Sabichi Homewares This year, Sabichi has launched a range of quality stainless steel cutlery due to “our customers requesting more styles and shapes”, says Sachin Bagga, director of Sabichi. With just under 20 products in the range, “we have designed cutlery which will suit a range of budgets and dining table styles”. Within the stainless steel category, Sabichi offers three formats: for a more personal dining experience: there are 16-piece sets catering to four people; for larger households, there is an everyday 24-piece set; and an all-encompassing 44-piece set, offering a six person place setting but with an expanded range of soup spoons, serving spoons and dessert cutlery. The designs range from classic ridge through to trend-led hammered styles, with the weight and size created to feel comfortable. And there are three new fun coloured sets – Copper, Gold and Matt Finish Black.
Elia International Over the past 30 years, Elia International’s product collection, spanning all aspects of fine dining, including contemporary cutlery, has firmly established the company as a centre of excellence. Working in-house and with internationally recognised designers, Elia uses only original ideas to develop its constantly evolving product collection. Elia’s contemporary cutlery designs are widely recognised as some of the most innovative and stylish available to professional caterers and retailers alike, and this year Elia has launched brand-new pattern Aquila (pictured). Aquila is a well-balanced range that tapers gently from a robust triangular base to a defined curve that adds character and style. With its rolled edges and proportioned forms, the new Aquila range is finished in 18/10 stainless steel of the highest quality.
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Robert Welch The latest addition to Robert Welch’s cutlery collection is Honeybourne. Classically proportioned with long tines and a traditional heel, Honeybourne is a versatile design suitable for the modern and traditional home alike. Handles feature a textured finish inspired by the silversmith technique of planishing. Spoons and forks are made using the highest quality 18/10 stainless steel. Knives are made from specially hardened stainless steel.
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Sambonet
Arthur Price After the success of Camelot and Warwick, a third design, Cascade, joins the Signature collection, bearing the signature of Arthur Price, the company’s founder back in 1902. Cascade is instantly recognisable by its smooth petalshaped handles and is available in a 42, 56 and 84-piece box sets, while a coffee spoon, fish blade and fish knife are now available across all three patterns. Also, recently launched is Sophie Conran’s Dune, a design influenced by Sophie’s love of simplistic geometric shapes. Dune has a textured finish and joins the bestselling Rivelin pattern. Pastry forks, salad servers and steak knives join 24 and 44-piece box sets.
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Two of the b bestselling collections from Sambonet’s core business have h been tinted with new colours. The Flat collection (pic (pictured), already offered in Vintage, and the Linear collect collection, now comes in four PVD finishes: Gold, Black, B Copper and, the latest, Champagne. PV (Physical Vapour Deposition) is a special PVD decoratio process for stainless steel that gives fine decoration nuances ranging from gold to charcoal to copper. The treatme treatment is achieved by the deposition of metallic particles using us vapourisation in a vacuum chamber. The colouring is done via a particle sublimation process that welds the particles on an atomic level to the substrate of the item using electricity. The various shadings are the result of different amounts of zirconium carbonitride used and the broad spectrum of colours obtained is the result of a careful study of particle deposition technology, along with Sambonet’s experience in producing stainless steel. The essential design of these models is enhanced to create striking cutlery that is ideal for grand events or place settings full of personality.
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Whisky Connoisseur A new range of prestigious hand-cut mouth-blown crystal
The speciality drinks market is currently very buoyant and luxury products with a traditional theme are very appealing right now. Our crystal designs have a very strong Scottish flavour, which goes hand-in-hand with malt whisky, for which Scotland is world-famous.
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some of the world’s most talented glassmakers and hand-cutters. The craftsmanship is apparent when you pick up a piece of Royal Scot Crystal as only then can you appreciate the brilliant sparkle and intrinsic quality of the hand cutting. In what other ways is Royal Scot Crystal unique? We use traditional styles and techniques established over generations with a modern classic twist, while retaining the unique skills of the most highly qualified master craftsmen. Many of our designs are inspired by Scottish themes and Nicola, our designer, has a wealth of experience in knowing how well a design suits a particular shape of glass. Tell us more about your artisans… We have a team of highly skilled artisans specialising in their own unique styles of hand-cutting. Some of the more intricate designs can take up to an hour to hand-cut per piece. Our craftsmen specialise in intaglio cutting of intricate floral designs, enabling us to offer one of the comprehensive ranges in the crystal giftware market. What segments do you cover? Our main area of business is still in the retail sector. We work closely with our retailers to maximise their potential sales by providing POS material and fast deliveries, essential for the sustainability of high street shops. We do our utmost to support retailers who have always supported us, and aim
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to keep prices competitive without compromising on quality. All our products are supplied in luxury satinlined presentation boxes in a variety of colours or in high quality gift boxes. We have seen particular growth in the HoReCa sector as five-star hotels are increasingly using hand-cut glasses for whisky and gin. Our British handcut crystal is popular with the wedding market and the corporate sector is also booming with companies rewarding staff for long-term service, another vital ingredient in business. How many markets do you cover? We export worldwide and are seeing a steady and increased growth in sales in European countries – Germany, in particular, is a big importer of Royal Scot Crystal. Finally, what is your hero range? Our hero range is undoubtedly Scottish Thistle, which demonstrates the exceptional skills of our glass cutters. The unique design appeals to Scottish people living both in the UK and overseas, as well as those who simply love Scotch whiskey. Our most popular range by far is the London design due to its extensive range of drinking glasses, decanters and giftware, affordable price point and luxurious packaging. A firm favourite with the wedding market is Mayfair, an elegant classical wine suite which epitomises the traditional skills of the glass cutter. For more information, visit www.royalscotcrystal.com
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Beatriz Ball The decorative category is a stable one for Beatriz Ball, with the brand witnessing “consistent demand for decorative items, such as a beautiful bowl, a sculptural vase, photo frames, trays placed on ottomans,” says owner Beatriz Ball, adding that during the holidays “consumers have an added interest in making their dining and coffee tables come to life with seasonal objects”. The brand is seeing demand for original, well-designed objects in growth, with a spike in contemporary designs, which led the company to launch Mid-Century Millennial Modern this summer, a collection, like many of the brand’s items, “designed to stand alone as individual decorative items, or as a grouping”, adds Beatriz. Reminiscent of Danish modern tableware, but updated for today, this new collection, handmade one at a time and made of Beatriz Ball’s proprietary lustrous aluminium alloy (freezer and oven-friendly), includes sleek and practical metal serving pieces, from large statement pieces and footed bowls, to trays and salad servers. All Beatriz Ball items are designed with dual purpose, so customers can enjoy their decorative appeal every day, but they can function as beautiful serveware too, “a tray that sits in the entry table gathering mail but can also be a functional serving tray when entertaining, desirable pieces that appeal to all generations”. In addition, Beatriz says customers today are “looking for items that have a story, that are unique, authentic, original and that are made of materials and processes that do not harm the environment”.
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Royal Crown Derby Royal Crown Derby is seeing growth in decorative demand for high-end luxury and bespoke giftware, with private clients seeking bespoke giftware like decorative handpainted or gilded vases, as well as for its royal commemorative collections. “We are famous for creating royal commemorative collections and this year is no different with the Queen’s Platinum Anniversary Commemorative Collection,” says Steve Rowley, sales and marketing director, adding “we have a very loyal following”. In this collection, the brand has seen strong interest in its Majestic Love Birds, a sculpture of lovebirds sitting upon a perch adorned with a tailored pattern adapted from its Princess Tableware pattern, designed in 1947 to present to the Queen and Prince Philip on their marriage. Offered as a limited edition of just 500, the handcrafted lovebirds feature pink blooms swirling around the perch, and highlighted with platinum. The brand also has a “very attractive range of new decorative products that will appeal to people looking for high-end luxury products that reflect the craftsmanship and expertise that go into creating a Royal Crown Derby limited edition”, says Steve. The latest addition to the brand’s Big Cat Collection, part of its prestigious and sculptural giftware range, is the African Cheetah Cub. A 17.5cm sculpture handcrafted 100 per cent in England using the finest materials, the Cub, of which there are just 250, is handpainted to depict the intricate coat markings, unique to each cub. “We are definitely seeing an increased demand for contemporary design with a shift to prestige and sculptural limited-edition pieces such as the Big Cat Collection,” says Steve. Finally, the Old Imari Solid Gold Band Robin is the latest addition to the brand’s decorative paperweight collection, featuring adapted designs based on the famous red and blue 19th century surface, Imari. Hand-finished with 22k gold, each piece is hand-gilded.
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Wedgwood
Wedgwood’s prestige pieces are all handmade using its highly skilled craftsmen. Wedgwood is finding a growing trend for interior pieces with an artisan quality and a high level of craftsmanship. “Consumers are looking for individuality, something to be proud of, to talk about with friends,” says Richard Delaney, design director.Wedgwood has recently revisited its classic Jasperware, with the launch of a series of flower pots in collaboration with Lady Burlington, daughter-in-law of the Duke & Duchess of Devonshire. Inspired by Wedgwood’s craftsmanship and rich heritage, which included the family’s history with Wedgwood, Lady Burlington was keen to create a new flower pot with a fresh approach that was less formal, simpler in material, shape and size. New experiments with the reinvention of Jasperware resulted in the traditional Jasper blue and white treated in a different way to create a marbled effect within the inside of the vessel making each piece unique. The pots are perfectly unpolished, delivering a rougher, and more authentic touch, and each is marked with its size. The bow pots come in the famous Jasper colours of blue and white as well as black and white.
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