Design Objects
Tableware · lighting · small domestic objects
The category where a brand's taste is most exposed.
A cup, a lamp, a tray: small objects are the most personal part of a range, and the fastest place for a diluted finish to show.
Materials span ceramic, glass, metal and wood — each with its own tolerance and failure mode, which is why they are quoted separately rather than bundled.
The four points where this category is decided.
- 01Form development and proportion
- 02Glaze, coating and surface finish
- 03Weight and balance consistency
- 04Retail packaging and presentation
Volumes, tooling and lead times are agreed per project — they follow the material and the finishing, not a price list.
Answered before the meeting.
Glaze and colour trials before the series
Drop and dishwasher testing where the use requires it
Mixed-material sets quoted per component
Food-contact articles need a declaration of compliance; glaze and decoration are checked against the migration limits that apply to the material.
Certificates and test reports are held by the manufacturer or the test house, and are supplied as copies with the documents for each shipment.
Developing something in design objects?
Send a drawing, a tech pack, or a sample you already sell. We reply with what is realistic and what a first sample takes.