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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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