The purist approach to tableware―all white with stainless steel cutlery―has been left far behind in our race for a more relaxed, layered approach to our dining tables. We’re loving colour and pattern interspersed with white―and a mixture of shapes and textures. It’s visually refreshing and satisfies our insatiable appetite for culinary inspiration.
New dinnerware colours to look out for in the second half of 2016 are moody blues and silvery greys ―preferably in a mismatched array of colours and shapes with a generous inclusion of white pieces.
Tableware supplier Noritake has released two collections of high quality porcelain dinnerware―in navy or silver grey―that feature a subtle ‘swirl’ texture on the surface of each piece.
NON (navy on navy) and GOG (grey on grey) feature Coupe dinner plates, salad plates and deep-sided cereal, soup and noodle bowls. Each range is sold as a 12-piece dinner set for four people and there is also a set of four mugs.
Crafted from the finest porcelain NON and GOG are chip resistant, microwave safe and dishwasher safe. Both NON and GOG are the latest addition to the BOB and WOW porcelain dinnerware―fine porcelain tableware featuring a subtly textured ‘Dune’ pattern in either all black (BOB) or all white (WOW).
With the choice of deep navy, silver grey, jet black and crisp white in these four ‘sister’ ranges, there is no end to the layering possibilities of two or more of the four colours being used together on the table.
A 12-piece dinner set from NON and GOG retails for $340. Retail price for the set of four mugs is $92.