Serve drinks and entertain guests on this decorative woven placemat embellished with orange wood beads. With this sophisticated rustic placemat, you can enhance your everyday table setting and show off your entertaining style. It is made by hand from organic vines which have natural earthy tones and has a clear lacquer coating for easy cleaning. The placemat does not warp when brushed and cleaned with water and gentle soap. Because each placemat is made of natural materials and handcrafted by ...
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Have a New Year's Eve with Style and let this Beatriz Ball piece be at the center of attention! Serve ice, chill wine, or soft drinks. The fabulously functional VIDA Nube Collection piece is generously sized and organically shaped - it is as practical as it is beautiful. The VIDA Nube Extra Large Oval Centerpiece (White) makes a lively centerpiece and a great ice bucket for chilling bottles of your favorite beverage. Made of luxury melamine for everyday enjoyment, this design is ideally suited...
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These joyful masterworks make a light choreography wherever they are.
A set of mix-and-match crystal highballs comes in six iconic Baccarat cuts: pontils, small diamond cuts, deep vertical and horizontal beveled cuts, and small flat cuts.
The EVERYDAY GRANDE HIGHBALLS are ideal for cocktails, long drinks, beers and more.
Discover our highballs glass set: the Beluga, Etna, Vega, Biba, Stella and the Rosa.
Cappuccino, Tea, or Espresso? We have you covered, our Blue Shou comes in all 3 sizes. As a matter of of fact, most of our patterns come with different size cups & saucers plus mugs!
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Glassworks just received a shipment of handmade glass from Blenko, based in West Virginia. The classic 384 water Bottle design was first introduced in 1938 and has been produced at their factory, by hand, almost non-stop since that very first year. The water bottle’s narrow shape with two pouring spouts and center indentation make for easy handling. Today, this piece of glassblowing history is commonly used as:
A glass pitcher - to serve drinks or enjoy a cool glass of ...
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How restaurants, hotels, and tableware brands are using loyalty programs--and what indie stores can learn from this.
October 11, 2023
Perk-y
I recently read about a new loyalty program and wondered what we could learn from it. The founder of Eater and Resy, Ben Leventhal, has started Blackbird, a loyalty program service designed for indie restaurants, reports The New York Times (Read the article). Using the Blackbird app, a diner receives a perk for eating at a restaurant. The retailer sets tiers for which the user qualifies for the perk. For example, a restaurant, Nat’s on Bank in New York City, gives tier 1 customers ...
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Spruce up your decks & backyard patios. Fall Porch Parties are HERE!
Fireside essentials are a must-have for those looking to elevate their outdoor gatherings to a new level of sophistication and style. These versatile pieces are crafted with the utmost attention to detail, ensuring both functionality and aesthetics. From stunning aluminum ice buckets and bowls that are perfect for presenting drinks delicious appetizers and snacks, to durable, melamine plates and acrylic drinkware that ...
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Toast to the joys of midsummer with delightful drinks and a beautiful set table. Explore Aroma, crafted to enhance the aromas and flavors of your favorite beverages, elevating your drinking experience.
Serve drinks and entertain guests on this decorative woven placemat embellished with orange wood beads. With this sophisticated rustic placemat, you can enhance your everyday table setting and show off your entertaining style. It is made by hand from organic vines which have natural earthy tones and has a clear lacquer coating for easy cleaning. The placemat does not warp when brushed and cleaned with water and gentle soap. Because each placemat is made of natural materials and handcrafted by ...
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EMON MAASHO, CEO AND PRESIDENT OF ORREFORS, NORTH AMERICA, is representative of the exciting trajectory in this 125-year operation. The über-exec joined the New Wave Group in 2013, a time when Orrefors and Kosta Boda (OKB) were underperforming assets in the portfolio. "Our crystal brands are national treasures and a part of Swedish history," Maasho affirms. And he wanted a front row seat in their revitalization. Maasho was placed in charge of the new hotel and restaurant division ...
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Learn the contentious history of the margarita, its iconic glass, and how to make them. We will also be tasting them as well. The value of your ticket is redeemable with your purchases of the evening. Thursday July 22, from 6pm to 8pm.
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Good friends, fresh drinks, fine appetizers and sheer conviviality. This is the art of Italian Aperitivo, even better when it's served in Ginori 1735 style.
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Serve drinks and entertain guests on this decorative woven placemat embellished with orange wood beads. With this sophisticated rustic placemat, you can enhance your everyday table setting and show off your entertaining style. It is made by hand from organic vines which have natural earthy tones and has a clear lacquer coating for easy cleaning. The placemat does not warp when brushed and cleaned with water and gentle soap. Because each placemat is made of natural materials and handcrafted by ...
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Bridge has something that every store needs, but doesn’t really want: product data. We get stores to trust us that they need our product data for 64,000 products from 109 brands. They really don’t want the data—they want the sales from it. The data itself is worthless, but the sales from it are invaluable. Do you know who also has this issue? Funeral directors. Last week's Wall Street Journal shares that mortuaries are leveraging bonsai trees, setting up bouncy castles, ...
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Gathering together is not just fun ... it matters.
We all love that special feeling we get when we sit down together at a pretty table looking forward to enjoying wonderful food, drinks, and great company—all made special with the addition of great-looking serverware.
Whether by the grill, around the kitchen island, or for those special occasions and holidays when we create memories that will last forever; spending time with those we love is what we treasure most.
Last February e-commerce company Shopify Inc. replaced the “Ottawa, Canada” dateline that began its press releases and earnings reports with a strange new one: “Internet, Everywhere.” The geographical shift came at the insistence of Shopify’s founder and chief executive officer, Tobi Lütke, who tends to view such matters through the prism of cold, hard logic. In May 2020, only a few months into the pandemic, he’d made the early, seemingly rash decision to...
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Gathering together is not just fun ... it matters.
We all love that special feeling we get when we sit down together at a pretty table looking forward to enjoying wonderful food, drinks, and great company—all made special with the addition of great-looking serverware.
Whether by the grill, around the kitchen island, or for those special occasions and holidays when we create memories that will last forever; spending time with those we love is what we treasure most.
It’s that time of year when we gather for Fall Entertaining. We would love your Customers incredible photos and videos celebrating the season by showing off your friends and family getting together to share appetizers, gathering for drinks or a meal, or your own get-together idea—showing camaraderie, congeniality, and what a treat it is to be together, for a chance win! *Retailers & their families are not eligible.
$100 each will be donated to Feeding America on behalf of 6 ...
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