Villeroy & Boch introduce stylish new tableware collection Althea Nova for summer 2010. The fresh, botanical print design is teamed with a country classic shape, for a slightly nostalgic yet very on-trend feel.

The white fine china collection has been inspired by the resurgence of the kitchen garden and features a wide range of herbs and edible flowers, accompanied by their Latin names.

With ‘growing your own’ very much in focus, this collection evokes the feeling of nature and the natural world in a very feminine and elegant way.

The traditional shape matches this new pattern perfectly and lends the crucial traditional edge. All plates and serving platters are generously sized and ideal for modern family dining.

The pattern offers two interpretations of the botanical theme, the first shows finely drawn herbs with a shadowed effect in light watercolours, whilst the other features herbs close up and in perfect detail with strong colours.
Prices start from £10.95.

Althea Nova is matched with New Cottage crystal glassware in light green and yellow and stainless steel polished cutlery.

The Althea Nova collection will be available from September 2010.

To View the whole Althea Nova stylish tableware collection, visit the Villeroy & Boch website.
http://www.villeroy-boch.com

Tel: (020) 8875 6060

The Travelling Souk has found the perfect presents, with one for every occasion and for every person – a unique selection of tabletop accessories that have an instant impact.

All handmade, silver plated and finished with colourful glass beads.

Not only are they tastefully ornamental and functional, they are attractive and fun too!

• Quirky butter knives and the cake forks in our picture, are like little jewels on your tea tray, they will also make perfect housewarming present.
• And a ‘must have’ for every bar – a glamorous bar set, consists of a drinks measure, small plate, drinks stirrer and lemon fork. It makes an ideal present for Dads all year round, or a graduation present.
• Also available are wonderful cheese knives, which make a great accompaniment to every cheese board or platter and would be ideal for cheese lovers worldwide.
• Cheese Knife - £21.75.
  Bar set with drinks measure - £46.25.
  Cake Fork - £9.75.
  Butter Knife - £14.75.

Since Georgiana Pike set up The Travelling Souk in 2003, she has raised more than £300,000 for charities.
At the events ,10% goes to the hostess’s assigned charity and 2.6% of each purchase from the website set up in 2008, also goes to charity.

For more perfect present ideas, visit the Travelling Souk website.

Tel: (01865) 821835

Epitomising laid-back chic and simple modernity, the new Wedgwood ‘Nature’s Canvas’ has been created, in tune with relaxed living and dining for everyday.

Inspired by natural textures and materials, the collection of organic shapes in a neutral colour palette, sits just as perfectly in a minimalist urban apartment as well as a country-style kitchen.

Senior designer, Louise Rosie comments, “The collection is a celebration of individual simplicity, inspired by the essence of Josiah Wedgwood’s Jasper. It has its roots in the past, but reflects the essential needs of today. The familiar form and soft natural tones create a feeling of well-being and comfort.”
 
The Nature’s Canvas collection:

• Is available in three distinctive and versatile colour ways - Limestone, Sandstone and Marble, all finished with a hand applied turquoise edge line that defines the silhouettes and provides a contrast to the body colour.
• The glazed and unglazed surfaces emphasise purity and reflect the tactile textures of traditional handcrafted ceramics.
• The striking marble design is created using a traditional potter’s technique of wedging noted in Josiah Wedgwood’s ‘Experiment Book’ early in 1759. Two coloured clays are wedged together to form the body, creating an individual and unique decoration across each piece.
• Nature’s Canvas offers the freedom to create a tabletop that is natural, exquisite to look at and yet meets all practical tableware needs.
• A combination of casual dinnerware items, ceramic and wood accessories, ideal for any occasion.
• All accessories including serving bowls, platters, jugs and a lemon juicer are beautifully gift boxed and ready to become an essential part of any home.  A natural design for everyday… live it and enjoy it!
  Stockists within the UK and Ireland:
   
  Prices:
  Dinner Plate (28cm): £10.00.
  Salad Plate (23cm): £9.00.
  Soup/Pasta Bowl (21cm): £10.00.
  Cereal Bowl (18cm): £8.00.
  Mug: £9.00.
  Cup and Saucer: £12.00 (available in Limestone only).
  4 piece gift box: £36.

Stock available in-stores end August 2010.
To view the Nature’s Canvas collection of tableware, visit the Wedgwood website.
http://www.wedgwood.com

Villeroy & Boch’s new Fine Flavour glassware is a sophisticated masculine collection offering a selection of carafes, whisky glasses, tumblers and sleek shot glasses.
The collection ensures a connoisseur whisky experience with stylish and high quality gourmet glassware.

Fine Flavour takes inspiration from and enhances the enjoyment of the variety and complexity that speciality whiskies have to offer, with subtleties affecting the unique taste including ingredients, distilling processes, storage, and origin.

Fine Flavour is offered as two different lines, to acknowledge the varying celebration of whisky in both Europe and America, with the Scotch Whisky and American Bar ranges.

Both fuse high quality unpolished glass and refined shapes:

The Scotch Whisky line, intended for particularly fine whiskies, is a classic design with a variety of shapes and sizes.

• For single malts and single grains, a wide base and narrow mouth has been developed to ensure that the full whisky aroma can unfold perfectly.
• For blended scotch, a straight, cylindrical shape has been designed to strongly concentrate the aromas.

Pictured here are the Scotch Whisky Carafe No.1 £59.00 and Scotch Whisky Lowlands Whisky Tumbler £16.95.

The contemporary American Bar includes tall shapes that flair out at the mouth of the glass, making it easier to add ice cubes, or for making long drinks or cocktails.

• With a nod to American tastes, all six glasses are slightly larger than the Scotch Whisky line.
• American Bar Straight Bourbon Shot Tumbler £18.50.

Fine Flavour looks fantastic displayed in a study, or enjoyed when entertaining at home and will delight whisky connoisseurs everywhere, by satisfying the demand for fine glassware.

Visit the Villeroy & Boch website to view the New Fine Flavour Glassware.
Tel: (020) 8875 6060

Emma Bridgewater has a great range of melamine tableware created with outdoor dining in mind.

With everyone’s favourite designs now suitable for outdoor use, it is easy to create a home from home without the worry of breakages.

The melamine range is also a great choice for young diners, who require durability as well as fun and eye catching designs.

To celebrate the arrival of summer, all picnic-ware purchased online at Emma Brtidgewater’s website before 31st July is being offered with a 10% discount!

The perfect time to buy your favourite Emma Bridgewater designs:

Melamine versions are available in the Polka Dot, Black Toast, Pink Hearts, Union Jack, Men at Work and Dancing Mice ranges.

Prices
Dinner plate - £8.
Bowl - £8.
Beaker - £4.

To view the full range of melamine products please visit the Emma Bridgewater website.

Tel: (0844) 243 9266

Nothing tastes better than sipping tea from a beautifully designed fine bone china mug.

Creative Tops is delighted to introduce six brand new designs to the award winning V&A fine bone china mug collection, with patterns carefully selected from the V&A archives.

Each mug holds twelve fluid ounces and is presented in a beautifully printed box; a perfect gift idea for any occasion.

There is an eclectic mix of designs in this new range from exotic Indian inspired patterns to more traditional William Morris prints:

• Gujarat – this design was taken from a skirt cloth, silk embroidered with silk thread, India, 1880.

• Flora – a pattern taken from a specimen of wallpaper designed by William Morris from colour woodblock print, England, 1891.

• Coromandel Coast – wall-hanging or bed-cover, painted and dyed cotton (chintz), India, 1710-1725.

• Kilburn Black and Cream –(pictured here) a pattern taken from an album of designs for printed textiles, by William Kilburn, England, 1788-1892.

• Windrush Pink – a design taken from a piece of block printed cotton designed by William Morris, England, 1883.

Beautiful new V&A designs on fine bone china mug with printed gift box. Priced at £9.99 each.

About Creative Tops Ltd
Creative Tops Ltd is a leading manufacturer of quality everyday kitchen and dining products. The company produces bespoke products for the retail industry and also has its own collection of branded products.

For more information please visit the Creative Tops website.
Tel:   (01536) 207 756

Fairwind’s brand new range of stainless steel picnicware is ideal for entertaining outdoors.

This hand-painted range of cups, bowls, jugs, trays and tiffins, are ideal for summer picnics or stylish camping and caravanning; the products can also be used indoors and look stunning on display in the kitchen:

• The range has been inspired by the colours of India and is in keeping with an Indian tradition of decorating and adding colour to everyday objects.

• Each piece has been hand-painted with a bird design by artisans in Kashmir. They work in their own homes and these gorgeous home accessories are helping to keep local skills alive, while generating a sustainable income for some of the poorest people in India.
• The collection includes, cups (£6), bowls (£6), trays (£23), jugs (£27) and tiffins (£65).

• The vibrant colour options include, red, navy, green, light blue and cream & black, cream & red, cream & green and cream & blue.

Fairwind
This innovative company is owned and run by Teresa Owen and Martin Abel who are passionate about fair trade and providing affordable, quality fair trade gifts and accessories from around the world.

In 2007, Fairwind was shortlisted for an Observer Ethical Award and is a member of the British Association for Fair Trade Shops (BAFTS).

Fairwind sells gifts, home products, jewellery, children’s toys & clothing, bags, cushions, candles and garden accessories.

To see their full range, or for further information, visit the Fairwind website.

Tel:   (020) 8374 6254

Herend’s exclusive hand-painted Rothschild Oiseaux motif with the songbirds, is now 150 years old and is currently celebrating its birthday.

Characteristically elegant and romantic, the gilt-edged Rothschild porcelain depicts twelve different kinds of vibrant birds or bird couples, sitting on tree branches surrounded by delicate pastel-coloured butterflies, bugs and flowers.

The patterns are named after the influential Rothschild family, whose history has been intertwined with much of Europe’s since the 19th Century.

The first creator of this masterpiece dreamt up the birds surrounded by a fine, glittering golden chain winding around the tree branches…

Legend has it that one day Baroness Rothschild lost her valuable necklace and charged her maid with the theft. As she was walking in the garden one day, she saw songbirds on a tree and near them the lost necklace.

Mór Fischer, owner of the Herend Manufactory, also heard this story and, as rumour has it, designed this celebrated pattern in its memory.

Each pattern has its own unique songbirds perching in their dream gardens, surrounded by fluttering butterflies and bugs, and while some patterns have been around for 150 years, others have been reinterpreted throughout the years.

The new version of the pattern combines a traditional, refined style and modern expressionism.

To view this beautiful collection please visit the Herend website.

Villeroy & Boch have launched two new cutlery collections for 2010. Arpeggio and Modern Grace, both feature clean lines that look at home in any stylish environment.

Villeroy & Boch’s cutlery designs range from the classic through to the contemporary and have been designed to work in unison with the wide selection of table and glassware on offer from the company.

Modern Grace cutlery is a minimalist collection that has taken inspiration from urban architecture:

• The no-frills aesthetic blends soft curves and clean contours for a design, which is both functional and appealing.

• The balanced polished stainless steel shapes sit perfectly in the hand and are also dishwasher safe.

• The collection is available in a range of sets and individual pieces.

• Modern Grace cutlery is priced from £2.50 and is £124.00 for a 24-piece set.

Arpeggio cutlery features Villeroy & Boch’s classic proportions with engraved linear detailing on the handle:

• The slim silhouette, in polished stainless steel, complements both classic and modern tableware.

• The collection is also dishwasher safe and is available in a range of sets and individual pieces.

• Arpeggio cutlery is priced from £2.50 and is £206.00 for a 24-piece set.

To view the collections visit theVilleroy & Boch website.

Tel:   (020) 8875 6060

Enjoying the aroma and taste of the perfect hot drink is now even simpler with the new ‘Blend’ range of coffee, tea, and hot chocolate plungers from Maxwell & Williams designer homewares.

Made from glass, each has a stainless steel rod.

The coffee plunger is available in three, eight, and twelve cup sizes, with prices ranging from £18 to £35.

The teapot (in our picture) and hot chocolate plungers are available in a four cup size and cost £30 and £25 respectively.

A cup & saucer, and cream jug are available to complement the range.

When it comes to buying homewares, Maxwell & Williams has a solid reputation for delivering the best quality and value that money can buy.

The companies range is a very diverse collection of homewares, using a multitude of materials, including ceramics, glass, stainless steel and acrylic, to create a unique collection that encompasses the entire spectrum of homewares, from the kitchen to the tabletop and beyond.

All products are made from the finest quality materials available.

Maxwell & Williams products are available through selected retailers.

Visit the Maxwell & Williams website to find your nearest stockist and to view the collections.

Tel: 020 8200 5100