Design Directions - Tabletop: Fashion Forward
Kara Cox -- Home Accents Today, 2/1/2006
This spring's tabletop designs bring high fashion to the forefront with formal porcelain designs. These glamorous pieces attract attention with additions like sparkling jewels and extravagant motifs from chic coral to rich blooms. Look for color, color, color in pink, orange and elegant black and white combinations. All prices are suggested retail.
Exotic tiger lilies decorate the gold-rimmed Mamie's Garden porcelain from Marc Blackwell. Some flowers are shown in spicy colors, others in a chic black and white sketch ($36 to $180). eLink 571


Posh pink accents the delicate cup and saucer from Woodmere's James Buchanan addition to the White House Collection of historic reproductions ($59). eLink 568
L'Objet's Spice Jewels salt and pepper shakers add glamour to the table with multicolored Swarovski crystal encrusted on platinum and gold oval rings around crystal spheres ($155 per set). eLink 570

Aquatic Garden from Philippe Deshoulieres lends an elegant touch to underwater whimsy with a bright palette of aqua, orange and green ($135 per place setting). eLink 572
Versace brings its flair for fashion to the table with the bold Primavera vases in sharp gold and blue from Rosenthal ($250 to $495). eLink 573

A. Raynaud & Co.'s Cristobal candy and bon bon dishes offer a modern coral pattern on the finest crisp white Limoges porcelain. eLink 569




























