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has given us a huge amount of flexibility, even when we are working to a tight deadline.” Mohamed Rguibi, senior sales manager Global Inflight Products
Coloured ceramics
“Most airline ceramics for First and Business are still white and quite formal in design and structure. In Europe however we have seen a trend towards porcelain for the more quality end of the charter holiday market. In response to this we have developed a range of coloured porcelain tableware. The colours can be customised and in this way the holiday mood can be reflected through the meal service.” Ann Mottola, vp sales AMKO
Plastics
Designer style “Airlines want their tableware to represent something familiar but also to push boundaries and show some style. They have a very clear brief for designers in terms of the practicalities – tableware must be stackable, must be a certain size, must have lids or work with foil trays, but meet these criteria and they are open to new ideas and styles. "This has been a big year for our design team as we
have launched five new design styles. These draw on traditional tableware expectations but reflect the current retro trends and play around with colours to make the product more modern, perhaps drawing on the mood and tone already set within the cabin
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through carpets and furnishings. The new looks include Rekko which we believe will become a new classic using straight, clean lines and style; Conic which is a more rounded version of Rekko; Muno which is a new version of our best seller; Sonic, inspired by a flower petal shape; and Kira inspired by the shape of traditional, old-fashioned lipped bowls.” Manoj Pridhanani, creative manager, Kaelis
Unbreakables “Airlines continue to demand light-weight tableware, reliability and new designs and our focus has been on new, highly-practical ranges using unbreakable plastics and non-slip finishes on porcelains. Airlines want tableware products which are modern but traditional, retro in style but eco-friendly too. They
want the products they choose to be everything and that is not easy to achieve but we try to meet all these criteria through our range of products.”
Fernanda Veiga, Kaelis Slate finishes
“We encourage airlines to dare to be different, we design our products to be distinctive – beautiful items that stand out and set trends. We have seen airlines are becoming more open to something different and one of our greatest successes is our imitation slate trays. These are reusable, washable products which
Pictured above left: Garcia de Pou's Like Linen range Centre left: Spiriant, taking inspiration from around the globe and Below: Solia's non-slip style
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