Monday February 5 2018 THE NATIONAL MOTORCYCLE MUSEUM, BIRMINGHAM
Zieher and Zwiesel Kristallglas have decided to simplify things with their latest wine glasses. Zieher’s Vision and Zwiesel’s Simplify ranges make no distinction between red or white wine; the glasses are simply designed for styles of wines. In the case of Vision the styles are ‘fresh,
straight, intense, balanced, rich, nostalgic’; for Simplify it’s ‘light & fresh, fruity & delicate, velvety & sumptuous, flavoursome & spicy’. You use the glass which presents the flavours of the wine that you wish to bring to the fore.
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SensoRed coated cookware from Fissler Pulltex AntiOx Sparkling Wine Stopper
6Latest colours. The key shades for the coming season are nude, beige and sand
shades. Their complementary hues are deep black, copper and gold. But it’s not all about colour. The details are
Zieher’s Vision glassware
5Latest materials. Natural materials such as wicker, bare wood, cork and ceramics are still
iSommelier ‘smart decanter’ from iFavine
4Glassware. As the top glassmakers have already found the perfect shapes for different
wines, German manufacturer Eisch has turned its attention to the inside of the bowl and changed the surface structure in the SENSISPLUS glass to bring out the best in a wine’s aromas and flavours. Meanwhile, fellow German glassmakers
popular but the trendy thing to do is mix materials to make them more interesting to hold. For example, untreated surfaces combined with glazed, relief-like textures; wood with cast iron; and wood with leather in cutting boards and utensils. Some of the most impressive materials were
found in the cookware halls. Chemours had a machine counting the number of times a pan coated in Teflon Profile non-stick had been scraped by a metal utensil. It was thousands of times and still the multi-layer non-stick coating looked as good as new. Another coating that impressed was the
SensoRed from Fissler. The entire surface of the frypan changes colour to indicate the ideal frying temperature.
important. Many of the pots, tableware, napkins and tea towels at Ambiente were illustrated with naturalistic drawings of rabbits, leaves, dogs, beetles and plant sprigs. Pastels are increasingly being used to embellish pots, baking moulds, and small electricals - particularly when designers are opting for a retro look.
7The partner country exhibition. This year the UK was in the spotlight as the 2017 ‘partner
country’ of Ambiente. About 150 companies were represented, including brands such as Arthur Price, Bluebellgray, Dualit, Hudson of England, Joseph Joseph, T&G Woodware, Portmeirion and Wedgwood. But my favourite UK product at the show
came from eatsleepdoodle. All its products - from tablecloths to duvet covers, pillowcases to pencil cases - come with their own pack of wash-out fabric pens. So you can doodle, draw and colour in, then just warm-wash in the machine and the ink comes out completely, ready to start over. The partner country also gets space for a
special presentation in the foyer of Hall 4.1. Last year Italy packed a long table with red, white and green products. There were no Union flags for the UK’s
presentation ‘Providence & Provenance’. Instead, British designer Janice Kirkpatrick decided to represent her home country, Scotland, with a Clydesdale horse, Ireland with a wolfhound, England with White Park cattle, and Wales with mountain sheep. Each animal featured on bold wallpaper that
Zwiesel's Simplify glassware Chemours non-stick coated cookware
acted as the backdrop to four stately ‘dining rooms’ in which there was a line-up of products from the UK companies.
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