Interview: Table Manners

With growing digital consumerism in India, we talk to online homewares retailer Table Manners about their business and the luxury collections that are proving popular with their customers

Bringing global designs home

Tell us about Table Manners?

Table Manners is an online Luxury Table Décor Brand that creates and curates an exceptional premium home decorative range. We are a brand of contemporary finesse, with global design sensibilities, thereby stimulating a higher lifestyle.

How did the business come about?

Our founder, Shikha Nanda, has always been drawn to the various elements of different cultures - from her globetrotting adventures. So, over the years, she has developed a keen taste for art, food, design and artefacts.

Table Manners is an initiative to explore many unique cultures, communicated through their finest table-top adornments. We are dedicated to being the leading luxury tableware curator, facilitating a gateway into the luxury world!

Who are your main customers?

Our client base are primarily 20-65 years of age, professional, educated, well-travelled and who understand that presentation is as important if not more than what is being presented.

What products are trending for you at the moment?

We recently launched our fun serve ware called MiniBytes which add a little bit of fun to the whole table setting. Inspired from iconic themes that we come across in our everyday lives and remember from our childhood, these servers are intelligent and playful.

What area/region do you operate in?

We operate from our warehouse in New Delhi, India with a strong client base in South-east Asia, UAE and USA.

What is the best-selling item this season?

Flatware by TM and Sitaraa Home Table Linens have been making to everyone’s table this season. Your table setting is quite incomplete without some exquisite cutlery and elegant napkins and mats.

How do you stand out in the marketplace?

With an amazing team constantly researching and analysing the market, we tend to keep up with the trends and bring out the latest tableware products for our clients.

Our collaborations are very thoughtful to the daily needs of our customers, providing them with the ability to source the latest trends while sitting at home with the click of a button.

How do you choose who to collaborate with?

Table Manners has a unique design vision that is hard to be replicated. We look for the same in our partners, a unique vision and the tenacity to achieve it.

What opportunities are there for any designers or manufactures looking to work with you? How do they get in touch?

Any designer or manufacturer can contact us directly at info@tablemanners.co with their proposal and we would love to check out the opportunity to grow together.

What’s next for Table Manners?

We are very excited to launch Table Manners Silver, our new Silver/ Silver Plated collection, which includes options for dinner service, divinity idols, as well as table and home decor. We are also looking forward to our collaborations with Casa Pop for their super fun accessories and Kaunteya for their elegant dinnerware.

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