The finalists in Tableware International’s Awards of Excellence 2026 have now been announced. The awards ceremony will be held during Ambiente 2026, taking place on Sunday 8 February from 5.45pm in the Hospitality Academy, Hall 11.0, North Foyer.
Each year we celebrate brands who are delivering innovative and aesthetically pleasing products in a trying trading environment.
As always there are 13 product categories, along with an Outstanding Contribution Award and a Designer of the Year award – both of which are announced on the night.
Our international panel of experts, including buyers, judge the entries across all categories using the following criteria: design, innovation, aesthetics, storytelling.
Each year the awards offer a snapshot into the industry covering a variety of categories including: serveware, barware, flatware/cutlery, casual glassware, fine glassware, decorative, coffee/teaware, hospitality dinnerware, hospitality glassware, casual dinnerware, fine dinnerware, innovation award, sustainability, designer of the year and the outstanding contribution award.
Our award sponsors; Ambiente, Decorium, SACMI, IHA, Shoppe Objet, AndMore, Crystalex, Lucideon, Kerajet, Zuchex, NY Now and Arc, along with our international panel of judges make these awards possible and for that, we are eternally grateful.
So, who has been nominated? Take a look through our special 2026 Finalists supplement to find out.
