Trends Regain Their Stride at Fall NY Tabletop

There was plenty of new on view at the recent Fall New York Tabletop Show. Tabletop suppliers large and small have managed to breach pandemic circumstances while investing assets, time and imagination in an often uncertain future.

Their steadfast pursuit of product and perspective form the bedrock of the tabletop industry, making a vibrant post-pandemic re-emergence possible.

Here is a sampling of the new on view at the show…

New introductions at Gibson spanned product categories and licenses with a focus on entertaining accessories.

The Lenox family of brands was lively with new offerings with new introductions in the reinvention of Lenox pattern legends Autumn and Butterfly Meadow. Under the Oneida banner, stylish and accessible dinnerware and flatware introductions were strong.

Kate Spade for Lenox expanded recent casual leanings with cheerfully interactive line extensions to Charlotte Street in blue and a sharp but sweet black and white sketch floral tableware collection, Garden Doodle.

Riedel charmed with ethereally light stemless extensions to its Wine Wings line, arguably more graceful and sensual than its original stemless collection.

Waterford presented a reinvention of its rootstock pattern Lismore; named Arcus, delightfully fluid and fresh. Many Waterford introductions felt giftable, such as hand-cut and gilt constellation barware, and tasting glasses with cut crystal ‘caps’ to ‘let wine bouquets develop undisturbed.’

Meanwhile, Wedgwood’s expanded the Wonderlust collection, a striking contrast to its crisply contemporary interpretation of Greco-Roman classicism, a setting called Anthemion Grey.

Porland, a Turkish luxe brand, made a debut focused on updated interplays of classic patterns and demi-florals.

Shifting Tabletop Trends in New York

Artful Accents
Canvas-worthy designs held leading positions in tabletop pattern stories, with the look of painterly and hand-drawn florals to cheerful sketched linework and loosely structured watercolors.

CottageCure
For those seeking respite from the sweetly Victorian palettes of CottageCore, newly neutral alternatives emerged. Forms are clean and softly stylish, colors calming and creamy, and patterning mercifully understated.

Cultured Craft
Hand-thrown and crafted looks continued to gain ground at every price point. Mixed glazes and mismatched settings felt freshest.

Good Grains
Wood grain texture and patterning stayed strong in accent and entertaining positions, veering from its natural roots, and on to more stylized materials and interpretations.

Heart of Stone
Natural marble declined in favor of more rustic colorways and textured materials,  particularly soapstone and alabaster. On the table, pebbled textures and glazes felt fresh.

Neutral Territories
New neutral introductions rested comfortably on warmer hues, ranging from creamy ecru through light mocha, then taking a broad leap to vanilla bean brown for a pleasing contrast. Cooler options lost no ground, anchored by cloud grays and deeper graphite.

Lively Legends
Heritage brands continued creative reinterpretations of their legendary franchises. The common objective was clear; the engagement of a broader audience, including an ever-expanding class of less formal, more design-aware consumers.