Design Directions - Tabletop: The Modern Table
Kara Cox -- Home Accents Today, 2/1/2006
Contemporary style emanates from these tabletop designs whether they are shown in shiny silver metal or pop art geometrics. Clean graphics meet creative shapes as porcelain molds leaves into a teacup or a condiment tray takes on human form moving modern tabletop into high design. All prices are suggested retail
The Forest Leaf teacup from Michael Aram's Earth Forest Leaf Collection is sculpted from dolomite ceramic and accented with a silver twig teaspoon ($80, set of four cups and saucers). eLink 578
Carrol Boyes combines form and function for a condiment tray featuring a Woman sculpted holder on a wood board that holds two sleek stainless steel bowls and spoons ($120). eLink 580
The Harlequin pattern from Richard Ginori's Missoni Collection brings modern couture with pop art geometrics in a fresh palette of magenta, lime and turquoise. eLink 579
The East Hampton Collection's Straw web table linens from Home, James! lend a spider web pattern to natural raffia placemats with all-cotton napkins in edgy black and white stripes ($10 to $12 each). eLink 582
Rosanna's Sausalito tea set and tray evoke the pop graphics of the '60s and '70s with a Danish blue silhouetted image on simple white tableware ($30 to $40). eLink 581
