Trends - Tableware




Gio Ponti "Diamond" Solid Sterling Flatware
photo Architonic

Food, to me, is something that makes me forget I'm hungry.

I was lucky enough to have a great woman of Portuguese decent in my life that taught me to make each meal a celebration.  A celebration of color. 

Thank goodness for great china, linen and flatware!  

Gio Ponti, may be best known for designing Milan's first skyscraper - Pireli Tower, however, he was also an influential contributor to post war industrial design.  Ponti designed the 1958 "Diamond" Sterling Silver Flatware collection for American silver manufacturer Reed & Barton. Described as having an exceedingly luxurious feel and staggeringly perfect finish, "Diamond" is the flatware for those who like their modernism top of the line.

I like to use vintage throws or bedspreads of Satin, Danish linen, or Italian wool as tablecloths. Sometimes I even use a vibrant cotton 70s flat sheet with a chiffon overlay.  If vintage isn't your thing, Habitat does some beautiful multipurpose throws.



Beatrice Wood, the Mama of Dada, created some divine ceramics known for their luster-glaze. Find some inspirational pieces at Etsy.

Beatrice Wood plate
photo Treadway Gallery