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A bit pricy, but nice to look at. These sculptural China serving pieces are made in England and have gentle curves and shapes that abberate from the regular ho-hum.

These have a great shape and would be perfect for the bar or your morning oj.

“Delightfully different barware combines ethereal, thin walls with a boldly inverted design. The resulting modern sophistication is perfect for today’s home bar. “

Imagine how tidy tables would be if everyone who served wine had one of these.

“Waste not a drop with this patented dripless wine pourer, cleverly designed to prevent spills and dribbles onto tables and linens. Double lip catches every drop and returns it to the bottle, providing the perfect pour. Fits all sizes of wine bottles.”

Anyone who knows me knows that I love to eat. So any product that is designed to help me enjoy the consumption process has won my heart already.

“HotCool is an innovative serving concept that makes drinking hot drinks a luxurious taste experience. HotCool keeps hot drinks hot – like mulled wine and specialty coffees – and cold drinks cold – for instance, smoothies and iced tea.. An essential part of the HotCool range is the tray which is handy for carrying cakes or small savoury snacks.”

Presented in gift box.

Material: Glass & Plastic.
Dimensions Latte Cup: 5.25″ high
Volume: 13.5 oz.

Geez. Why don’t more people drink tea out of teacups? I think this teacup is my favorite thing for the day, and maybe if I bought it, it’d be my favorite thing everyday.

height: 5.2 cm.
diameter: 9.5 cm.

material: porcelain

Arne Jacobsen, 1967. What more do you need to know?

“Featuring a brushed stainless steel covered sugar bowl and open creamer with integrated pouring spout, this pair is not only elegant… simply stated, coffee tastes “better” when you add sugar and cream from this piece.”

creamer measures 2″ diameter x 3.75″ height; sugar measures 3″ diameter x 2.25″ height

I can’t quite figure out what is so Nordic about these, but it just looks like a guy named Magnussen designed them. Erik Magnussen, to be exact. Maybe it’s the subtle curves and angles. Anyway, they’re stunning.

Magnussen
5-piece place
setting

designer:
Erik Magnussen

design year:
1981

manufacturer:
Stelton, Denmark

materials:
stainless steel, satin finish

Plastic and crystal, two very different materials combined to make a winning combination (in this particular instance). I like the colors of the plastic cups too.

“A sculpted, transparent glass carafe complete with cups in colored plastic. The unexpected contrast between color and materials creates a dynamic between the cool and warm materials and the rigid lines and soft shapes.

(by Marcel Wanders, 2005)

Glass and plastic. Approx. 1 ltr.

Oh, I like these so much. If you’ve ever heard someone wax poetic about wine, especially when you don’t know much about it other than it tastes kinda good, then you’ll appreciate these coasters.

Pad of disposable paper coasters featuring made-up wine tasting quotes.
48 coasters, 4 each of 12 designs in a tear-off pad.

Have your dishes won any awards lately? These have*. And I can see why.

Microwave and dishwasher safe. Made in Germany.

*Awarded with the Baden-Württemberg International Design Award 2003, the Form 2003, Design Plus 2003, the Good Design Award 2002 Japan, the Good Design Award 2001, a recognition within the Thuringian Product Design Award 2001 competition and the reddot award 2001. Nominated for the Federal Design Award 2002.

The Kinos Sushi Set has been designed to look like paper boxes which have been appropriated as impromptu platters.

DIMENSIONS: Square plate smll18 x 18 x 2,5 cm, soya sauce dish9 x 9 x 2,5 cm Long Plate 26,5 x 9 x 2,5 cm Square plate lrge 26 x 26 x 4 cm

Something worth taking a look at…these cups are square on the bottom and round at the top (thought I’d help you out just in case the picture didn’t do its job) which makes for a very nice shape.

Designed by Florian Aberle.

porcelain

7 x 9 cm

These “Bubble” coasters by Publique Living are made from die-cutting high density closed-cell foam. Mix things up with a set of 5 (brown, orange, white, grey and lime). Hand-wash only. 4″ diam

Smoky glass, on sale, designed by Konstantin Grcic. What more do you need to know?

“These goblets were designed by Konstantin Grcic for Iittala’s Relations line. Grcic was named Brooklyn Museum’s Young Designer of the Year for 1998, and these clean, streamlined pieces are a great example of his work. This glassware was designed to be durable as well as useful; all pieces are designed to be stackable, each resting on an inner ‘shelf’ of the piece below. Available in grey. 11.5oz”

I wish I had seen these before making my christmas list. Shoot. There’s always next year, right? These two Bone China cups are sold as a set. Hand-painted with signature “Goldfish” motif.

Measures 6(d) x 5 (h) cm
Available in one color only