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Loveliness on a plate, that’s what this is. Delicate light grey patterns grace the white porcelain plates and bowls, and, of course, this particular collection was designed by Tord Boontje. Dishwasher safe.

Handmade from high quality porcelain materials, this collection is really kind of fun with it’s slighty off-kilter design. The red line is a silkscreen print applied by hand, and it’s just the perfect touch.

All pieces are made with non-toxic glazes suitable for any foods and beverages and are dishwasher safe.

I absolutely love these plates and I know that they are way too expensive (at least for the average person). But they’re so completely lovely; the hand painted insects were taken from a famous Cumberland pattern designed by Joseph Zachenberger from 1760-1765 (I’m such a sucker for historical replicas).

hand painted, glazed porcelain bisque underneath.

Insect fruit plate (one insect),
$290.00,

Insect fruit plate (two insect),
$350.00,

Insect fruit plate (three insect),
$405.00

I like these so much I can hardly stand to talk about them. At first glance, these plates look like the picturesque towns and touristy places, but, upon closer inspection you notice that you don’t really know what’s going on. All of these plates are digital decal prints (on ceramic) of nondescript places in upstate New York. Telephone wires, ‘wrong’ cars on the road, and other odd things make these odd plates really quite wonderful. (Two more are available, just not shown here.)

Each plate is numbered from a limited edition of 300.

dimensions: 12″ wide.

Do you happen to remember the Black Forest Vases I posted forever ago? Were you paying attention? Probably not, and that’s okay, because I’m going to do you a favor and let you know about the expansion of that particular graphic into dinnerware. I’m excited about it even though I can’t afford it.

Made in Germany from Fine Bone China. Dishwasher safe.

lovely, isn’t it?

Each set of Fusion Dinnerware from Vessel includes 2 plates, a bowl and a mug. The plates and bowls each have two partitions for separation of your food-stuffs.

Dimensions (inches): large plate 12 D
small plate 9.3 D
bowl 8.3 D
mug 4.5 D x 4 H
stoneware, dishwasher/microwave-safe

Oh man. This is something special. Maybe you’ve seen her stuff before, maybe not. I saw a picture of one of her designs months ago and only recently found the name to match the plate. Sarah Cihat rehabilitates discarded dishware by applying templates/designs, painting and then reglazing. As you can see, the results are spectacluar. I might have to buy some. Or learn glazing techniques.

Want a sky-scape on your table?

By Karim Rashid

Porcelain