4 Ceramic Dishes We're Putting Everything in Right Now
Something to consider: if your food is plated on gorgeous ceramic dishes, it will taste better. Another thing to consider: You don't need to be eating out at a sun-drenched, stylish cafe to experience this joy. Whether you want to showcase a citrus salad or a warm chaider, there's a perfect vessel waiting for you. With these truths in mind, here are some of the ceramics we're crushing on lately.
Helen Levi Ceramics1/4Helen Levi
We want this set of stoneware dinner plates for the names alone: ghost, dandelion, pigeon, and peach (should I get a litter of kittens and use those as the names too?). From New York-bred photographer and potter Helen Levi, this set was inspired by the mismatched Fiestaware of her youth. Levi found a way to make the production process less of a bear, so we can all afford the stunning sets. A perfect harmony: chocolate buckwheat waffles and a fabulous Sunrise plate.
Pauline Wolstencroft2/4Pauline Wolstencroft
If you've ever wanted to serve something out of a palm-sized landscape painting, Pauline Wolstencroft has found the way. Using California influence and her background in studio art, Wolstencroft merges worlds into practical objects. With this pink and marigold 4-inch dish, you could cup a sprinkling of toppings, a dab of sauce, or spoonful of honey. This mango toast with hazelnut-pepita butter requires a variety of accoutrement ideal for such a thing.
Shino Takeda3/4Shino Takeda
Inspired by the ceramic-rich Japanese island where she grew up, Shino Takeda likes to capture all her senses—constantly changing with the seasons—in her one of a kind pieces. She makes her pottery as she would a dish, mixing flavors until they look and taste just right. The irregularity, the colors, the rustic delicacy—it all comes together in one perfect object. A hemp milk chai with superdust would be most fitting in this cup.
Sandra Jávera4/4Sandra Jávera
What do you get when you take a Brazilian architect and add an interest in children's illustration and a fondness of home goods? That would be the whimsical, wabi-sabi work of Sandra Jávera. Her approach to pottery is a three-dimensional exploration of her drawings, and we definitely want to pile this piece with all the citrus we can find at the market.
Buy Sandra Jávera servingware (prices vary).
