Adaptability and elegance, attention to detail and sustainability: these are the pillars upon which the hospitality sector of the future will be built. And companies are ready for this, as was seen at HostMilano last October.

“The cocooning trend and Covid-related supply chain issues were accelerators for the consumption of regional, high-quality and sustainable home products,” says Ben Dibbern, managing director of Dibbern GmbH.

His company, which recently launched a porcelain coffee filter developed with a young German coffee roastery (“the desire to combine craftsmanship, quality, aesthetics, taste and sustainability fuelled the realisation of this project”) says HostMilano showed “that industries need trade shows for networking, meeting new customers and exchanging experiences, ideas etc. The last two years have shown us that we need actual shows for that personal contact.”

“There is a spirit of enterprise that has prompted us to add various new ideas,” says Roberta Marta, marketing manager of Siggi Group. “On all our models comfort and ease of maintenance are the basis of the quality all workers are guaranteed, and to this we add a strong identity through Italian design that is simple but bold and unmistakable. The identity of professionals is expressed through their work, and uniforms are their visiting card.”

This has led to the creation of women’s workwear that is comfortable in all sizes, from the smallest to the more generous, “while still ensuring an attractive, modern look. ‘Curvy approved’ is the term used for Siggi garments designed for all body shapes.”

Inclusivity also motivated the creation of an innovative, easy-to-read garment maintenance label, featuring both visual and tactile indications (including a 3D-printed code), so that washing, drying and ironing instructions can be accessed by the sighted and the visually impaired alike.

Sustainability and safety are another important theme. “In order to meet this demand, all Siggi garments conform to the Standard 100 by OEKO-TEX voluntary control and certification system (independent and standardised worldwide) for raw materials and finished and semi-finished textile products at all stages of processing. It guarantees the absence of harmful substances for human beings and for the environment.”