Some of the new and stylish ranges released from A.Ronai; the Craft collection with a rustic feel, and the Optik range, featuring smooth curved designs. Some of the new and stylish ranges released from A.Ronai; the Craft collection with a rustic feel, and the Optik range, featuring smooth curved designs.

What will be the trends for the next two years in tableware?
Kathy Birch: We feel that the Eastern/Oriental trend will remain strong, along with simple, pared-back shapes, matt finishes and natural materials which we are seeing.

Wolfgang Meyer: Square shapes will become less popular as an increasing number of outlets opt for more rounded shapes of tableware .

Gavin Dodd: We believe that the trend will continue towards smaller individual portioned items.

Renu Oommen: The world is currently focusing on eco-friendly solutions. At RAK porcelain, we use eco-friendly materials and dispose of all the waste material that is generated during production in an environmentally-friendly way.

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Esra Parin: There won’t be very many fancy designs, things will be very simple in the next few years.

Zia Muhammed: Definitely, we will see a great demand for bespoke tableware as that gives the closest benchmark to set standards.