The word “tableware” means any “dishware” used to serve food on. This can be from glassware and ceramic tableware to even banana leaves. The word takes under its umbrella, literally anything that is used to serve food on. Tableware is now categorised into four segments- serveware, silverware, dinnerware, and glassware.
Finding the perfect tableware to compliment your taste can be a hectic feat. This can, however, be countered with a thorough online research or a few visits to local showrooms. To truly understand the design concept and versatility of a ceramic product, you need to dive deeper. And in this segment of Ceramic Bangladesh Magazine, we intend to guide you through a product we deemed fit and worthy for an exclusive mention.
FEATURED PRODUCT
Here, in this segment, the tableware we decided to putout is Monno’s modular collection, launched this year. Monno is one of the largest ceramic manufacturers as of now, and initiated with porcelain tableware. With the esteem that comes with the brand, weighed furthermore by a young British designer called Billy Lloyd, the Modular collection has been crafted with the aim to mostly export. Monno, sole manufacturer of this collection, has crafted the Modular collection as a downright product for catering services, events, hotels and restaurants, among other hospitalities. Currently the collection is being exported to the UK, Italy, India, and Qatar and is also available in Monno’s flagship outlets.
THE DESIGNER
Designed by a British artist named Billy Lloyd, the Modular Collection features sleek and slender design wrapped in white. Billy Lloyd, the young designer, spent his earlier years working as an apprentice to Julian Stair (an acknowledged potter), and learned to throw porcelain on a potter’s wheel. After four years of apprenticeship, he opened his own shop and soon became a popular ceramic designer in London. Billy Lloyd joined Monno later on, as a creative director.
Regarding the upcoming, Mr Lloyd said: “Recently, we launched Modular, a versatile bone china hospitality concept and a porcelain range entitled Bistro, which is a stacking collection of porcelain tableware with a European aesthetic.
Our hope is always that we can play a role in evolving the taste and direction of the domestic market in Bangladesh, while simultaneously appealing to the ever-important export market. What is to come next… watch this space Made of Bone China, the Modular collection is perfect for a restaurant or a hotel setup; and also for catering services. The tableware is visually elegant, stackable, and durable for a busy venue. The maximum size being 380mm X 130mm oval dish, all products of this collection are made minimally for an average sized spread on a table. The Modular collection was inaugurated in London, and has gained popularity already. We don’t know much about the local response but considering the elegance of the shapes we expect to see this product flourish. “Working as Creative Director for Monno for the last five years has been very creatively rewarding as I have been allowed the opportunity to touch on numerous facets of the company, from design to business development,” said Billy Lloyd. “My role is not only concerned about tableware design, but also very much about how we communicate the company as a brand especially to the international export market, both Retail and HoReCa. I have learnt a great deal and am grateful to the Monno family for instilling such trust in my vision.” Written by Chisty Rahim
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