Jason Solarek
@
Bridge
20 days ago •
Jan. 5, 2025
• 11:07 AM
NYT: Five Generations Carry On a Fine China Tradition with Haviland
Jason Solarek
@
Bridge
20 days ago •
Jan. 5, 2025
• 11:07 AM
NYT: Five Generations Carry On a Fine China Tradition with Haviland
I was happy to learn about the history of fine china in today’s Times—and even more so when discovering the 1910s pattern featured was made by our current day client Haviland.
The article also mentions Lenox, another client we’re happy to work with.
Trivia:
In the late 1960s, the bridal market made up 64% of the fine china sales. (While fewer brides register for china these days, I wonder if this number is higher or lower today. Bridal may be the only market for fine china today.)
In 2024 about 11% of brides registered for fine china according to the Knot—about half the percent 10 years ago. (I imagine it’s possible that in 10 more, only 5% of wedding registries will contain fine china.)
The growth areas in registry sales are house funds, cash gifts, outdoor goods, and experiences (i.e. travel).
P.S. I was happy to learn that our collaborator Amy Stavis, the Editor of Tableware Today, was a resource for this article when the journalist Rukmini Callimachi did her research.
The article also mentions Lenox, another client we’re happy to work with.
Trivia:
In the late 1960s, the bridal market made up 64% of the fine china sales. (While fewer brides register for china these days, I wonder if this number is higher or lower today. Bridal may be the only market for fine china today.)
In 2024 about 11% of brides registered for fine china according to the Knot—about half the percent 10 years ago. (I imagine it’s possible that in 10 more, only 5% of wedding registries will contain fine china.)
The growth areas in registry sales are house funds, cash gifts, outdoor goods, and experiences (i.e. travel).
P.S. I was happy to learn that our collaborator Amy Stavis, the Editor of Tableware Today, was a resource for this article when the journalist Rukmini Callimachi did her research.