Who Are Davis & Waddell?
Featured in more than 20 magazines over the last few years, no doubt you’ve stumbled on the curious Davis & Waddell name alongside some curiously inventive kitchenware at one time or another. Whether it was the tongue-in-cheek humour of the Angry Mama microwave cleaner or the simple elegance of their contemporary tableware, Davis & Waddell leave an impression.
So who are Davis & Waddell? For one thing, they're completely Australian. From tough grilling equipment to tastefully modern utensils, this brand has a bit of downtown Sydney and rugged outback in its blood. So what makes this Australian kitchenware
what it is?
The History and the Making of an Australian Kitchenware Legend
For more than 20 years, Davis & Waddell have been designing kitchenware
and appliances in Melbourne to serve a unique Australian ethos. In doing so, they’ve styled themselves as an upstart, already competing with the likes of Cuisinart, Oxo, and Kitchenaid.
How have they done it? By keeping on top of modern trends. They actively collaborate with buyers to carefully develop products with the right style and design to meet their customers' needs.
Since the beginning, the company has sought to create a wide variety of complimentary products instead of focusing on one niche. It’s a bold strategy which has been paying off. So what product lines are of particular interest to Australian foodies today?
A Look Into Some Davis & Waddell Kitchenware Collections
Ultimately, it’s Davis & Waddell’s 9 unique kitchenware
collections that define the brand and its products. Each one helps you tell a story. The question is, which story do you want to tell? Here are six of these collections to give you some inspiration.
MAVERICK
Davis & Waddell could hardly consider itself a real Australian kitchenware
brand if it didn’t do justice to our love of a good barbecue. America may be more famous for its barbeque, but even our best chefs miss the unique flavour and flair of Australian barbecue when they’re away from home.
What do you need to get your own grilling career off the ground? That could be something as simple as an Australian Flag BBQ Turner (and let’s be serious, no Australia Day barbecue is going to be complete without one from here on out). But for true grill devotees, you’ll need proper equipment, like carbon steel grill trays to take your grilling experience beyond the simple beauty of lamb or seafood, to include potatoes and peppers and give a little colour to your plate.
TASTE
Barbecue may be delicious, but you can’t spend all day outside, so great tableware is essential. Davis & Waddell’s Taste collection has timeless classics with a few curious innovations thrown in. Take in the incredible elegance of the Davis & Waddell High Tea
range with its gold accents and old world charm.
When it’s not tea time, there’s also tableware with a whimsical flair perfect for kids or the young at heart. Take the clean lines, fun colors, and animal accents of the Critters mugs. Then, later on, when it’s wine and cheese time for the adults, an elegant mango wood cutting board makes the perfect tool for presenting your guests with anything from goat cheese to figs.
TERRA
Terracotta is one of the oldest materials we have. It has been used by humans for everything from kitchenware to beautiful artwork for upwards of 5000 years for good reason. It’s unique properties make it inexpensive, beautiful and great for cooking. No wonder even the ancient Etruscans were huge fans.
Davis & Waddell’s Terra
collection comes from cultures with terracotta traditions nearly as old: they’re made in Spain and Tunisia. The portion from Spain feature a rustic deep brown color and specialties like a tagine for making the classic Moroccan dish. The rest of the line is hand-painted in Tunisia with stunning colours and geometric designs.
ASIA ONE
There’s no denying that a wide variety of Asian cuisines are playing an increasingly important role in defining Australian food in the 21st century. These days, a good chicken curry seems as authentically Australian as a roasted leg of lamb. And why not: the flavours and cooking techniques our northern neighbors have brought to our shores have only made our cuisine better. But to do these dishes justice, you also need the right equipment.
The Asia One collection aims to bring you not only the technique, in the form of bamboo steamers and sturdy woks, but the culture of this food. With servingware that allows you to experience food the way it was meant to be experienced, the right tools make everything from sushi to dumplings feel like a real celebration of Australian diversity.
SMALL ELECTRICAL
Of course, there’s more to becoming a great kitchenware
brand than mugs and woks. Getting electrical appliances just right takes an even more careful touch. Davis & Waddell do just that with their digital slow cooker
. Its clean lines and simple interface take care of all of the tasks of a slow cooker without any of the unnecessary extras.
But there are also innovators here. The electric pizza oven with stone takes the famously difficult task of making great pizza at home and simplifies it in one machine. A confined area makes it easy to get up to the high temperatures required to bake a delicious pizza to perfection – without even having to turn on the oven.
ESSENTIALS
The true mark of any great kitchenware
brand is the ability to do the basics just right. That means everything from a solid beer glass to a reliable kettle. This collection is all about taking on the tough task of making the ordinary extraordinary for your kitchen. That could be something as simple as a cheeky mustache on a glass, or taking lids to the next level with silicon.
You might be looking for clean modern lines, or a sense of humour and whimsy, but in either case, great essentials are, well, essential. Building up the tools of your kitchen is no time to forget about quality or fun.
A Chance to Win
Best of all, if you purchase any item from Davis & Waddell during June of 2016, you'll be entered in our draw to win a set of 6 items from the Taste collection including:
- Gravy Boat & Saucer
- Loft Serving Bowl
- Loft Rectangular Platter
- Loft Square Platter
- Serving Jug
- Langham Rectangular Platter
