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The New Stacking Bento System: Celebrating the Year of the Tiger
In the spirit of Japanese precision and climate-conscious hospitality, Craster evokes the tradition of stacking Bento Boxes for the a new chapter in sustainable luxury.
From London’s Great Pagoda to Vincent Van Gogh’s Almond Blossom, the aesthetics and engineering of East Asia has long served as inspiration for the rest of the world.
Ahead of the Lunar New Year, Craster unveils the new Stacking Bento Box system. Exquisitely engineered in the tradition of Japanese Bento service, the new Stacking Bento Box system is carefully crafted from sustainably-sourced oak and walnut, available just in time for the Year of the Tiger.
Ideal for picnics, poolside delivery and room service, these luxurious reusable Stacking Bento Boxes are formed around the Gastronorm footprint and replace single-use plastic around properties.
The New Stacking Bento Systems
Originally created for elite cuisine presentation in their native Japan, bento box designs have evolved over the centuries. With client sustainability in mind and precise engineering, the new Stacking Bento System enables idyllic presentations across hospitality properties to create memorable cuisine delivery and unboxing experiences.
Left: Small Drinks Experience Stacking Bento Kit and Right: Large Drinks Experience Stacking Bento Kit
One of the main customs followed during the Year of the Tiger celebrations is entertaining the family and plying them with sumptuous food and rich drinks. Perfectly created for serving drinks to guests in a sleek packaging, Craster’s Large and Small Drinks Experience Stacking Bento Kits are must-haves. Holding bottles and glasses in a stacking unit for easy carriage, these are ideal for guests to ‘unbox’ celebratory champagne by the pool or sip glasses of wine and water in their rooms.
For light meal service for up to two guests, the Fast Break Bento box kit enables elegant presentation of smaller patisserie or sandwiches along with a tray topped with a lid.
A full meal in the Small Meal Stacking Bento Kit (left) and a beautiful breakfast served in the Fast Break Bento Kit (right)
In Japan, celebrating the Lunar New Year often includes delicate cuisine in ornate Jubako bento boxes. Craster’s Small and Large Meal Bento kits allow a similar presentation by showcasing an assortment of exquisite dishes, lush wines and plenty of room for small condiments in hermetic, stacking spaces that are ideal for in-room dining delivery.
Craster imbues the beauty of global trends into our products while putting a modern spin on them to reflect a line of wholesome and innovative products. Explore our newly launched Stacking Bento line available in both Walnut and Oak for the Year of the Tiger.
Alessi introduces the iconic espresso makers 9090 and La conica in vivid original versions
To celebrate its centennial, Alessi treats design lovers to intriguing special editions: Richard Sapper’s espresso coffee maker 9090 and Aldo Rossi’s La conica are featured in the Alessi 100 Values Collection as previously unpublished original versions.
In the Alessi 100 Values Collection, the espresso coffee maker 9090 manico forato features an orange-red handle, and La conica manico lungo comes with light blue details.
UNIQUE, HIGH-QUALITY MOKA POTS have been among the most essential products of the Italian brand Alessi for many decades. Moka pots are also included in the Alessi 100 Values Collection, which was released to celebrate Alessi’s 100th anniversary.
Released during 2021 and 2022, the collection consists of 12 different projects, each presenting one of Alessi’s core values. The sixth project introduces previously unreleased versions of two very iconic and expressive stove-top coffee makers: 9090 by Richard Sapper and La conica by Aldo Rossi. The sixth part of the collection is titled the Research Lab.
“I consider Alessi to be an industrial research laboratory dedicated to a continuous mediation between the immensity of creative possibilities and the needs, or rather the dreams, of the public. Several hundred of the most stimulating designers of the various eras we have been through have worked with us. Their work is documented and preserved in our museum.
Two particularly interesting examples of this aspect of Alessi are the coffee makers – 9090 by Richard Sapper and La conica by Aldo Rossi – of which we present two unpublished ‘laboratory proofs’ from our archives”, Alessi’s president Alberto Alessi explains.
Richard Sapper aimed at designing products that are as long-lasting as possible – that’ why the espresso coffee maker 9090 manico forato is made entirely from steel.
Clad in red: espresso coffee maker 9090 manico forato
Designed by Richard Sapper and released in 1978, the espresso coffee maker 9090 was the first Moka pot in Alessi’s collection as well as the first Alessi item in the permanent collection of MoMA New York.
The new limited edition of the espresso coffee maker, 9090 manico forato, boasts an original, previously unpublished orange-red handle with a perforated inside to facilitate heat dispersion. Red was the only color Sapper regularly used in his objects, often to emphasize the mobile and intersecting parts of the products. This was also the case with the espresso maker 9090, which has an inventive closing system in the handle.
The new limited edition of the espresso coffee maker 9090 is available in two different sizes: a 3-cup model and a 6-cup model.
Richard Sapper (1932–2015) was not only a skilled designer but also a technical innovator whose designs include telephones, computers and even cars. Image: Richard Sapper Archives.
“I wanted to give this machine features that others don’t have, such as the ability to open it and wash it with one hand. I wanted to make better use of the heat, which is why it widens at the base. I didn't want to make a plastic handle because sooner or later they all end up burning and then you throw the coffee machine away. And I wanted to make a machine that didn't look like a coffeemaker... an espresso machine like that isn’t a coffeemaker: it’s a little steam engine!” Sapper once said.
Born in Germany and settled in Milan in the 1950s, Sapper is known not only as a designer of Alessi’s kitchen items but also of many technical devices, such as Lenovo’s ThinkPad laptops. During his career, Sapper won altogether 11 Compasso d’Oro awards.
The espresso coffee maker La conica manico lungo resembles a house with a conical roof.
La conica manico lungo draws from architecture
Designed by architect Aldo Rossi and originally published in 1983, La conica does not look like the most typical Moka pot either. A combination of different geometric shapes, La conica was named after its conical top. The stainless steel pot has a base made of copper, an excellent conductor of heat.
The model published in the Alessi 100 Values Collection is, in fact, the very first version of La conica. Before its release in 1983, the design was modified to suit the requirements of mass production. The new special edition, La conica manico lungo, is easy to distinguish because of its light blue knob and handle, as well as the handle’s horizontal shape, which was inspired by ancient Italian cuccume pots.
La conica manico lungo features a quick-heating copper base and a light blue handle and knob.
Aldo Rossi (1931–1997) had a meritorious career in the fields of architecture as well as product design. Image: Giuseppe Pino.
Aldo Rossi’s architectural background is clearly visible in La conica’s design – the pot is like a narrow conical-roofed house in miniature size. One of the most significant Italian architects of his time, Rossi is famous for his unique style based on primary geometric forms and the use of abstraction and reduction. Rossi was the first Italian architect to win the prestigious Pritzker Architect Award.
Smart and Green - BLUETOOTH MESH: WHAT IS IT?
While the classic Bluetooth is known to all since the exchange of music via smartphones, its colleague, the Bluetooth MESH remains a little in the shadows. Yet it offers a number of endless possibilities. That's why we decided to integrate this technology into our product line. To learn a little more about this unusual Bluetooth, we will try to show you its peculiarities as well as all its features.
Bluetooth MESH: What are the differences with conventional Bluetooth?
The classic Bluetooth allows you to exchange information from one device to another device (one-to-one). It is used for file transfers or in new, fashionable devices such as speakers and Bluetooth headsets. Its operation is simple: a signal is emitted from the smartphone or tablet in order to control a single object.
For its part, Bluetooth MESH offers the ability to control an almost infinite number of products. It is therefore possible to send a signal from one device to another but also to operate it in a group. Thus, each controllable product interacts with its entire environment.
Stölzle Lausitz - New glass ranges at the AMBIENTE
The German glass manufacturer Stölzle Lausitz will be presenting itself at the international consumer goods fair AMBIENTE from February 7th to 12th, 2020 in Frankfurt am Main. At the well-known and proven location at booth D23 in hall 4.2, visitors can expect some new products this year.
Stölzle Lausitz presents its new stem glass series STARlight, which is classic at first sight, but trend-setting at first touch. The special feature of the new series is the thickness - specifically the fineness of the glass. For example, the stem has a diameter that is about ten percent smaller than that of conventional machine made glasses. And the goblet also has a noticeably thinner wall thickness compared to other glasses from machine production. In this way the STARlight series combines lightness with extraordinary elegance. They are perfect for high end gastronomy, 5-star hotels and innovative wine bars. They exude elegance and exclusivity with a high degree of functionality. They also include the usual features of Stölzle glasses being dishwasher safe with a high breakage resistance making them ideal for both professional and home dining.
Another novelty is the HIGHLIGHT series, which comes up with a completely new glass concept: a new technique is hidden in the glass base, which illuminates the stem of the glass after lifting and thus provides a particularly atmospheric effect. The glass lights up until it is switched off again. The light is reactivated immediately by lifting the glass again. The high stem, the seamless transition to the chalice and the slim shape of the goblet ensure that the glasses have an appearance which also lend elegance to special occasions, even before the lighting effect. In addition to the sparkling wine glass, the highlight concept also includes a white wine glass and the champagne glass L’AMOUR with satin hearts on the goblet.
The jury of the Tableware International Awards also honoured the innovative glass concept by placing the highlight champagne glass on the podium and thus among the three best products in the “Fine Glassware” category at the Awards of Excellence 2020.
The German Design Award is one of the most renowned design awards with great national and international importance. The German Design Council awards the prize for innovative products and projects in various categories. The quality of the award is ensured by a top-class international jury.
Ambiente 2020 : ‘RAKSTONE’ launched – Evolving Dynamics of Artisan Tableware
11th February 2020, Frankfurt – Germany: 2020’s biggest and most glamorous tableware Innovation of the year, ‘RAK Stone’. An amalgamation of the best of both worlds as it flaunts the look and finish of stoneware yet is fully vitreous and edge resistant like porcelain. A first in the market, which is distinctive and ideally suited for the HORECA industry’s precise requirements. RAK Stone collection comprises of 2 newly developed ranges Ease and Spot, which offers diners and Chefs exceptional durability and aesthetics.
Ease reflects unrivalled luxury. The interplay of speckled colours and the durability of stoneware results in distinct porcelain pieces that adorn dining tables with novelty.
Timeless elegance defines Spot, its abstract and unique patterns lends visual perfection on to plated meals. The grit and grace of natural stone is handcrafted on premium quality porcelain.
RAK Porcelain unveiled 350 SKU’s at Ambiente 2020 – Messe Frankfurt, this also includes a new organic shaped range ‘Fractal’ designed by celebrity designer Gemma Bernal that adds to our treasury. The renewed partnership follows the enormous success of the ‘Hide’ series from the Epic collection which was felicitated with the Red Dot Design award for product innovation in 2019.
The collections this year were displayed across a massive space of 400 sq.m for the first time as Ambiente dedicated an entire hall exclusively for the HORECA fraternity. The distinction successfully resulted in better footfalls and genuine customer inquiry and networking among industry counterparts.
RAK Porcelains’ assistive wellness dinnerware series ‘Sensate’ - awarded the German international design honour was showcased at the event. Conceived by industrial design expert Sahar Madanat of Twelve Degrees the Sensate collection extends the company’s hospital portfolio. It's universal, user-centric design benefits differently abled people - those with visual limitations, upper limb impairments and stroke victims with limited muscle or hand co-ordination.
RAK Porcelain also launched in 2020 its global website dedicated to core regions of Europe, USA and Rest of the World to simplify their customers and end-users’ digital experience and offer convenient navigation through varied tableware solutions offered.
Craster - Line Table System
Combining discrete contemporary elegance with true operational innovation, Line offers a contemporary aesthetic to fit discreetly into any environment.
The lightweight tops and compact folding leg system combine to offer real advances in the evolution of linenless operation table design.
Each table features an intuitive locking system, with ergonomic grip for seamless set-up, breakdown and change over, with no tools required. Intelligently-designed legs fold into a 43mm width, with table tops slotting underneath on the trolley for class-leading, compact back-of-house storage.
The Line table range is available in two sizes across four different shapes, enabling the creation of various configurations that can be tailored to specific needs. The range consists of five different elements - table tops, legs, modesty panels, cable management, and trolleys.
Introducing Stem Zero - NUDE
Stem Zero
Some look tough but are so fragile.
Some look fragile but are tougher than any other…
What if it was possible to create a glass so fine, so elegant, so exquisite, that it could almost make you feel as if it didn't exist?
That nothing came between you and the enjoyment of your favorite wine.
Our designers at NUDE asked themselves the same question, but after a huge amount of work and dedication have come up with the answer
We call it... Stem Zero with Ion Shielding Technology
Stem Zero Collection
Following Nude’s ethos of keeping things simple and beautiful, Nude’s Stem Zero range consists of 5 glasses; each designed to enhance the experience of different wines.
The range includes a glass for sparkling wines, prestige champagne, delicate white wines, full-bodied white wines, elegant red wines and powerful red wines.
The collection is completed with a range of 3 Stem Zero volcano glasses.
Nothing comes between me and my wine...
Stem Zero Ion Shielding
The lip is gossamer-thin, the bowl delicate, the stem precise. The lightness of Stem Zero focusses all attention on the senses.
Stem Zero is so light that it creates the sensation of weightlessness, allowing you to savour the aroma and taste in a way that until now was considered unimaginable
The Solution
Ion Shielding Technology
By experimenting with strengthening techniques and suppressing the micro-fissures that cause glass to crack, NUDE has employed a special surface modification technology, based on an ion-exchange process.
These larger ions, incorporated into the glass’ surface structure and replacing the smaller ions which cause strains, form compressive stress and make the glasses more robust and more suitable for everyday use.
Mauro Colagreco on Stem Zero
“Wine is an incredible gift of nature, it can raise flavours and bring them to a higher level. In its simplicity with NUDE’s Stem Zero, it almost feels like there is nothing between your lips and the wine.”
Mauro Colagreco - Chef patron of Mirazur