Tableware

Setting a table comes down to three decisions: the dinnerware line, the glassware, then the few accessories that hold everything together. This collection brings together complete sets, plates and bowls, glasses and carafes, vases and what you need to anchor them.

Choose a line, then extend it

Pieces bearing the same name belong to the same line: Greeny comes back as bowls and dessert plates, Matty as dinner plates, while the Amsterdam set is bought complete from the start. Begin with a single line, your everyday one, and add to it later rather than mixing everything from the outset. Two lines live together very well if they share a shade.

Two glasses are enough

A stemmed glass for wine and a lower water glass cover nearly every meal. The Alba stemmed glasses stand twenty-two and a half centimeters tall: they need a high shelf, with the water glasses stored in front. A carafe from the same family extends the set with no effort to match.

The accessories that hold the table

A clip-on tablecloth weight keeps the fabric in place on a garden table, where the wind undoes everything. Stones and gravel fill the bottom of a vase: they weigh down the base and keep a stem upright when water alone is not enough.

Frequently asked questions

Can the lines be mixed together?

Yes, as long as one shade carries over from one line to the other. The simplest approach is to keep one line for everyday use and reserve the other for dessert and coffee.

Which glass for water, which glass for wine?

The low, wide glass for water, the stemmed glass for wine: your hand holds the stem and does not warm the wine. A stemmed glass is stored upright, since its rim is its thinnest part.

How do I care for glassware?

Wash it by hand in lukewarm water, and avoid moving it from hot to cold: it is the change in temperature that cracks glass.