest skilled craftsmen and the best tools and machinery. They believe these ingredients are intrinsic to creating luxurious products. Arta Broch delivers OEM manufacturing for some of the most reputed brands in the world. They have an exceptionally high standard of quality which makes them one of the most suitable manufacturers for these brands. New ranges are launched at Ambiente every year.

Contact info@artabroch.com | +91 76000 48020 | www.artabroch.com

Artel Based in Prague, Czech Republic, Artel produces luxury Bohemian crystal glassware made entirely by hand using traditional methods.

Globally renowned for the whimsically elegant design aesthetic of founder Karen Feldman, the Artel line includes a wide range of barware, stemware, and decorative items, with motif designs ranging from classic geometric patterns to detailed renderings of flowers and sea creatures. Master artisans use labour-intensive techniques, from mouth-blowing to hand-engraving to gilding. Uniquely for the luxury crystal market, bespoke glassware is also possible at Artel. New motif collections are launched twice a year and Artel regularly participates in

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tradeshows like Maison & Objet, Paris and Americas, NY NOW, and the Atlanta Gift Show. Artel has three standalone stores in Prague and its products are also available at exclusive retail boutiques. They also do private label glassware for clients like Asprey, Giorgio Armani and Gucci.

Contact Katerina Bratsovska | info@artelglass.com | +420 271 732 161 | www.artelglass.com

Arthur Price Family-owned British brand Arthur Price is synonymous with manufacturing and designing cutlery, tableware accessories and silverware. Established in 1902, they now distribute to 57 countries and have manufacturing facilities in both Sheffield and Birmingham, UK. Historically known for top quality tableware, in recent years they have widened their cutlery ranges at many price points, and also offer an eclectic collection of gifts. Arthur Price’s reach is broad and far, from the UK to the Far East, supplying department stores like Harrods, House of Fraser and Selfridges and many independents, plus some of the best hotels, airlines and cruise ships in the world with its retail/hospitality ratio at 80:20.

They launch new ranges every year across both cutlery and gifts and launch new lines in the UK at Spring Fair, and internationally at Ambiente.

Auratic Auratic is the high-end luxury tabletop brand of Chinese porcelain manufacturer Yong Feng Yuan (see YFY), the largest porcelain production site in the world. The leader of ceramics in China, Auratic offers high-end, casual and transitional dinnerware and gift items on bone china, premium porcelain and porcelain. Its Premium Porcelain body is made of 25 per cent magnesium instead of bone ash, making it highly durable compared to normal porcelain and three times as chip-resistant. Auratic is renowned for delivering exclusive and innovative production techniques, including underglaze colour on fine bone china. Auratic has 100 of its own speciality stores in China and also distributes to Asia, Russia, Europe and the Middle East. They recently established the brand in the US market, with a showroom at Forty One Madison, where they show twice a year. They also show at NY NOW, the Atlanta gift shows and at Ambiente. They focus mainly on retail, but they have a growing hospitality portfolio.

Contact Auratic in US: Lewis Wong | lewis@auratic.com | Auratic in China: Mike Zhao | mike@szyfy.net | www.auratic.com

Contact Kevin Flint | kevin.flint@arthurprice.com | +44 (0) 1 543 257775 | www.arthurprice.com

Arzberg Since 1887, German award-winning design and heritage brand Arzberg has been the symbol for the strict design principles of ‘form follows function’, delivering high-quality, good design Made in Germany porcelain.

Acquired by Sambonet Paderno Industrie in 2013, Arzberg has since been repositioned with a new lifestyle concept and fresh appeal, while maintaining its rich heritage. Arzberg work with young designers to create lifestyle products that are relevant yet retain high design demands; offering high quality contemporary porcelain tabletop and decorative collections, all made in factories in Bavaria. Arzberg continues its authentic production with artisan expertise. They unveil one collection each year, in January, and showcase at Ambiente, Homi Milano and Maison & Objet, Paris.

Contact info@arzberg-porzellan.de | +49 (0) 40 22 63 07 | www.arzberg-porzellan.de

AXA Porcelaine

Augarten Porcelain offers a wide range of services for tea, mocca and coffee, as well as dinnerware, including tableware accessories, for retail (70%), hospitality (10%) and private projects (20%). As per the 300-yearold history of Augarten, porcelain is delicate yet robust, white and subtly shaded, while designs follow the traditional Austrian heritage and are individually customised, with every piece unique, having been made and painted by hand. The porcelain is manufactured in the heart of Vienna in the Augarten Palace. Augarten is renowned for its Art Deco pieces designed by contemporary artists, including Josef Hoffmann, and launch collections twice a year, showing at Maison & Objet, Paris. Europe, North America, Russia and the Far East are Augarten’s key markets, with major international retailers, including Thomas Goode in London, Mariage Freres in Paris, Lorey in Frankfurt, Barneys in New York and Noble Trades in Kyoto.

Starting 25 years ago in Alba Iulia, Romania, AXA Porcelaine is a family business with some 50 employees in their Romanian factory, and deliver more than 1.000 porcelain products, mainly tableware and promotional items. Some 50 per cent is export, with clients including hotel chains such as Ibis, Ramada and Intercontinental, as well as local brands in the coffee industry. Internationally, they produce products for retail chains such as TK Maxx in the UK, HomeSense in Canada and Home Goods in the USA. A combination of high-quality raw materials along with an in-house production recipe and a team of specialists ensure quality of products and superior degree of whiteness. AXA Porcelaine stands out for its functional and contemporary design and for its flexibility and capability in adapting to new trends and market demands.

They offer complete and integrated tableware solutions, including an extensive range of glass, crystal glass and stainless steel cutlery through strategic partnerships with French brand Guy Degrenne and Dutch brand Sola cutlery.

They can also deliver bespoke orders.

Contact Angelina Paic | angelina.paic@augarten.at | +43 (0) 1 211 24 132 | www.augarten.at

Contact office@axaporcelaine.ro | +40 (0258) 818901 | www.axaporcelaine.ro

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Bernardaud

Founded in 1863 and currently run by Michel Bernardaud, representing the 5th generation, the Bernaudaud group is a leading French porcelain manufacturer and exporter. With 2 production sites in the Limoges area (central France), Bernardaud produces 2 million pieces a year, 70 per cent of which is exported. As well as tableware, the company also creates ranges of objects, limited editions, light fittings and jewellery. They have 8 retail boutiques in France and 2 in the US, as well as distributing their product in highend department and speciality stores worldwide, including Harrods and Thomas Goode in London, Michael C. Fina and Bloomingdale’s in New York, Gallery Royal in Moscow and David Jones in Australia, among others.

Contact US: Corinne Oats | coats@bernardaudna.com |

+1 212 696 4188 | Int’l: +33 (0)1 43 12 52 00 | www.bernardaud.fr

Bomma

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Czech crystal manufacturer Bomma designs and produces high-quality products, from barware to decorative objects to lighting, all cut from genuine Bohemian crystal following the rich tradition of Czech crystal manufacturing and using the latest technology. Its new glass manufactory opened in 2012 and allows Bomma to continue to manufacture exceptionally clear crystal products both for their own brand and for high-end brands worldwide. They combine delicate hand-blown glass with automatic precise crystal cutting, claiming their crystal to be the clearest in the Czech Republic. Bomma is represented in prominent Czech and international galleries and showrooms, such as the Modernist and Futurist Gallery in Prague, La Rinascente in Italy and high-end department stores like Lane Crawford in Hong Kong.

For the past 35 years, Kar Porselen has been the leading porcelain manufacturer in Turkey. In 2013, they developed porcelain brand Bonna, which is focused 100 per cent on professional use for the Horeca market. Some 8 million pieces are produced annually. Bonna supplies to more than 20 countries, mainly Europe, and they target the medium to medium-high segment of the market. Clients include Marriott, Ramada and Rixos hotels. Bonna delivers innovative and on-trend products, including its handpainted Aura collection.

Bonna offers Lifetime Edge Chip Warranty for its fine china body products. Bonna began exhibiting at international fairs in 2015, introducing the Bonna brand at Host 2015 and will be exhibiting at Ambiente for the first time in 2016, as well as Hostex 2016 in Johannesburg.

Contact info@bomma.cz | +420 569 453 149 | www.bomma.cz

Contact +90 (262) 744 31 56 | www.bonna.com.tr

Burleigh Burleigh has been producing beautiful dinner services, English afternoon tea sets and stunning feature pieces for more than 160 years. Handmade in Stoke-on-Trent, England, Burleigh uses traditional techniques, which gives them a unique subtlety and individuality. Burleigh is the only pottery in the world to continue the centuries-old technique of tissue transfer printing using hand-engraved copper plates. Once glazed and fired, these designs will keep their beauty forever and are dishwasher/microwave safe. Every piece is hand decorated at its historic home, Middleport Pottery, which is owned by the Prince’s Regeneration Trust, one of HRH the Prince of Wales’ charities. Customers include Fortnum & Mason, Harrods, Liberty, Ralph Lauren and many prestigious restaurants in London. Burleigh shows its new collections at Spring Fair and Ambiente each year.

Contact Julie Whittingham | +44 (0)1773 740715 | www.burleigh.co.uk

Did you know…?

Renowned for its teaware since 1851, British heritage brand Burleigh produces handcrafted pieces in England using time-honoured skills. Each piece passes through the hands of 25 craftspeople.

Burleigh is the only pottery to continue the centuries-old craft of tissue transfer printing, producing wares with great depth of colour; and it has been making commemorative ware since Queen Victoria’s day. See Burleigh

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Capdeco is a French family-owned cutlery business. The Froment family started its subcontracting business in the cutlery industry, polishing and sharpening knives, in 1963 in Thiers, the capital of the cutlery industry and where knives have been made for more than 6 centuries. The Capdeco brand was born in 2002. They design and manufacture cutlery and today boast some 30 collections. Capdeco is known for its high-quality 18/10 stainless steel cutlery, which features the best possible thickness, and for its imaginative and innovative mix of materials, from acrylic to wood.

Contact Edouard Froment | edouard.froment@capdeco-france.com | +33 (04) 4 73 51 17 17 | US distributor: BIA Cordon Bleu | +1 650 553 4150 | www.capdeo-france.com

Christofle

Since its creation in 1830, Chrisofle silverware has sustained its silvercraft expertise, while modernising its techniques. Its workshop in Yainville, Normandy, perpetuates the brand’s traditional expertise, with all manufacturing entirely done by hand according to traditional techniques by master silversmiths.

Christofle is now a contemporary luxury brand that regularly collaborates with designers like Ora Ito and Marcel Wanders. Its pieces include original creations, re-editions and reproductions of historic pieces, as well as custom orders. Its most famed collection Jardin d’Eden, a complex design, took three years of study. Some 85 per cent of the company’s revenue is generated overseas. In addition to its own 55 boutiques, Christofle has more than 900 points of sale worldwide and is found in highend stores, from Tanagra in Dubai to Macy’s in Chicago. They also collaborate with leading hotels, supplying silver cutlery to Le Bristol and Georges V Paris, to name but a few. They launch collections in January, April and September.

Contact +33 (0) 1 47 48 80 81 | www.christofle.com

Churchill China

Over 200 years of passion and expertise makes Churchill the natural partner for providing tabletop solutions. Based in the heart of the Potteries, the UK, and producing a range of dinnerware, mugs, gifts, kitchen accessories and cookware, Churchill is globally recognised as a supplier of the highest quality ceramics. Churchill has a strong focus on presentation, practicality and performance and is renowned for its quality, style and innovation; providing to both the hospitality and retail markets. With two product launches a year to retail, they exhibit at Exeter Living & Giving, Scotland Trade Fair, Spring Fair and Ambiente with their S/S launches and Bubble London, AIS, Harrogate Home & Gift and Dublin Gift & Home for their A/W launches. Their S/S ’16 launch will celebrate a new collaboration with British lifestyle brand, Harlequin.

Contact Kevin Parkinson | kevin.parkinson@churchill1795.com | +44 (0) 7971 950 627 | www.churchill1795.com

Creative Tops

Cesiro Founded in 1957, Cesiro is the largest ceramic tableware producer in Europe. Situated in Sighisoara in Romania, Cesiro has 1,300 employees and boasts an annual production capacity of 5 million pieces monthly. Cesiro is specialised in casual, simple and coloured ceramic tableware mass production, with its strongest area (90 per cent of business) in plates, mugs and bowls; the remaining 10 per cent in accessories, teaware and decorative objects. Focused on retail, Cesiro supplies to supermarkets, hypermarkets and chain stores in Europe, including Ikea, Tesco, Carrefour, Cora and Auchan, with new business beginning in the US, Japan and Brazil. Cesiro launches new collections for Ambiente and shows at Maison & Objet, Paris, in September.

Creative Tops Ltd is a leading tableware, homeware and kitchenware company, specialising in the creation of trend-driven products for the home. They also provide a bespoke design service for the UK’s leading high street retailers. They deliver a number of high profile brands including Katie Alice, La Cafetière, Sabatier, The National Trust, The Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, The Victoria and Albert Museum, Mikasa, Mr Men & Little Miss and Built.

They provide a wide range of products, including dinnerware, kitchenware, serveware, placemats, bakeware, cookware, cutlery, glassware, kitchen textiles and gifts. They distribute to more than 60 countries and exhibit at major tradeshows like Masion & Objet, Paris, Ambiente, Spring Fair, Home & Gift. They launch new season products twice a year and their UK retailers include Debenhams, Morrisons, Homebase, Waitrose, Dunelm, Marks and Spencer, Tesco and John Lewis, as well as independents and garden centres.

Contact Radu Pupaza | radu_pupaza@cesiro.com | +40 735 857 995 | www.cesiro.ro

Contact sales@creative-tops.com | export@creative-tops.com | www.creative-tops.com

SHAPE OF YOUR BUSINESS + 420 224 494 442 www.rudolfkampf.eu

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Dartington Crystal has been flying the flag for great British design and glassmaking since 1967. Today, they remain the only brand still making 24 per cent lead crystal in the UK. With a simple and clean design style in stemware and gifts, Dartington’s appeal leads the UK market and is growing globally.

The Dartington collection also includes great value machinemade crystal glass and coloured glass drink and giftware. As the authentic home of British crystal and glass, Dartington is also proud to offer the famous Caithness Glass art-glass and paperweights, plus fine hand-cut crystal from Royal Brierley.

Crystalex The company Crystalex CZ, s.r.o. ranks among the major Czech producers of utility glass. It specialises in the production of stemware articles, tumblers, decanting carafes, vases and bowls. In addition to plain glass production, Crystalex can also apply a vast number of decorative techniques to glassware, such as pantograph etching, diamond engraving, spraying, painting, screen printing, decals and sandblasting, to name but a few. They also offer combinations of decor. Crystalex exports almost 90 per cent of its production worldwide. The most important markets are the EU, Russia and the countries of the former Soviet Union, the American and Asian markets, and the countries of the Near East.

Contact Michal Polma | Michal.Polma@crystalex.cz | www.crystalex.cz

Cumbria Crystal Founded in 1976 by Lord and Lady Cavendish in England, Cumbria Crystal remains true to its artisan roots making everything by hand.

They are one of the last remaining producers of hand-blown and hand-cut full lead English crystal in the UK, making crystal of both traditional and contemporary design. They have 7 standard ranges, and are renowned for their hand-marked, hand-cut, hand-finished lead crystal barware that uses methods that haven’t changed much since the Roman era. Some 85 per cent of products are for retail; they produce crystal for British Embassies, Residencies and Royalty worldwide and specialise in bespoke production. Its collections are distributed globally, but predominantly in Europe and the US, and are also available in renowned London retailers Linley, Thomas Goode and Fortnum & Mason. Collections are launched at Maison & Objet, Paris, twice a year.

Contact andrew@cumbriacrystal.com | +44 (0) 1229 584 400 | www.cumbriacrystal.com

Contact sales@dartington.co.uk | +44 (0) 1805 626226 | www.dartington.co.uk

Denby

Denby is the leading premium casual dinnerware brand in the UK, ROI, US and Canada, and an exporter to more than 40 countries. Denby’s customers are both Independent china and glass retailers and leading department stores. Made in England, Denby’s stoneware ranges include traditional classics such as Imperial Blue (still a design classic after 25 years) and striking contemporary ranges such as Halo, all featuring glaze processes unique to Denby. The tableware ranges are supplemented with complementary cookware, cast iron, glass and accessories, as well as successful licensed properties (Monsoon Home by Denby and James Martin). Denby launches new collections each year at Spring Fair and Ambiente. Denby has a showroom at the New York Tabletop Show, which is held twice yearly. Renowned for its quality, Denby is designed for living and is made to last.

Contact Julie Whittingham | +44 (0) 1773 740715 | www.denby.co.uk

Dudson With a wealth of experience within the hospitality market and a network of strategically placed distributors/agents, Dudson is a world-leading specialist in the manufacture and supply of tableware to the hospitality industry. Its products reflect food culture changes and are found in hotels and restaurants in more than 140 countries worldwide. Dudson combines cutting-edge design and state-of-theart manufacturing to produce ceramic ranges in their factories in the UK. New collections are previewed at Gulfood and NRA.

Contact info@dudson.com | +44 (0)1782 819337 | www.dudson.com

Did you know…? Czech glass manufacturer Crystalex has been using one of the most exacting technologies of glass decoration, Pantograph, for more than 150 years at its Karolinka glassworks in Novy Bor. Crystalex’s production portfolio incorporates pure pantograph decors, or those combined with gold or platinum and/or supplemented with sprayed colours. They also offer exclusive decors combining pantography etching, cutting and painting. A great benefit of décor realised via pantography etching technology is that pieces are highly dishwasher-resistant and super-durable. See Crystalex

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F Faïencerie de Gien

Founded by Englishman Thomas Hall in 1821 to the south of Paris, not far from the Loire Valley chateaux, Faïencerie de Gien is a ceramic company whose creativity was often celebrated at world exhibitions. Refinement and innovation have always been Gien’s key concerns. The company generates around 40 per cent of its revenue in exports, but has plans to significantly develop its international sales. With that in mind, Gien recently set up a customer service department in the US and is now developing designs specifically to meet American consumer expectations. They will be showing at Ambiente for the first time in 2016.

Contact ariviere@gien.com | + 33 (0) 2 38 67 00 05 | www.gien.com

Duralex A registered trademark since 1945 with its first plant in La Chapelle-Saint-Mesmin, near Orleans, France, Duralex is a specialist in tempered glass technology and tableware.

A brand synonymous with durability, Duralex produces practically unbreakable glass, around 2.5 times more resistant than an annealed product of the same thickness. Duralex sells more than 300 products including glasses, plates, salad bowls and other table accessories, all available in six different colours. They also have an ovenware category, Ovenchef. The company began its international development in the 1960s and is now present in 100 countries and generates 85 per cent of its revenues in exports.

Contact info@duralex.com | +33 (0)23871 88 13 | www.duralex.com

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Fiesta

Fiesta Dinnerware is made in America by The Homer Laughlin China Company. Its iconic, colourful, ceramic dinnerware featuring Art Déco styling has been enjoyed by families since 1936. Each spring, the brand launches a highly anticipated new colour and new pieces at the Chicago show. Fiesta Dinnerware also exhibits at the New York Tabletop Show in the spring and autumn. In addition to producing Fiesta Dinnerware, Homer Laughlin offers multiple collections that claims to include the best warranty in the hospitality industry.

Contact fiesta@homerlaughlin.com | www.homerlaughlin.com

Finum

With its stylish, innovative products, Elia International has established itself as a top manufacturer of tableware. Elia’s portfolio includes an extensive range of 18/10 contemporary cutlery, fine bone china, barware and beverage service items. Working in-house and with internationally recognised designers, Elia is committed to using original ideas and commissioning only master craftsmen in the development of its constantly evolving portfolio. Elia showcases its collections at Ambiente, Hotelympia and Spring Fair, among others. Elia products are used at many prestigious venues, including Accor, Hilton, Sofitel and Intercontinental Hotels and, most recently, the Dorsett Hotels in London. Retail customers include Harrods, John Lewis, Heal’s and Fenwick, to name but a few.

Finum is the brand of the company Riensch & Held GmbH & Co. KG., the German trading company founded by A. Riensch in 1845. For the last three decades, through its series of patents and registered designs, Riensch & Held has held the leading role in manufacturing biodegradeable paper tea filters worldwide. The Finum brand, founded by Riensch & Held’s managing partner, Christian Justus, offers a unique product range of accessories for tea, coffee and spices. Designed by Christian, the award-winning and patented products include stylish and highly qualitative drinkware and tabletop items in combination with unique filtering components for tea, coffee and spices. Most are manufactured in the company’s Hamburg factory, but some are made in China.

They cover everywhere from the US to Asia, and from Australia to Europe; and show at Ambiente.

Contact sales@elia.co.uk | +44 (0) 208 998 2100 | www.elia.co.uk

Contact Kristiana Psimiti | +49 40 734 24 184 | www.finum.com

Did you know…? Dutch design company Dinnerware & Co designs

tableware for brands, retailers, chefs and OEM worldwide. They transform retailer, restaurant or company ideas and concepts into tableware and have designed dinnerware for brands such as Jigsaw Home and Accessorize from Monsoon, as well as for various Dutch brands, including a range for Room Seven. They have also developed a range for UK restaurateur and cook Tony Kitous; and they design OEM for retailers worldwide. www.dinnerware.nl; AnneMarie.Hermans@dinnerware.nl

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Fiskars is a leading global supplier of branded consumer goods for the home, garden and outdoor. Established in 1649 as an ironworks in a small Finnish village, Fiskars has grown to be a leading global consumer goods company in the luxury and premium home and lifestyle products and in kitchenware. The Group has a strong portfolio of globally recognised brands such as Fiskars, Iittala, Royal Copenhagen and the recently acquired Wedgwood and Waterford brands. Fiskars’ products are available in more than 100 countries, and around 400 stores and concession stores globally. The company employs around 8,600 people in 30 countries. Fiskars is listed on Nasdaq Helsinki. With iconic products, strong brands and global ambitions, Fiskars’ mission is to enrich people’s lives in the home, garden and outdoor. See below for Fiskars brands.

Contact info@fiskars.fi | +358 204 3910 | www.fiskarsgroup.com

Gibson Overseas

Gibson Overseas, Inc. is a leading producer of dinnerware, flatware, cookware, glassware, coffee and tea accessories, kitchen tools and gadgets, and other tabletop. Gibson’s mature distribution network excels at sourcing product from factories throughout Asia and supplying retailers all over North and South America, with a growing presence in the EU, Asia and Australia. Gibson is well respected for its ceramics expertise in a wide range of finishes and techniques.

Its expanding portfolio of brands offers a wide selection of products to retailers: Peter’s of Kensington (Australia), E-Mart (Korea), and ASDA (UK). Gibson’s retail/private project ratio is 70/30. Gibson launches new collections twice annually and attends Ambiente, Chicago and the New York Tabletop Show.

Contact bretta@gibsonusa.com | www.gibsonusa.com | +1 (323)-832-8900 Ext. 1275 | www.gibsonusa.com

Fiskars: What brands?

Fiskars

A leading global brand for scissors, utensils and garden tools.

The brand derives its strength from the core belief that all things can be made better and smarter.

Iittala Leading Scandinavian design brand for dining and interior, founded in 1881. Belief that objects should be distinctive, combinable and multi-functional, with a timeless design.

Royal Copenhagen

Hand-painted Danish porcelain brand founded in 1775 and made with the highest standards of craftsmanship. Premium contemporary porcelain with deep roots in design history.

Waterford

Waterford was founded in Ireland in 1783 and today, Waterford stands at the forefront of crystal design and innovation, including the world’s bestselling crystal pattern, Lismore.

Wedgwood The Wedgwood story began in 1759. Wedgwood designs and delivers premium, dynamic and distinctively English home and lifestyle products.

Fuerstenberg German company Fuerstenberg has specialised in unique and exclusive porcelain manufacture since 1747, its premium collections featuring upmarket tableware design of the highest quality. The portfolio ranges from dinner services and gift items to unique designer pieces in its collaborations with fashion brands like Sieger.

The brand claims precision down to the smallest detail, with the majority of its porcelain manufactured at Fuerstenberg still based on manual craft. The company headquarters and production site is Fuerstenberg Castle. Fuerstenberg exports worldwide. As well as project business with hotels, Fuerstenberg also sells its products in specialist retail outlets, its manufactory sales outlet in Fuerstenberg and online. They show at Maison&Objet, Paris, New York Tabletop Show, Gulfood, Internorga, Hamburg and Hotelex.

Contact Florian Marquardt | f.marquardt@fuerstenberg-porzellan.com | +49 5271 401-137 | www.fuerstenberg-porzellan.com

Gorham

Gorham is a brand with a rich history dating back to 1831; it now sits within the Lenox Corporation portfolio. Gorham specialises in the flatware category, with many of the industry’s bestselling fine flatware patterns, Gorham patterns; they also offer dinnerware and crystal. Gorham also holds the successful Kathy Ireland Home

by Gorham brand, delivering all tableware categories, as well as a seasonal pattern, Once Upon a Christmas. Gorham delivers two collections each year, and also develops customised product solutions for many retailers throughout the year. Gorham shows at the New York Tabletop Show, Atlanta Gift Show and NY NOW.

Contact Jayson Score | Jayson_score@lenox.com | www.lenox.com

Greggio Started by Rino Greggio, a silversmith from Padua, Italy, in 1948, Greggio is a pioneer and leader in the creation of silver and silver-plated items whose style, glamour and attention to detail is famed. Today, the Greggio group comprises renowned brands in the world of silver, including Cesa 1882 and Ricci, side by side with the prestigious names of Olri and Masini, producers of silver-plated collections, and Dogale, a producer of glass silver-plated collections.

Contact info@fabioluciani.it | +39 055 6580070 | www.fabioluciani.it

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Hankook Chinaware

Hankook Chinaware is a family-owned business in South Korea that has been operating for 70 years. Hankook is renowned for being one of the world’s most reputable and advanced tabletop companies manufacturing high-quality bone china for well-known high-end tableware brands, as well as its own two brands, luxury brand Prouna and contemporary boutique brand Twig New York.

(See Prouna and Twig New York). Its factory ranks at the third largest producer of fine bone china in the world.

Contact Brian Lee | bslee@hankook.com | +82 43 279 9650

Haviland

Haviland is composed of three brands, Haviland, Daum and Royal de Champagne. Legendary glassmaker Daum no longer delivers tabletop, focusing instead on artistic and decorative objects and gifts retailing everywhere from Heal’s to Neiman Marcus. Haviland remains the only porcelain maker that can assure that 100 per cent of its production is 100 per cent made in Limoges from production to decoration. Founded in 1842, Haviland offers 20 white collections with a large variety of shapes and engraved designs, which meet hospitality demand.

They offer a general and a prestigious collection. Founded in 1678, Royal de Champagne is a crystal glassworks that has been part of the Daum Haviland Group since 2009. The group presents at Maison & Objet, Paris.

Contact Lucie Farreyre | +33 (0) 1 42 66 36 36 | www.haviland.fr

Julia Knight

Founded in January 2001, Julia Knight is known for its beautiful, original and colourful designs in a unique material, a rarely used process of fusing coloured enamels to the aluminium. With a focus on entertaining, serveware and giftware, Julia Knight delivers bowls, trays, glasses and serving pieces painstakingly handcrafted by artisans in Italy and India and with signature enamel and motherof-pearl finishes. Each can be combined in a myriad of ways to create statement-making expressions of personal style. The Julia Knight Collection is now sold in more than 500 speciality stores in the US, including Saks Fifth Avenue, Bloomingdale’s and Neiman Marcus, and internationally in more than 40 countries.

Contact info@juliaknightcollection.com | +1 612-338-9100 | www.juliaknightcollection.com

Herend

Hungarian porcelain brand Herend is renowned for its handcrafted product and hand painting; they have the largest atelier of porcelain painters (360) worldwide, with 25 master painters. Herend employs 700 people in Hungary where they produce all porcelain.

Some 55 per cent of production is tableware, 25 per cent, home décor pieces like vases, and 25 per cent, figurines. The Herend aesthetic is traditional, featuring botanicals, flowers, wildlife and oriental stylised patterns. Herend doesn’t discontinue shapes or patterns, so now has 16,000 white porcelain shapes and 2,500 patterns. Around 75 per cent of Herend business is exported to 50 countries, with the US, Japan, Italy and the UK key markets. Retail and commissions for specialised bespoke tableware or decorative objects is key for Herend, while hospitality is small but growing, with clients including The Ritz-Carlton in Seoul and Four Seasons in Budapest. Herend launches at Ambiente, with more specialised collections for specific markets launched at the New York Tabletop Show, Atlanta Gift Show and Homi in Milan.

Contact Laszlo Szesztay | laszlo.szesztay@Herend.com | +36 88/523 186 | www.herend.com

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Juliska

Capucine and David Gooding founded Juliska in 2001 with an assortment of 40 historic, mouthblown Bohemian glasses. Today, Juliska makes hundreds of items in over a dozen categories for the table and home, including dinnerware, glassware, serveware, bakeware, linens, table accessories, flatware and gifts. Juliska is known for its casual formality, featuring beautiful materials paired with down-to-earth elements, with collections inspired by European design and passionate artisans imaginatively updated to suit today’s demanding lifestyles. While Juliska’s glassware is mouthblown in Prague by master craftsmen, with each piece unique, its ceramics and other glass is manufactured in Portugal.

They have retailers in 14 countries: Dodo J in South Korea, Shinsegae department stores in South Korea, Helena Caballero in Colombia, Palmyre Living in Norway, and Nest UK, to name but a few. They deliver two collections per year and show at the New York Tabletop Show, Atlanta Gift Show and NY NOW.

Contact Cynthia@juliska.com | www.juliska.com

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Kavalierglass

Czech glass manufacturer Kavalierglass, a.s. has been the leading European producer of borosilicate glass for the past 175 years, with most of its products distributed under its two brands Simax and Kavalier. Under the Simax brand, they offer a wide variety of products in the domestic arena, including kitchenware and tableware, and distribute to more than 90 countries worldwide.

There are some 200 different line items, the most popular are teapots and casseroles. They also offer various baking forms, storage containers and pitchers. Their focus product-wise is practicality and versatility while keeping a high-end design, with retailers including Amazon and Wayfair. Kavalierglass attends the New York Tabletop Show and Chicago. They offer bespoke.

Contact Carol Wells

| carol@kavalierglass.com | +1 420 704 556 1938 | www.kavalier.cz/en

Kinto

Kinto is a Japanese company specialising in high-quality tableware and homewares, which communicates a Japanese sensibility. They also operate a second brand atelier tete, delivering the nuances of traditional Japanese craftsmanship. Its international market distribution is split retail (85%), hospitality (10%) and private label (5%), with its customers including the MoMA Store, Steven Alan in the US, Merci in France, Magazin in Germany and Liberty in the UK. Kinto launches products twice a year and shows at Ambiente.

Contact Find online at www.kinto.jp/en

Kiyasa Corporation Kiyasa Corporation (Kiyasa Group) is a boutique luxury tabletop company distributing 5 brands, with major operations in the US and a recent expansion into Latin America (Mexico, Colombia, and Panama) and parts of the Middle East. Their brands, Prouna, Greggio, Dogale, Lehmann Glass, Villari and Kiyasa, are manufactured everywhere from Korea to Turkey to France. Kiyasa is specialised in working with the most exclusive lines of tableware and home décor, and especially with brands that own their own manufacturing facilities, have full control over their production process, and do not compromise on quality. They participate in the key US tradeshows in Atlanta, Las Vegas, and the New York Tabletop Show, which is home to their flagship showroom. See Prouna and Greggio.

Contact: Kiana Bahadorzade | Kiana@kiyasa.com | +1(408) 893-7928 | www.kiyasa.com

Krosno Krosno is a glassworks producing both handmade and automatic domestic glassware from its factory in Krosno, Poland, both for retail under its Krosno brand and for private projects, including glass for other brands. The company distributes its Krosno brand to 9 countries and delivers private label glassware to 80 countries.

Krosno produces drinkware, barware, serveware and giftware and is renowned for its traditional glass forming. They offer a full range of services, from creating the design to the final product.

Under the Krosno brand, they present new collections once a year during Ambiente and also show internationally at Hotelex.

They will be showing for the first time at The Interantional Home + Housewares Show in Chicago in 2016.

Contact Beata Zychowska Kusiak | b.kusiak@krosno.com.pl | +48 600 44 00 27 | www.krosno.com.pl

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A brand of the Rudolf Kampf porcelain manufactory in the Czech Republic (see Rudolf Kampf ) Leander offers tableware in the mid-range market segment, exporting to some 20 countries. All product is handmade and 100 per cent manufactured in the Czech Republic. Leander is renowned for its range of shapes, including its most famous, Sonata, and its typical European / Czech design aesthetic, with historical and contemporary patterns. Leander produces only for retailers, delivering some 5 to 7 collections each year, and showcases at Ambiente on the Rudolf Kampf stand.

Contact mb@rudolfkampf.com | +4 20 224 494 444 | www.rudolfkampf.com

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January Jan 12-19

The Atlanta International Gift & Home Furnishings Market Atlanta Convention Center, Atlanta, USA US hub of gift and home buying in Atlanta, with the largest collection of home, gift and apparel product www.americasmart.com

Jan 17-19

Top Drawer Olympia, London, UK The Spring/Summer edition of this recently rebranded designled home accessories, gifts, fashion and contemporary craft and design event for discerning retailers www.topdrawer.co.uk

Jan 22-26

Maison & Objet, Paris Paris-Nord Villepinte, France Second edition of the new layout of leading international design-led home and interiors show with a luxury focus www.maison-objet.com

Jan 24-28

Las Vegas Market World Market Center, Las Vegas The most comprehensive furniture, home décor and gift market in the Western US with a unique cross-section of 2,200+ resources and new staggered show hours www.lasvegasmarket.com

Jan 29 – Feb 1

Homi Milano Fiera Milano, Rho, Milan, Italy The home and lifestyle trade fair with a focus on Italianmade product www.homimilano.com

Jan 31 – Feb 3

NY NOW Javits Center, New York, USA The leading design-led US market for home and lifestyle co-located with Artisan Resource. Handmade opens on January 30 www.nynow.com

February Feb 4-7

Formland 2016 MCH Messe Center Herning, Denmark Scandinavian home for design, interiors and accessories – Spring edition www.formland.com

Feb 7-11

Spring Fair 2016 NEC Birmingham, UK The biggest UK tradeshow of the year including Kitchen, Dining and Housewares.

Volume opens Feb 6 www.springfair.com

Feb 12-16

Ambiente Frankfurt am Main, Germany The world’s largest consumergoods fair, with nearly 50 per cent of it making up the Dining category www.ambiente. messefrankfurt.com

Feb 20-23

Indian Handicrafts & Gifts Fair Greater Noida Expo Centre & Mart, Delhi, India Among Asia’s largest gifts, housewares and handicrafts fair held biannually with 2,400 exhibitors from handmade manufacturers in India www.epch.in

Feb 29 – Mar 3

Hotelympia 2016 ExCeL Exhibition Centre, UK

Buyer’s Guide to 2016 Shows Tableware International’s definitive guide to the top Tableware tradeshows in 2016

The UK’s largest show for the food service and hospitality industry, including tabletop www.hotelympia.com

March Mar 2-4

Atlanta Spring Gift, Home Furnishings & Holiday Market Atlanta Convention Center, Atlanta, USA The latest products and trends for Gift and Home www.americasmart.com

Mar 5-8

International Home + Housewares Show McCormick Place, Chicago, USA

Exclusively Housewares

The US’s largest home goods and housewares marketplace www.housewares.org

Mar 8-11

Maison & Objet Asia Marina Bay Sands Expo and Convention Center The third edition of this famed Paris home design show specifically for Asia with a greater focus this year on interior design and architectural solutions www.maison-objet.com/en/asia

NY NOW

March 16-18

Intertextile Shanghai Home Textiles National Exhibition and Convention Center, Shanghai Asia’s leading home textiles and accessories show spring edition organised by Messe Frankfurt (HK) and featuring 1,400 exhibitors www.intertextilehome.com

April Homi Milano

Tabletop Show 41 Madison, New York, USA Tabletop-specific showrooms from more than 160 international brands www.41madison.com

April 16-18

One-stop-show for innovative design-led products, including a Home section of tableware, wall art and soft furnishings www.pulse-london.com

June

Home Expo India 2014 India New Expo Center and Mart, Greater Noida, New Delhi, India Wide range of tableware, kitchenware and housewares with three-in-one show www.epch.in/homexpo

April 20-23

Hong Kong Housewares Fair Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong Asia’s largest housewares show with 2,110 exhibitors and 28,000+ buyers, held alongside the Hong Kong International Home Textiles and Furnishings Fair www.hkhousewarefair.hktdc.com

May

June 1-3

Interior Lifestyle Tokyo 2016 Tokyo Big Sight, West Hall Annual international trade fair for consumer goods in interior design, organised by Messe Frankfurt www.interior-lifestyle.com

June 14-15

Exclusively Housewares Business Design Centre, London Be inspired by great housewares and tabletop product, plus the second edition of sister show Exclusively Electrical www.exclusivelyhousewares.co.uk

June 22-24

May 10-13

Ambiente India

Maison & Objet Americas

Pragati Maidan, New Delhi, India

Miami Beach Convention Center, Miami, US The second edition of this design-led upscale show in the US

The premier tradeshow for homeware and the interior decoration industry that targets business visitors across India

www.maison-objet.com/en/americas

www.ambiente.messefrankfurt.com

May 14-17

Homi New York Jacob K. Javits Center, New York The second edition of this Italian-flavoured home and gift show for the US market, running alongside ICFF www.homimilano.com

May 15-17

April 12-15

Pulse London

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July July 12-19

The Atlanta International Gift & Home Furnishings Market Atlanta Convention Center, Atlanta, USA US hub of gift and home buying in Atlanta www.americasmart.com

July 17-20

Home & Gift Harrogate Harrogate Int’l Centre, UK Tens of thousands of homeware products in this UK show, with a sneak peek at the Spring/Summer 2017 ranges www.homeandgift.co.uk

July 31 – Aug 4

Las Vegas Market World Market Center, Las Vegas, US The Summer Market edition of this comprehensive furniture, home décor and gift show www.lasvegasmarket.com

August

consumer goods with a focus on gifts www.tendence.messefrankfurt.com

September Sept 2-6

Maison & Objet, Paris Paris-Nord Villepinte, Paris, France Leading international design-led home/gift show www.maison-objet.com

Sept 4-7

Autumn Fair International NEC, Birmingham, UK The season’s number one gift and home trade event for the UK www.autumnfair.com

Aug 18-21

Sept 11-13

Formland 2016

Top Drawer Olympia, London, UK

MCH Messe Center Herning, Denmark Autumn edition of this Nordic tradeshow for design, interiors and accessories www.formland.com

Aug 20-24

The Autumn/Winter edition of the UK’s leading design-led event featuring products within the carefully curated categories of Home, Craft, GIft and Fashion www.topdrawer.co.uk

NY NOW

Sept 21-23

Javits Center, New York, USA

Atlanta Fall Gift & Home Furnishings Market and The Atlanta Gourmet Market

The leading design-led US market for home and lifestyle colocated with Artisan Resource www.nynow.com

Aug 24-26

Intertextile Shanghai Home Textiles National Exhibition and Convention Center, Shanghai Autumn edition of Asia’s leading home textiles and accessories show www.intertextilehome.com

Atlanta Convention Center, Atlanta, USA The latest products and trends for Gift and Home, along with gourmet food offerings www.americasmart.com

Sept (TBC)

Homi Milano Fiera Milano, Milan, Italy

Aug 27-30

A lifestyle show that is trendled, style-focused and puts Italian-made product first www.homimilano.com

Tendence

Sept 20-22

Frankfurt am Main, Frankfurt, Germany

Interior Lifestyle China Shanghai New

International trade fair for

Ambiente

International Expo Centre, Shanghai Chinese consumer goods market with sectors on dining, living and giving www.messefrankfurt.com.hk

Sept 22-25

than 160 brands specifically for the tabletop market www.41madison.com

October October 11-13

Zuchex Housewares Fair 2016

Brand Licensing Europe 2016 Olympia, London, UK

TUYAP Fair Convention and Congress Centre, Istanbul, Turkey

The event for licensing and brand extension www.brandlicensing.eu

The biggest housewares and gift show in Eurasia, a regional trading hub attracting buyers from Turkey, Eurasia, CIS, the Balkans, Middle East and North Africa www.zuchex.com

Sept 22-25

Tent London Old Truman Brewery, London London-based design tradeshow Tent is held alongside Super Brands London – two floors of pure design, 450 designers from 29 countries www.tentlondon.co.uk

Sept 27-30 The New York Tabletop Show 41 Madison, New York Showrooms featuring more

Oct (TBC)

Homi Moscow Crocus Expo Center, Moscow, Russia The second edition of this innovative Italian-flavoured home and gift trade fair, co-located with I Saloni Worldwide Moscow and Moscow Design Week www.homirussia.ru

November Nov 25-27

IFFT/Interior Lifestyle Living Tokyo Big Sight High-end show for furniture, textiles, tableware and gift, the leading show for the Japanese high-end interior market www.ifft-interiorlifestyleliving.com

A-Z of Tableware

Lenox Corporation The Lenox Corporation is a market leader in quality tabletop, giftware and collectibles. The US-based company markets its products under four brands: Lenox, Dansk, Gorham and Reed & Barton. Collectively, the brands span 340 years of tabletop and giftware expertise and share a commitment to quality and design. Every piece of Lenox fine china is made at the Lenox factory in Kinston, North Carolina. Lenox partners with a number of designers to create exclusive tableware collections, including Marchesa, Donna Karan, Kate Spade New York, Kathy Ireland, Scalamandre and Brian Gluckenstein. Lenox is distributed to more than 80 countries and can be found in retailers worldwide, from the Dom Farfora tableware chain in Moscow and high-end department store chain Rustan’s in the Philippines, to Bloomingdale’s in the US. They deliver collections twice a year and show at The New York Tabletop Show, US gift shows and Ambiente.

Lifetime Brands A leading global provider of kitchenware, tableware and other home products, Lifetime markets its products under well-known brands: in tableware, brands include Mikasa, Pfaltzgraff, Creative Tops, Sasaki, Towle Silversmiths, Tuttle, Wallace, V&A. They offer dinnerware, glassware, flatware, serveware, hollowware and giftables, distributing to 109 countries, with manufacturing from Portugal to China. Some 90 per cent is for retail, with 10 per cent exclusive private label products to leading retailers worldwide. They show at the New York Tabletop Show, IHA Chicago, and at the two Atlanta gift shows.

Contact Howard Westervelt | SDworldwideinc@hotmail.com | +1 561-289-4496 | www.lifetimebrands.com

Contact Jayson_score@lenox.com | www.lenox.com

Lenox: What brands?

Lenox Manufacturing its fine bone china in the US using the finest materials and techniques, Lenox is the US market leader of fine china, casual dinnerware, crystal stemware and 18/10 stainless steel flatware. They partner with various designers.

Dansk For more than half a century, Dansk has been shaping the world of product design, with its Scandinavian-style designs.

Dansk delivers its renowned Kobenstyle cookware, alongside dinnerware, melamine, serveware, glassware and flatware.

Gorham A leading manufacturer of premium sterling silver since 1831, now under Lenox, the Gorham brand has set the standard for quality flatware, dinnerware, barware and gifts.

LSA International

Libbey (LBY) is the Number One glassware company in the Americas and one of the largest tableware suppliers in the world. Libbey designs, produces and markets an extensive line of high-quality tableware including glassware, ceramic dinnerware, metal flatware, hollowware, serveware and home decor items in over 100 countries for the foodservice, retail and B2B markets. In existence since 1818, Libbey’s global brand portfolio, in addition to its namesake brand, includes Crisa, Royal Leerdam, Syracuse China and World Tableware International.

Libbey attends major tradeshows throughout the year including Ambiente, Chicago, NRA, and the New York Tabletop Show.

Innovative design and a commitment to quality are the hallmarks of LSA International. Specialising in mouthblown glass and high-quality porcelain, for nearly 50 years, this family-owned company produces contemporary products for bar, table and decoration. Designed by creative director Monika Lubkowska-Jonas and made in Poland, LSA International launches 250 new products each year. They present their Spring/Summer and Autumn/Winter collections at leading international tradeshows, including Maison & Objet, Paris, Ambiente, Top Drawer, The Independent Hotel Show and Hotelympia. LSA International’s original aesthetic and commitment to skilled craftsmanship has earned them international recognition and partnerships with the world’s leading department stores, including Bloomingdale’s, Selfridges and Harrods, and luxury boutiques and independent retailers. Many professional interior designers and internationally renowned hotel groups select LSA International’s products, including The Dorchester Hotel in London, The George V Hotel Paris, The Four Seasons, Mandarin Oriental Hotels internationally and The One & Only Resorts. LSA International offers a complete service across both retail and hospitality sectors. Their experienced teams offer specialised information, advice and assistance with range selection.

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Reed & Barton Since 1824, American silversmith manufacturer Reed & Barton has represented the highest standards of artistry and quality.

Recently acquired by Lenox, they produce sterling silver and silver-plated flatware, gifts and fine collectibles.

Libbey

Alfred Koch | akoch@libbey.com | www.libbey.com

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Nikko Ceramics

Maleras Glasbruk

Swedish glass manufacturer Maleras Glasbruk celebrated 125 years of expert glass creation in 2015. Owned by the Mats Jonasson family, Maleras Glasbruk has become known for making high-end crystal stemware and today, it continues to deliver the same handcrafted product it always has – handmade crystal manufactured at the glassworks in Maleras. Its signature is that of cast crystal in fusion with detailed design. While Sweden remains its main market, international export is steadily increasing for the brand, now representing 40 per cent. All production is still handmade, making every piece unique.

Founded in Japan in 1908, Nikko Ceramics manufacturers the whitest bone china on the market, with more than 45 per cent bone ash. Products are known for their durability, elegance and unique shapes. Nikko is a technological innovator for decoration on fine china; and has been able to achieve colours, textures, treatments on fine china previously thought impossible. Caters to retail and Horeca.

Contact custserv@nikkoceramics.com | www.nikkoceramics.com

Noritake

www.maleras.se/en

For more than 100 years and all over the world, Noritake has been Japan’s premier manufacturer of tableware providing items of impeccable quality and taste, as well as their creative designs.

Today, Noritake’s tableware is found in homes via retail, as well as in the top hotels, restaurants and on airplanes.

Michael Aram

Contact ttomd1@n.noritake.co.jp | +81 52 561 7134, 7135 |

Contact info@maleras.se | +46 (0) 481-314 00 |

Michael Aram makes beautiful and distinctive objects for the home.

After taking what would later be a life-altering trip to India in 1989 where he discovered rich metalworking traditions, Michael Aram turned his artistic vision towards craft-based design, setting up a home and workshop in New Delhi. Although most recognised for his signature metal gift and tabletop offerings, he also designs largescale sculptures, furniture, lighting, home fragrance, textiles, porcelain and fine jewellery, all inspired by nature. Aram splits his time between his workshop in India and his New York City studio. Michael Aram’s work is sold at his Flagship location at 136 West 18th Street in New York City and in over 60 countries through fine department stores and speciality retailers.

www.noritake.co.jp/eng/company/jigyou/tabletop/

Contact sales@michaelaram.com | +1 646 625 7990 | www.michaelaram.com

Moser The 176-year-old Moser Glassworks is renowned not just for its handmade-only glass art from master glassmakers, cutters, painters and engravers, but for being among the oldest manufacturers in Europe. Moser produces some of the most original, luxurious and beautiful handcrafted crystal in the world and is renowned for its handmade production, ecologically lead-free crystal and unmatched colours. They focus exclusively on the production of crystal without lead, allowing for detailed cutting and engraving, especially in the colours of semi-precious stones for which Moser is famed.

Each crystal product from Moser is original. Crystal pieces include everything from barware sets and vases, to giftware and objects of art. Moser crystal is available in high-end retailers, including Thomas Goode and Asprey London in the UK, to Lane Crawford in Hong Kong and Tanagra in the UAE. They also create unique custom-made atelier works for discriminating clients, such as Moet & Chandon.

Contact Jaroslav Trejbal | trejbal@moser-glass.com | www.moser-glass.com

Nambe Nambe is renowned for its metal alloy products and an aesthetic that celebrates a rich design history that is contemporary. Nambe offers a diverse product assortment, including metal, wood and crystal designs that span serveware, barware, kitchenware, flatware, home décor and gift. They have recently expanded into dinnerware with a bone china collection. They work with some of the world’s most esteemed designers, from Robin Levien to Karim Rashid. Due to their recently acquired international distribution capacity, Nambe now sells in 19 countries. Nambe works closely with high-quality vendors and their products can be found at Tao Living In China, David Jones in Australia and Brown Thomas in Ireland, among others. They show at the New York Tabletop Show, as well as in Atlanta and at Ambiente.

Contact

Theresa Clemmer | Theresa@nambe.com | +1 505 471 7403 | www.nambeinternational.com

Did you know…? Crystal brand Moser, which has been used in the homes and palaces of monarchs, politicians and governments for more than 155 years, is the most luxurious brand in the Czech Republic, according to a study by Ogilvy & Mather in 2014

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Orrefors Kosta Boda AB

Orrefors Kosta Boda AB is a design company in the Swedish province of Småland that designs, produces and sells high-quality utility glassware and art glass for private and public use under the brands Orrefors and Kosta Boda. They are the largest glassworks group in the Nordic countries with a history dating all the way back to 1742. Since 2005, Orrefors Kosta Boda AB has been part of New Wave Group, which works with several brands in the consumer and corporate market in the areas of sport, leisure, furnishings and gifts. New Wave Group is listed on the NASDAQ OMX Stockholm exchange.

Contact Magnus Andersson | magnus.andersson@orrefors.se | +46 70 1610878 | www.orrefors.com

Oxford Porcelanas

Located in the city of Sao Bento do Sul in the south of Brazil, tableware manufacturer Oxford Porcelanas produces earthenware, porcelain and crystal tableware under various brands, including Oxford Porcelanas, Oxford Crystal and Biona.

Oxford specialises in products produced in isostatic presses with decorations, under glaze and 100 per cent handmade crystal. They provide tableware for hospitality, retail and OEM, everyone from Walmart and Carrefour to Starbucks, and export to more than 60 countries. Renowned for their innovative and trend-based collections, they release new decorations and shapes once a year and exhibit at shows, such as Ambiente, Chicago, Hong Kong Housewares Fair and Sao Paulo Gift Show.

The company’s new factory will begin operations in February 2016 in the city of Sao Matheus in Brazil.

Pasabahce

Part of the Sisecam Group, Turkish glass manufacturer, Pasabahce, began operations in 1935 producing handmade glassware with soda-lime glass, before introducing heat-resistant glassware in 1974. Today, Pasabahce is one of the world’s largest producers of glassware, with five production plants in Turkey, Bulgaria and Russia, and exports to some 140 countries. Pasabahce offers a wide range of products that are functional, innovative and come in distinctive designs, including stemware and tumblers, hot drinks glassware, drink serveware, vases and glass storage. Their main brands are Pasabahce and Borcam (cooking, serving and storing food items) and sub-brands include Pasabahce Superior (high-end segment of retail), Pasabahce Professional (for Horeca segment) and Pasabahce Porcelain. They have lots of licencsed labels, including a licence with EMEA Warner Bros. They show at the New York Tabletop Show, Ambiente and hospitality shows like Host and Hotelex.

Contact info@pasabahce.com.tr | +90 (0) 212 350 32 71 | www.pasabahce.com

Porcel

Portuguese tableware brand Porcel is renowned for its fine luxurious porcelain and contemporary style. Porcel manufactures all of its products in Portugal, delivering contemporary luxurious high quality dinnerware, teaware, coffee ware and decorative giftware.

Porcel distributes to more than 50 countries: retail is around 40 per cent, special projects 40 per cent, and hospitality has recently grown to become 20 per cent. They launch collections twice a year, in January and September, and show at Maison & Objet, Paris twice a year and at Ambiente.

Contact commercial@porcel.pt | +351 234 729 400 | www.porcel.pt

Contact Sami Oumairi | sami@oxfordporcelanas.com.br | www.oxfordporcelanas.com.br | www.biona.com.br

Portmeirion Group Portmeirion was founded by legendary ceramic designer, Susan William Ellis in Stoke-on-Trent in 1960 and has remained at the forefront of contemporary design since. Today, Portmeirion Group PLC remains a Stoke-on-Trent-based British company and a market leader in high-quality and innovatively designed tableware, cookware, giftware and homeware. They encompass four world-leading brands, Portmeirion, Spode, Royal Worcester and Pimpernel and distribute to over 60 countries worldwide, with a primary focus on the retail sector. Demand for Portmeirion Group product has increased significantly over the years due to the Group’s outstanding reputation for quality on-trend tabletop products, its array of iconic brands and the superior service provided. Portmeirion Group is constantly developing new products across all four brands and launches new designs and products twice a year. The Group also works closely with customers on specific projects throughout the year. Portmeirion Group exhibit at a number of tradeshows including the New York

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The number of pieces that are manufactured at the Portmeirion Group’s factory headquarters in Stoke-on-Trent each week.

See Portmeirion Group

Tabletop Show, Spring Fair, Ambiente, Home & Gift Harrogate, Shanghai, Atlanta Gift Show and Dallas Gift Show.

Contact exportsales@portmeiriongroup.com | +44 (0)1782 744 721 | www.portmeiriongroup.com

Portmeirion Group: What brands?

Portmeirion The Portmeirion brand is renowned for its beautiful and unique collections in tableware, cookware and gifts.

Portmeirion works with a variety of designers. Its Sophie Conran for Portmeirion range is an award-winning collection of tableware, cookware and home accessories that is also versatile and practical. In 2015, Portmeirion created a landmark partnership agreement with fashion house, Ted Baker, delivering two capsule ranges of tableware and gift.

Pimpernel Acquired by Portmeirion Group in 2006, the placemat, coaster, tray and accessory brand produces top quality products featuring unique and exclusive designs.

Spode

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Founded by Josiah Spode in 1770, Spode positioned itself at the forefront of the ceramics industry with the introduction of under-glaze blue transfer printing. Acquired

by Portmeirion Group in 2009, Spode is synonymous with classic, elegant designs that are iconic and high quality.

Royal Worcester

Renowned for its distinguished tableware ranges, Royal Worcester has been manufacturing high-quality ware for over 250 years, having secured Royal Warrants in the mid1800s. Acquired by Portmeirion Group in 2009, they deliver a wide portfolio of products including bone china mugs.

Q Squared NYC

Founded by mother-daughter team Nancy and Alaina, Q Squared NYC was created as an alternative to overpriced and underdesigned dinnerware. Primarily made of melamine, Q Squared products, which include dinnerware, serveware, flatware and giftables, are reliably durable, dishwasher-safe, highly break- and chip-resistant and BPA-free. The designs are inspired by the past whether it is a family heirloom, a piece of art or an historic landmark. Q Squared NYC is distributed in retail stores, such as Neiman Marcus, Gracious Home, Stonewall Kitchen, Grasshaven and Draegers. They have international distribution with a German distributor (Q Squared Germany) and an Italian distributor (Messulam s.p.a.) and also ship internationally from the US.

Contact Eva Valerio | evalerio@qsquarednyc.com | +1 212.686.8860 Ext.105 | www.qsquarednyc.com

Prouna

Prouna was launched 10 years ago by Hankook Chinaware as a luxury fine bone china brand and is now regarded as a global tableware brand offering high-end bone china dinnerware, gift accessories, tea sets and decorative objects. All Prouna products are made from the purest English raw materials in the Hankook Chinaware factory in South Korea, one of the world’s most advanced tabletop manufacturers (see Hankook). Renowned for its innovative, luxurious designs with 24k gold hand-painting and the finest quality bone china, Prouna is also well-known for being the first and only brand to hand-embed Swarovski crystals on to its bone china products. Prouna delivers 95 per cent of its product to retail, including Bloomingdale’s in the US, Harvey Nichols in Turkey and Emporium in Taiwan, while 5 per cent covers hospitality and private projects or bespoke. Prouna launches collections two to three times per year and shows at Ambiente, while its distributors exhibit in their own regions: Zuchex fair in Turkey; and Kiyasa (its US distributor) at the New York Tabletop Show. Prouna exports to more than 50 countries worldwide.

Queensberry Hunt

Queensberry Hunt has been producing high-quality designs for ceramics, tableware especially, for nearly 50 years. They are specialists in the design of ceramic tableware and cookware that is stylish, elegant, modern and practical; and are amongst the most experienced designers in Europe in this field. They have a thorough understanding of the global ceramic industry and a wide experience of the international market. Their Loft collection for Thomas is sold in 80 countries around the world. They have undertaken projects for many leading manufacturers and retailers, including Crate & Barrel, Jamie Oliver, John Lewis Partnership, Thomas (Rosenthal), Royal Porcelain in Thailand and WWRD. Queensberry Hunt has won a number of design awards including the prestigious 50th Premio from the Ceramic Museum in Faenza. Their work is in the collections of many museums, including the V&A in London. Martin Hunt is a Royal Designer for Industry, a past Master of the Royal Designers Faculty; while David Queensberry was Professor of Ceramics at the Royal College of Art, and is a Senior Fellow of the College.

Contact Brian Lee | bslee@hankook.com | +82 43 279 9650 |

Contact David Queensberry | david@queensberryhunt.com |

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Italy. The brand’s tableware and accessories celebrate the historic tradition of the House. The world of nature and grasshoppers, scarabs and cicadas, in particular, are a source of inspiration for Richard Ginori collections. Recently, Richard Ginori re-opened its historic flagship store in Florence, which dates back to 1802, as well as a new store in Milan; while its showroom at Forty One Madison in New York was enlarged and renovated. Richard Ginori can be found in high-end retailers, from Harrods in London to Gracious Home in New York.

Contact +39 055 420 49.1 | www.richardginori1735.com

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An Italian glassware brand, RCR is the only pan-glass tableware company worldwide offering excellence in all segments and glassmaking production techniques, from pressed to blown. RCR represents Italy’s quality glass industry in both traditional and design sectors of tableware, producing all its glassware in the patented material Luxion, a superior lead-free crystal glass, which is dishwasherresistant, while guaranteeing the same transparency, brilliance and sonority typical of crystal. RCR colours, cuts, customises and designs each product to meet the needs of each age group. They distribute to over 80 countries with its collections for retail, Style and Style Prestige; while Luxion Professional is for the hospitality industry.

Contact info@rcrcrystal.com | +39 0577 910111 | www.rcrcystal.com

Richard Ginori 1735

The Richard Ginori manufactory was born in 1735 via the creative courage of Marquis Carlo Andrea Ginori; and thus began production of the highest level of perfection in ceramics. Italian brand Richard Ginori has historically been associated with the world’s top names in architecture, design and fashion and therefore made a name for itself as an Italian style icon. Some 280 years later, the luxury Italian porcelain brand, now under the ownership of Kering, a conglomerate encompassing the world’s leading luxury apparel and fashion accessories brands, still symbolises the finest quality porcelain representing excellence in creativity, innovation and handmade in

Riedel Crystal is the 300-year old European brand credited with revolutionising glassware for the enjoyment of wine.

Riedel developed the first wine-friendly stemware to the world in1961. Since this groundbreaking Sommeliers Series, Riedel has revolutionised how the world enjoys wines, with its benchmark varietal-specific series, Vinum, the world’s first varietal-specific stemless collection, “O,” and its category-leading, performancedriven decanters. They have five factories in Austria, including Kufstein where they produce some 250,000 pieces of mouthblown lead crystal annually, and Weiden, where they produce 17 million pieces of lead and non-lead machine-made crystal annually. They have distributors in many countries across all continents and a number of partnerships with brands like Coca-Cola, developing a Coca-Cola + Riedel Glass in 2014. Specialist glassware brands Spiegelau and Nachtmann are also now divisions of Riedel Glass.

Contact info@riedel.com | +43 (0) 5372 64 896 | www.riedel.com

Robert Welch Designs Founded by well-known silversmith and a royal designer of industry, Robert Welch in 1955, this family-owned business turned 60 in 2014. The British-based brand continues to work with a small team of in-house designers to produce a growing collection of award-winning products, from candlesticks and bowls to napkin rings and cutlery. With timeless design central to the brand’s philosophy, they deliver classic designs that are highly functional including flatware made from the finest quality, speciallydeveloped steel. Many of their designs are held by institutions such as the V&A in London and MoMA in New York. They have two standalone stores, including in Bath and Chipping Campden in the UK, and also feature in prestigious retailers in Europe, the US, Russia, Africa and Asia, from Macy’s in the US to Lane Crawford in Hong Kong and Heal’s in London. They also provide premium cutlery and tableware to the Horeca sector globally, from the 7-star Burj Al Arab in Dubai to the Pizza Express chain.

Contact Jurgen Bresseel | jbresseel@welch.co.uk | www.robertwelch.com

Did you know…? The flagship store of Italian luxury porcelain brand Richard

Ginori dates back to 1802. Based in Florence, the boutique was recently re-opened. The centuries-old building Palazzo Ginori is a milestone in the Richard Ginori legacy and has been fully renovated, the design of the store reflecting Ginori’s DNA, a fusion of elegance and romance, featuring vaulted ceilings handpainted with Ji Ondori roosters, one of Ginori’s most iconic motifs, and historic Versailles art flooring panels. See Richard Ginori

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Royal Crown Derby Robbe & Berking The Robbe & Berking silver manufactory was established in Germany in 1874. The quality of each item is still determined solely by the hand of the silversmith, making Robbe & Berking the largest producers of silver cutlery worldwide. The company’s beginnings were modest; trusting solely in their own skills as craftsmen they attracted a clientele for their masterpieces which has grown. Oliver Berking joined the family firm in 1985 and now represents the 5th generation, continuing the tradition. Its products are considered by connoisseurs all over the world to be unsurpassed examples of the art of silversmithing. Many top hotels and restaurants use their silver, as do more than half of the world’s largest private yachts.

The Royal Crown Derby Porcelain Company is a world-leading manufacturer of finest bone china tableware, giftware and collectibles, using techniques unchanged for 264 years. In 2013, they were acquired by one of the world’s most respected tableware manufacturers, Steelite International (see Steelite). Its products are 100 per cent made in England. They distribute to more than 34 countries, both retail and hospitality. Its Collectors Guild has more than 3,000 members worldwide. Products are available in the finest stores and hotels, from Fortnum & Mason and Thomas Goode in London, to Bergdorf Goodman in New York; as well as hotels like The Dorchester in London. They offer a unique bespoke service.

Contact enquiries@royalcrownderby.co.uk | +44 (0) 1332 712800 | www.royalcrownderby.co.uk

Contact Jan Karim Bezziche | jankarim.bezziche@ robbeberking.de | +49 (461) 90306-51 | www.robbeberking.com

Rudolf Kampf Rona With expertise since 1892, Slovakian glassware manufacturer Rona produces lead-free crystal stemware, drinkware and barware, as well as large accessory pieces like vases, bowls, carafes and decanters, at its factory in Slovakia. Rona is renowned for its inspired product design and innovation and especially known for its fine stemware with pulled stems made by cutting-edge technology. They distribute to more than 80 countries worldwide, with 85 per cent for retail, such as in House of Fraser and John Lewis in the UK, and 15 per cent to the hospitality sector. They launch introductions once a year at Ambiente and also exhibit at Internorga, Golfood and Host.

Contact sales@rona.sk | +421/424 601 505 | www.rona.sk

The 107-year-old Czech company Rudolf Kampf produces luxury handmade tableware, gifts and home accessories, delivering to more than 15 countries. All product is 100 per cent manufactured in the Czech Republic and created from exclusive premium-class porcelain. Rudolf Kampf is renowned for its custom-made production and unique piece creation, and for its expertise at realising innovative and complicated creations. They are known for their use of many precious metals. Rudolf Kampf delivers 75 per cent of its product to retail, with 25 per cent production focused on private projects.

They deliver two to three collections each year and present at Ambiente each year. Collections are inspired by the history, heritage and culture of Europe and of the world.

Contact mb@rudolfkampf.com | +420 224 494 444 | www.rudolfkampf.com

Rosenthal Founded more than 135 years ago, Rosenthal develops products for retail and hospitality. Its products stand out for their exceptional form, function, quality and craftsmanship with a 100 per cent Made in Germany stamp. Collections are manufactured in the Rosenthal porcelain factory in Selb and in the Thomas am Kulm porcelain factory in Speichersdorf, both offering some of the industry’s most advanced production facilities worldwide. Today, key markets for Rosenthal and Thomas are Central Europe, North America and Southeast Asia. With a global presence in 105 countries, key growth markets are the US, Poland, Russia, China and India. In 2009, Rosenthal became part of the Sambonet Paderno Group. Rosenthal brands include Rosenthal, Rosenthal Studio-Line and Rosenthal Meets Versace. Rosenthal works with various international designers, creating interiors and lifestyle collections that go beyond the limits of a conventional table setting and further open up growth markets for Rosenthal in the luxury segment.

Contact frank.kaiser@rosenthal.de | www.rosenthal.de

Did you know…? The 107-year-old Rudolf Kampf Manufactory in the Czech Republic produces some of the highest quality strong, impermeable and translucent porcelain in the world. It is also highly resistant to heat and acids and produces a clear bell-ringing sound when struck. See Rudolf Kampf

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Hortons and Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts. Launching new products and ranges on a bi-annual basis, Steelite International offers everything from the classic whiteware range Simplicity to innovative, trend-led ranges like Craft and LiV. Steelite International will be previewing at Ambiente, Gulfood and Hotelympia shows in 2016.

Contact headoffice@steelite.com | +44 (0)1782 821000 | www.steelite.com

Stolzle

Sambonet Sambonet has represented Italian excellence in silver and stainless steel flatware and hollowware production since 1856 and is a strong player in the area of silver-plated products. From the most classic styles to experiments with design, Sambonet has won international awards, including Compasso d’Oro, Red Dot and the Good Design Award. Sambonet perfectly mixes tradition and innovation, safeguarding quality and carefully crafted details. The brand is part of Italian group Sambonet Paderno Industrie, which also comprises Rosenthal, Thomas, Hutschenreuther and Arzberg, among other brands, and has recently reinforced its presence in the luxury market with the acquisition of French brands Ercuis and Raynaud. Sambonet is distributed in 95 countries, both in retail and top Horeca channels. They show new collections and moods at the main international fairs, including Ambiente, Maison & Objet, Homi and Host.

Contact retail@sambonet.it | +39 0321 879 701 | horeca@sambonet.it | +39 0321 879 701 /601 | www.sambonet.it/

Steelite International British company Steelite International manufactures and distributes tableware across the whole hospitality spectrum, from crockery for banqueting and fine dining, to glassware and melamine platters for buffet presentation. Steelite produces all of its ceramics at its factory in Stoke-on-Trent, UK, and distributes to 140 countries around the world. It specialises exclusively in the hospitality industry, including international brands such as Canadian coffee house chain Tim

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German glassware brand Stolzle, which can trace its roots back some 570 years, was once the largest glass producer in Germany.

Today, they produce lead-free crystal glass at their factory in Weisswasser, Germany, delivering some 40 million glasses per year, including 15 stemware ranges, seven tumbler ranges and three decanter, jug and carafe ranges, to both retail and hospitality. The lead-free crystal offers brilliant clarity, a clear sound and optimum durability. Some 80 per cent of its wide range of glassware is exported globally, with large export markets including the US, UK, Southeast Asia, Central Europe and Australia. Its customer base includes retail, wholesale and hospitality, with Germany the main retail audience. Hospitality is its largest export market, including restaurants, hotels, catering, airlines and vintners, with renowned en including Marriott Hotels, Starwood Hotels & Resorts and clients The Grand Hyatt Singapore. They also offer customisation on every item, including techniques like sandblasting and silk-screen printing and they work with customers to create bespoke shapes.

Contact Jan Zschiesche | office@stoelzle-lausitz.de | www.stoezle-lausitz.com

Studio William

British brand Studio William creates high-quality, design-led cutlery for both retail and hospitality. Now a decade old, the company is led by award-winning industrial designer William Welch, the son of one of the most recognised post-war industrial designers, the late Robert Welch. Studio William has secured many design awards, from the Red Dot award to the German Design Award. The Studio William business markets two brands, Studio William and sister brand, Charingworth, the latter a more transitional old-meets-new aesthetic. Both brands are distributed worldwide across retail and hospitality: Studio William is currently ranged in the premium sector in department stores like Selfridges and Brown Thomas; and supplies to many Michelin-starred chefs and top restaurants and airlines, including being a nominated global supplier to the Hilton Worldwide Hotel Group and to Etihad Airlines for its First Class Service.

Contact online@studiowilliam.com | +44 (0) 1386 800 000 | www.studiowilliam.co.uk

The number of tabletop brands within Sambonet Paderno Industrie, an Italian market leader in the production of high-end designer products for the table and kitchen. Brands include Sambonet, Arzberg, Paderno, Rosenthal, Rosenthal StudioLine, Rosenthal Meets Versace, Arthur Krupp, Thomas, Hutschenreuther. They have also recently acquired two new brands: French silverware company Ercuis and a majority interest in Limoges porcelain dinnerware brand Raynaud. This allows them to deliver product to all sectors, including private, retail and hospitality and in some 95 countries worldwide.

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T&G Woodware

Established in 1975 in the UK, T&G offers more than 650 products from chopping and presentation boards and utensils, to storageware and its award-winning CrushGrind® salt and pepper mills. T&G designs every product in-house in the UK and manufactures throughout Europe and the Far East. T&G currently distributes to more than 53 countries worldwide in both retail and hospitality, with clients including Selfridges and John Lewis in the UK, Bloomingdale’s in Dubai, Robinsons in Singapore and Malaysia and Wing On in Hong Kong. T&G is most renowned for its expertise in woodware, from acacia to oak to FSC-certified beech, but they also have popular ceramics collections. They launch new collections twice a year, the main one at Spring Fair and Ambiente, the second one at Exclusively Housewares. T&G also attends Hotelympia and Autumn Fair.

Contact Patrick Gardner | +44 (0) 1275 841841 | www.tg-woodware.com

Tradestock

British tabletop company Tradestock offers tabletop, kitchenware and lifestyle collections at the heart of which is the revolutionary, award-winning FreeForm, a renowned concept the company invented and a brand they own and distribute worldwide to over 40 markets. Tradestock’s established IStyle My Home brand offers further tabletop collections, including placemats, coasters and glassware, while artistic partnerships, such as with Royal Mail, allow them to reproduce iconic designs across the range. The customer base is 90 per cent retail in the UK and overseas, and they have a B2B division, Table Tech, supplying high performance products including tableware, glassware and FreeForm to the hospitality industry. They also deliver bespoke designs on core products. They have two annual launches and show at Spring Fair, Ambiente, Hotelympia, Exclusively Housewares and others via distributors worldwide.

Contact +44 1823 661717 | www.tradestockltd.co.uk

Twig New York Twig New York is a boutique lifestyle brand launched a year ago under its parent company, Hankook Chinaware, a family-owned business in South Korea that producers quality bone china (see Hankook). Twig’s fine quality bone china dinnerware and giftware collections are made by Hankook. Deviating from traditional styles and designs in the industry, Twig prides itself in offering fresh and whimsical styles and is renowned for its unique collaborations with artists such as Molly Hatch, Brittany Jepsen and Hayoon Kim. Currently they export to 11 countries, via both distributors and direct to retail. They launch one to two collections each year and participate in NY NOW, Ambiente, the New York Tabletop Show twice a year, and in 2016, will show at the Atlanta Gift Show.

Contact Jackie Kim | jjkim@hankook.com | +1 646.559.4116 www.twigny.com

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The number of dishwasher cycles that Prouna products featuring handembedded Swarovski crystal can undertake. The Korean fine bone china luxury brand Prouna, produced at Hankook China, is well-known for being the first and only brand to hand-embed Swarovski crystals on to its bone china products, which are not just stunning but functional and durable. See Prouna / Hankook China.

Did you know…? Goodfellows is a luxury tableware and kitchen equipment business in the UK, which offers a highly personalised service to top restaurants, hotels, sport venues and contract caterers, including London’s The Ritz, The Dorchester and Claridge’s. They supply tableware in everything from slate to silver to stoneware from niche tableware brands, including Deshoulieres porcelain, Robert Welch flatware and Arc stemware. They also deliver a bespoke tableware service, creating customised products and solutions. www.goodfshop.net

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Vidivi

Vidivi Vetri delle Venezie is an Italian brand manufacturing glass items for the dining table and home, delivering a high level of design and quality. Vidivi offers a wide selection of tumblers, jugs, bowls, plates, chargers, serving accessories, centrepieces and vases. Production takes place at the Vetrerie Riunite factories in the province of Verona, Italy, where 70 per cent of its production is the Vidivi brand.

The other 30 per cent produced here is produced for brands like Leonardo, Luigi Bormioli, Schott Zwiesel and BHS Schoenwald. The lines, characterised by an extensive offer of coordinated items, are renowned for their stylish and modern design. They present their novelties during Ambiente and sell worldwide, both in the hospitality and retail sectors. Their products are distributed through major international department stores like Crate & Barrel, Bloomingdale’s, Macy’s and Barneys in New York; and can be found in hotels like Royal Mirage, Park & Grand Hyatts, The Palms and Four Seasons.

accessories and giftware. New products for retail are introduced each year at key tradeshows, including Ambiente and the New York Tabletop Show twice a year. The Tableware division also operates in hospitality. Headquartered in Luxembourg, this division delivers extensive ranges and custom-made solutions to the world’s best hotels, from Emirates Palace in Abu Dhabi, to the legendary Venice Simplon-Orient-Express.

Contact information@villeroy-boch.com | www.villeroy-boch.com

Contact info@vetridellevenezie.it | +39 045 6137111 | www.vetridellevenezie.co.uk

Vietri

Vietri has become the largest importer of handcrafted Italian tableware and home décor, working with family-owned and operated factories throughout Italy. Vietri partners with over 40 manufacturers throughout Italy and serves a customer base of more than 2,000 top speciality stores in all 50 states, plus Canada, England, Mexico, South America, Asia and Australia. New product introductions typically occur twice a year, with Vietri’s largest introduction taking place in January, and a second one mid-summer. The company participates in numerous tradeshows including the New York Tabletop Show, the Atlanta, Dallas, LA, and Las Vegas gift shows, and NY NOW.

Contact Holli Draughn | HDraughn@vietri.com | +1 919 245 4186 | www.vietri.com

Villeroy & Boch Villeroy & Boch is a leading premium brand for ceramic products, home accessories and gifts. The family business, which was founded in 1748 and is headquartered in Mettlach/Germany, stands for innovation, tradition and exceptional style. As a renowned lifestyle brand, they offer products from Bathroom and Wellness and from Tableware and are active in 125 countries.

The tableware product range differs between Premium Porcelain and Premium Bone Porcelain and is divided into three lifestyles, with everything for the table, from glasses, cutlery and linen, to

Vista Alegre The Vista Alegre porcelain factory was founded in 1824 in Portugal and today is one of the most prestigious brands of tableware, home décor, giftware and hotelware, with a strong distribution network worldwide, both in self-owned stores and networks of trend-setting partners. The Vista Alegre brand has remained intimately associated with Portuguese culture, yet simultaneously it has achieved an unparalleled international reputation. In 2001, a merger between the Vista Alegre Group and the Atlantis Group delivered the Vista Alegre Atlantis Group, the current Iberian market leader, producing more than 15 million porcelain pieces per year, exported to more than 60 countries.

The company’s constant collaborative efforts with worldwide renowned artists, including fashion designers like Christian Lacroix and Oscar de la Renta, results in the creation of original, exclusive collections. Renowned for their award-winning designs, 2015 saw the brand rack up 6 international design awards. During 2016, Vista Alegre will be presented at Ambiente, Maison & Objet, Tabletop NY, ABUP, Hotelympia and Equip’hotel, among others.

Contact Paulo Soares | export.va@vaa.pt / paulo.soares@vaa.pt | +351 234 320 600 / 962 292 879 | www.vistaalegre.com

Did you know…? The 191-year-old Portuguese porcelain brand Vista Alegre is renowned for its collaborations with internationally renowned artists, architects and fashion designers. In 2012, they created a co-branding partnership with haute fashion house Christian Lacroix, which has gone on to be highly successful and win many awards, and in 2015, Vista Alegre delivered a collection courtesy of a partnership with the late fashion designer, Oscar de la Renta. See Vista Alegre

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Yong Feng Yuan

WWRD

Yong Feng Yuan is a ceramic family business hailing from Chaozhou in China that has been making ceramics since 1795. The largest porcelain production capacity in the world, Yong Feng Yuan boasts eight factories in China and inner Mongolia; and along with worldclass quality materials and machines, innovative designs and R&D experts, they produce 400,000 pieces of fine bone china per day.

The company has 19 utility patents, including for crystallisation technology on ceramics, which delivers a transparent effect on bone china, and underglaze colour on bone china. The company has its own factory-based Decal Printing Department, delivering a one-stop solution from design to delivery. See Auratic

A leading provider of luxury home and lifestyle products worldwide, with well-recognised brands including Waterford, Wedgwood, Royal Doulton, Royal Albert and Rogaška. WWRD maintains unique licensing arrangements with some of the most high profile designers in the home and lifestyle market, including Vera Wang, Jasper Conran, Monique Lhuillier, John Rocha, Gordon Ramsay, Donna Hay, Jo Sampson and Miranda Kerr (see box below). Products are distributed through premium department stores and independent retailers and wholesalers around the world, including the US, UK, Japan, China,Taiwan, Korea, Canada and Australia. WWRD holds the Royal Warrants by Appointment for tableware and giftware to Her Majesty The Queen for Wedgwood, and to His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales and Her Majesty The Queen for Royal Doulton. WWRD was recently acquired by the Fiskars Corporation. See Fiskars.

Contact See Fiskars | www.wwrd.com

WWRD: What partnerships?

WWRD offers well-recognised brands including Waterford, Wedgwood, Royal Doulton, Royal Albert and Rogaska. It has recently been acquired by Fiskars. See WWRD and Fiskars.

Monique Lhuillier

One of America’s foremost couture bridal and ready-to-wear brands, Monique Lhuillier’s signature design sensibility has led to various licensed products, including tableware and giftware with Waterford.

Contact Mike Zhao | mike@szyfy.net | www.gcyfy.com

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The number of fine bone china pieces that are created each day at Yong Feng Yuan’s eight factories across China and inner Mongolia. The home of the Auratic brand, Yong Feng Yuan is the largest porcelain production capacity in the world, further producing 2 million pieces of porcelain and 200,000 pieces of premium porcelain daily. Some 19 technological patents have been awarded to Yong Feng Yuan to date. See YFY and Auratic.

Vera Wang

Vera Wang Group designs, markets and distributes collections of women’s ready-to-wear, cocktail attire and bridal. The licensing division of Vera Wang has granted selected licences for various products with select partners, including WWRD for china, crystal, silver tableware and gifts.

Gordon Ramsey

An internationally renowned multi-Michelin-starred chef, Gordon Ramsey has a string of successful restaurants globally, TV programmes and cookery books. He produces tableware ranges based on his restaurants for Royal Doulton.

Miranda Kerr

A world-renowned international supermodel and entrepreneur, Miranda Kerr has collaborated with Royal Albert to produce an afternoon tea collection, which is constantly evolving.

Rogaska

Rogaska Glassworks based in Slovenia has orgins that date back to 1665. Today, Rogaska Crystal is among the global leaders of high-quality crystal-making and is found in luxury department and speciality stores.

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Zieher

German hospitality brand Zieher offers innovatively designed products in both tabletop and the buffet service, with five-star hotels and top-class restaurants its main clients, everyone from the Mandarin Oriental Hotel Bangkok and Intercontinental Times Square NYC, to the Burj Al Arab Dubai and Claridge’s in London. In fact, Zieher has worldwide co-operate contracts with most international five-star clients. Zieher’s products are created from a combination of materials, with porcelain, glass and stainless steel the primary ones, and slate, wood and natural stones further used. It is this use of the finest quality materials and workmanship, along with innovative design, that delivers high-quality, durable, highly functional and stylish products. Zieher delivers its approximately 1,300 innovative, trend-setting and self-designed products to more than 80 countries. It presents launch collections twice a year, delivering its main catalogue each spring in time for Ambiente and another in the autumn.

Contact request@zieher.com | www.zieher.com

The amount of crystal, in tons, that Slovenia-based Rogaska Crystal produces annually, an incredible 50 per cent of which is sold to the US. Now under the WWRD group, Rogaska remains among the global market leaders of high-quality crystal-making. See WWRD

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