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The Key to Kiyasa: Siblings in Sync The Bahadorzadeh sisters – Kiana and Yasamin – are behind the success story of Kiyasa. Their young, burgeoning tabletop enterprise takes its name from their own and owes its creation to fatherly advice to start their own business together. It was 2008, Kiana had an MBA and experience in hospitality while Yasamin was a landscape architect, but job opportunities were scarce. Frequently traveling to Korea for his own work, dad discovered
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PROUNA, returning home to California with gifts of the dazzling bone china and encouraging his daughters to explore selling it here in the U.S. They resisted until he blindly wrote Hankook, the factory that manufactures the brand, asking if they’d be interested in U.S. distribution and providing the contacts of business associates in Korea who’d vouch for his credibility. That was all it took: Hankook wrote back, giving the PROUNA Domenico Vacca
family a one-year exclusive.
While their father opened the doors, the girls stepped in with gusto and determination. They did their homework, becoming passionate students of the tabletop category. They visited the Hankook factory, traveled the U.S. to meet personally with retailers, and immersed themselves in learning about the industry and market. Realizing that Forty One Madison attracts all the right buyers, in 2009 they opened a modest 700-square-foot showroom. Fast-forward five years, today Kiyasa has a showroom that’s triple the size, still housed on the 17th floor, but spacious enough to properly present an impressive expanded portfolio to the retail, hospitality and interior designer clients who’ve quickly become fans of their offerings. The range reflects the sisters’ careful curation and discernment for luxury level designs, plus their affinity for other familyowned businesses. PROUNA still is in the fold, and taking its place in that lineup is a dinnerware series by famed Italian fashion designer Domenico Vacca, with looks mimicking
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alligator skin and the liberal addition of bling details such as gold decoration and embedded crystals. Additionally, you’ll now find Lehmann Glass, a leading choice of stemware among wine connoisseurs, Greggio fine Italian silver and silverplate, plus Dogale Venezia, Greggio’s sibling giftware collection of artisan-crafted, hand-painted silver-backed glass. Noteworthy and gaining traction with stores is Kiyasa Signature faux leather table and desk accessories, a group that Kiana and Yasamin are personally designing themselves. In fact, the two are ambitiously flexing their design muscles, gradually Greggio Silver
introducing their own new product concepts as they see opportunities arise in the marketplace.
“Our parents truly knew best in setting us on this path,” admitted Yasamin. But she and Kiana deserve full credit for building Kiyasa into a recognizable resource for chic and uncommon tabletop products. On the cover: Yasamin and Kiana Bahadorzadeh
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Oh, What a Night! Forty One Madison hosted another hit party – an annual occasion for guests to unwind from Market and enjoy great food, wine and conversation. A highlight: The “Tattoo Parlor” where guests were “inked” with temporary art that included stacked cups and saucers, metallic cutlery, and a wristlet of plates.
Fathers and sons: Bill and Michael Rudin with Etsuji and Yuichiro Yamazaki.
Jessika Rauch and Juliette Villeroy of Villeroy & Boch get their needle-less tats.
Lewis Wong of Auratic, Ross Patterson of Robinson Home, Sara DeVine of DeVine Corporation, Jim Walsh of Robinson Home, and Sara Han of Auratic.
Mottahedeh owner Wendy Kvalheim with Euro Ceramica’s Joanna and Nicolas Marjieh.
Eric Rudin, David Wunderlich and Peter Goldberger of Noritake.
Leigh Taylor of WWRD, Valerie Berman of Ralph Lauren Home, Laurie Burns, and Regan Iglesia of WWRD.
Brenna Goldberg of Home Essentials flashes her tat.
John Weeth of Gump’s and Tim DeVine of DeVine Corporation.
The wonder women of Brides magazine: Hannah Baker, Kate Donovan, Michela Hattabaugh and Samantha Short.
Andy Morgan of Pickard, Natalie Bottitta of Hermès, Florian Marquardt of Fürstenberg, and Sean Lear of Hermès.
Warren Shoulberg, editorial director of Progressive Business Media, and Bernard Reuter, president of Villeroy & Boch. FORTY ONE MADISON
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ICONIC DESIGNS
TABLE’S TOPS ICONIC DESIGNS OF THE DECADES Few designs are so universally recognizable as the Coca-Cola bottle, which just turned a century old. We’re compelled to stretch our editorial limits and salute this shapely molded glass creation because its heritage and DNA are so entwined with the tabletop industry, and because this singular design has so indelibly permeated our culture the past 100 years. When the bubbly beverage was originally conceived in 1 8 86 , it was exclusively dispensed at soda fountains, and it wasn’t until 1899 that it became available to consumers in bottles. But the earliest of those containers were indistinguishable basic stock – brown or clear straight-sided styles – and it left Coca-Cola highly vulnerable to imitation brands. To protect their priceless liquid gold and the future success it represented, in 1915 the company invited a handful of American glass companies to compete in a design challenge: Design a “bottle so distinct that you would recognize it by feel in the dark or lying broken on the ground.” The Root Glass Company of Terre Haute, Indiana, emerged with the winning concept, had it patented and subsequently contracted with six glass companies to produce the green-colored bottles. Today, having undergone various evolutions in sizes and materials, the bottle is fully trademarked. Even when Coke in cans was introduced in 1960, early graphics included a picture of the bottle to assure consumers it was the real thing. The Root Glass Company was bought in 1932 by Owens-Illinois Glass Company which is based in Toledo, OH – a glass capital of America. It’s where you’ll also find Libbey, Owens-Corning and Libbey-Owens-Ford. And though there are no official relationships among these companies, they have ties in their corporate ancestries and have each helped to revolutionize the glass-making industry. We’re proud to note that Libbey is one of several companies in the Forty One Madison fold that can connect the dots to the Coke bottle. Aside from the intersection of their respective histories, Libbey also has licensing rights that yield a variety of Coca-Cola drinking glasses. Riedel Crystal recently created a drinkware series that was rigorously developed to deliver the optimum taste of the beverage, much like its stemware collection is fashioned to enhance the experience of specific wine varieties. Bormioli Rocco, Gibson Overseas, Luminarc and Tervis are others in our community who enjoy a relationship with The Coca-Cola Company. It’s hard not to marvel at the far-reaching and enduring impact that this curvy centenarian has had.
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D O E R ’ S
P R O F I L E
If Food & Wine is the bible
ing the foods she’s serving to
of dining and entertaining
specific patterns and unafraid
enthusiasts, then Dana Cowin
to mix patterns and materials
must surely be their (our)
to achieve unexpected but
goddess. As editor in chief
visually impressive results.
of the magazine the past 21
She brings that exuberant
years (she just stepped down
enthusiasm for all things
in January), she has helped
tabletop to the pages of the
steer and influence America’s
magazine, where readers find
taste buds and inspired
and learn how serving with
legions of us on how to
style and panache is just as
extract and enjoy the best
integral to enjoying a meal as
out of life, whether eating and
the ingredients are to preparing
drinking at home, at a neigh-
a tasty recipe.
borhood bar or restaurant, or
Though she’s not on the
on an exotic excursion across
tabletop front lines producing
the globe.
or selling the products of our
Cowin is a rabid collector of dinnerware. She began her
of our most valued voices in supporting it and will likely con-
totals over 500 pieces – and
tinue to have an impact in her
she doesn’t just shelve it but
new role as chief creative officer
regularly uses it, even match-
of Chefs Club International.
What crystal pattern/brand do you use in your home? With crystal, too, I have a couple of different patterns. But my favorite right now is the stemless Riedel. They are so versatile—I use them for wine, water, bourbon. If you could host a dinner party for six famous guests—living or dead—who would you invite? Thinking through guest lists is a
passion of mine. Six people I’d invite to a rowdy, thought-provoking, entertaining feast: writer Dorothy Parker, talk show host John Oliver, Andy Warhol, Nora Ephron, Charlie Chaplin, and global food guru Andrew Zimmern. What’s the last gift you purchased for someone and the occasion? For my friend, the author Andrew Solomon, I bought a decorative ceramic bowl by an artisan in Kyoto. It had a black background and was decorated with what almost looked like patchwork quilt pieces. What’s your favorite getaway destination and why? I like different getaways for different purposes. With my family, I love going to Round Hill in Jamaica. It’s an easy trip, and once you get there, you can
Photo: John Kernick
industry, Cowin definitely is one
collection in 1982 — it now
What china pattern/brand do you use in your home? I love china so much that I have many patterns, and find myself always buying more. My most recent purchases include a vintage Raymond Loewy set for Rosenthal that is quite dramatic—it’s matte black on the outside and white on the inside. And at a summer sale, I also picked up some oversized dinner and luncheon plates from Simon Pearce. Ironically, with all the options I have, my family and I often use a cheerful, indestructible multicolored polka dot melamine set from French Bull.
PROFILE
Dana Cowin
explore the island (eat great jerk or go ziplining, for example) or just stay at the resort and hang out. But I also am drawn to more urban escapes like Tokyo, with its extraordinary culture—food, art, architecture, design, fashion. What’s the last book you read? All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr. What profession other than your own would you like to attempt? Sometimes I fantasize about having a small shop that sells beautiful objects up front, and has a little coffee bar in the back. It would merge two of my biggest passions—food and design. What one thing about you might surprise others to know? Though I’ve traveled the world, and this country, I only learned to drive last year. FORTY ONE MADISON
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LOBBY
FÊTE SETS
Keija Minor Brides, Editor in Chief
The editorial team of Brides brought the magazine’s signature style and sophistication to the Lobby settings that were featured at Fall Market, with each imagined bash inspired by a beloved Big Apple “destination.”
Waterford “Rebel”
Upper East Side
Royal Crown Derby “Gold Aves”
A Waterford chandelier was the wedding crasher on this table – unexpectedly strewn to form the centerpiece, surrounded by an array of candlesticks with the addition of crystal drops added at each place card. Here’s proof that white and gold are a chic color combination. Other showrooms contributing to this table: Argent Orfèvres at Hampton Forge, Auratic, Christofle, Herend, L’OBJET, Riedel, Royal Crown Derby at DeVine Corporation, Vera Wang for Wedgwood, Wedgwood, and William Yeoward Crystal.
L’OBJET “Han”
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NEW YORK TABLETOP SHOW ® I APRIL 12 – 15, 2016 I SEPTEMBER 27 – 30, 2016
Brooklyn Loft LOBBY
Fewer spots are hotter or hipper than Brooklyn, and this table finesses the vibe of the borough to perfection with designs from: Bormioli Rocco, JL Coquet at DeVine Corporation, Kate Spade New York at Lenox, Poc a Poc at Julia Watts, Riedel, Sieger Design at Fürstenberg, Twig New York, and Vista Alegre.
Twig New York
Bormioli Rocco “Wave”
Sieger by Fürstenberg “Ca’ d’Oro”
Royal Copenhagen “Fluted Half Lace”
Jasper Conran Wedgwood “Chinoiserie Green”
The Hamptons You can practically breathe the salt air and feel a gentle breeze when seated at this table, which captures a casual yet classy way to celebrate a newly wedded couple. And, it’s the wedding of multiple decorative dinnerware patterns that achieves the stunning effects. The brands and showrooms represented here include: Herend, Jasper Conran Wedgwood, Jay Companies, Kate Spade New York at Lenox, Mottahedeh, Raynaud Porcelain at DeVine Corporation, Ricci Argentieri at Godinger, Riedel, Sieger Design at Fürstenberg, and Waterford. N Y N OW
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The Forty One Scene SHOWROOMS
WWRD’s Michael Craig with Martha Stewart at the company’s showroom soirée.
Sara Han and Lewis Wong of Auratic welcomed Lucie Surprenant and Dale Merski of TJ Maxx to the showroom.
Prima Design’s Shawn Solon and Lexi Ballesteros worked with Nordstrom Rack buyer Tina Fowler.
Patrick Accorsi, General Manager of Bormioli Rocco, took Gino Andreoli and Tori Schofield of Linen Chest through the new showroom.
Richard Warner of Bloomingdale’s was among those congratulating fashion designer Domenico Vacca on the launch of his dinnerware collection for PROUNA at the Kiyasa showroom.
Wendy Tse of Amazon.com and Ashley Swigart of Christofle.
Isabelle von Boch explained the Villeroy & Boch introductions with approval from company sales manager Alison Hudak (center) to the One Kings Lane contingent that includes Cara Castagna, Megan Cuomo and Ali Smith.
Maximilian Riedel personally showed the latest Riedel stemware designs to Laurie Quandt of Michael C. Fina.
Karlheinz Hofer, CEO of Richard Ginori, showed la Terrine’s Deborah Friedman and Caroline Baroody the new “Giardino dei Semplici” pattern in the company’s newly renovated showroom.
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Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York, with Lenox kingpin Peter Cameron.
SHOWROOMS
Cathy Levin of Home Essentials & Beyond with Mary Wallace and Woody Powell of Belk.
Christina Bourne of Target worked with Michael Jay of Jay Companies.
Juliska owner David Gooding and sales manager Rita Rosenblum (center) personally escorted the Bloomingdale’s team – Kathy McTigue, Marianne Jacobs and Julia Donnantuono – through the showroom.
Michael Aram greeted Gracious Home buyers Diana Wilf and Natalie Valdes.
Architectural Digest editors Parker Larson and Hadley Keller stopped in to see Michael Wainwright and his newest creations.
William Ashley China’s Donatella Selvaggi and Jackie Chiesa with Orrefors Kosta Boda sales rep Laura Bulley.
Neiman Marcus Direct buyers Kayla Bloch and Rebecca Gremillion met with L’OBJET ’s Maureen Farrell in the cozy living room-like space of the showroom.
Saint-Louis introductions at the Hermès showroom were the topic of discussion for company sales manager Carol Adibi, Matthew Boland of Main Dish, company VP Olivier Péchou, and Jennifer Davis also of Main Dish. FORTY ONE MADISON
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SHOWROOMS
The Forty One Scene The Bloomingdale’s team – Michael Schwarzwalder, Heather Navon, Allisyn Abrams and Corrine Parkinson – paid a visit to the Mottahedeh showroom and owner Wendy Kvalheim (second from right). At Lenox, Lester Gribetz and Deborah Lloyd, chief creative officer of Kate Spade New York.
Rachael Barnes of Sango did the showroom walk-through with Wayfair.com’s Sana Zabarskaya, Devlyn Brisson, Allison Lyons and Chrissie Puchta.
Danny Kim, Disney Consumer Products Director of Licensing for Marvel, and Maureen Mason of Tervis with two samples of their companies’ collaboration.
BIA Cordon Bleu president Paul Baughman met with Randy Cordova, Bobby Hall and Armando Gonzalez of Dillard’s.
Tom Blumenthal of Gearys arrived to a warm greeting from Julia Watts at her namesake showroom.
Michael Scully of Scully & Scully with Sara DeVine of DeVine Corporation.
Aja Tilghman of Macy’s and Ken Cook of Gibson Overseas.
Peggy Choisser of Meyer Corporation caught up with her Overstock.com customers Mary Gerritsen and Kristine Hicks.
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D E S I G N E R D AY
Making Inroads with Interior Designers More and more interior designers are discovering the business benefits of Forty One Madison and that it’s home to more than 75 of the caliber of lifestyle brands they like to specify. Editor at Large, which reaches 40,000 of the category’s professionals, helps get the word out with online video postings, and New York Spaces magazine was the best media sponsor we could have asked for this year, hosting Interior Designer Day. Here’s a peek at a few of the who’s who pros in the showrooms and talking tabletop.
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Guillaume Gentet and Arlene Angard were part of a roundtable conversation on how designers can add to their business by including tabletop products in their projects. The session was a featured Editor at Large video.
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Mary Chandeysson from Peter Marino Architect checked out the latest from Moser Crystal with help from Melissa Bandock.
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West Chin was intrigued by the new Seven dinnerware series from Sieger Design at Fürstenberg.
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Nicole Haddad, design editor of New York Spaces, moderated and rounded out the roundtable exchange.
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Lee Melahn explored the William Yeoward Crystal showroom where he found they also have china choices.
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Anishka Clarke of Ishka Designs participated in the filmed discussion.
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Miriam Weinreb Lissak was drawn to the Ralph Lauren Home pinstripe dinnerware pattern that Carly Conelli showed her.
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Interior Designer Day co-hosts Laurie Burns, New York Spaces editorial director Jason Kontos and publisher Lisa Ben-Isvy.
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Drew McGukin found the Kim Seybert collection among other top luxury brands at DeVine Corporation.
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Note From Laurie Burns Thank you to the incredible and dedicated team responsible for making Forty One Madison hum and function day-in-day-out and at Markets. Special thanks to William Mallia, chief engineer, who has completed his final show and will be retiring after 26 years in early 2016. We salute you all.
Antiques Roadshow appraiser Nicholas Dawes will be our guest speaker at April Market. If you’re as addicted to the show as we are, plan to attend the Wednesday, April 13th Breakfast Seminar. Bring your own tabletop treasure for him to evaluate!
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