Steelite International Partners with Robert Gordon Australia, Launches PIER Collection

With the official American launch of the PIER collection at the recent NRA Show in Chicago, Steelite International has partnered with Robert Gordon Australia to bring another exciting hospitality dinnerware collection to the hotel and restaurant sector throughout the world. New PIER is a beautiful, naturalistic porcelain that includes an exciting and informal assortment of embossed plates, bowls and accessories. PIER features a neutral reactive glaze color and unique finish, with no two pieces of this Australian-designed porcelain looking exactly alike. In addition, the color intensity will vary from piece to piece, creating a hand-crafted look for your food presentation.

With a reputation for continually bringing new and exciting products to hotel and restaurant tabletops throughout the world, Steelite continues that trend with the Robert Gordon brand. For over 70 years and three generations, Robert Gordon Australia has been making top quality pottery. The brand stands for craftsmanship and creativity. While remembering their heritage, the team at Robert Gordon is fired up about their future.

While at the show, we had the opportunity to meet up with family member Sam Gordon, who was at the Steelite booth with Executive Chef Gareth Howard from Sydney’s famed ACRE Restaurant, a 350-seat sustainable farm-to-table concept restaurant.

Made to be incredibly durable, Robert Gordon pieces are created also with a strong focus on innovation and design. The Robert Gordon brand is synonymous with quality, and therefore, they feel they are the best in Australia at what they do.

With placements of the Robert Gordon product already in multiple American restaurants, here’s what top chef Gavin Kaysen, from Minneapolis’ SPOON AND STABLE had to say:

‘I have worked in kitchens for over 20 years, my plates are my canvas. I only buy the best, and by that I mean quality and design. With Robert Gordon plates you get both, they are strong and they withhold the demand of my restaurant all while maintaining a beauty and care for design. I used them once and have never looked back.’

So, it looks like the cavalcade of new and interesting tabletop products for chefs and restaurateurs from Steelite International continues. With both companies in this new partnership having a deep commitment to chefs and the hospitality world, this looks like a great, long-term matchup. We can’t wait to see what the future brings from these two dynamic companies.

For more information on PIER and the partnership between Steelite International and Robert Gordon, go here:  http://us.steelite.com/