Lettuce Dinnerware from Mustardseed & Moonshine

We often see beautiful imported tabletop items, but few have impressed us as much as the amazing botanical-inspired dinnerware lines coming from Cape Town, South Africa's Mustardseed & Moonshine.

We singled out their Lettuce Dinnerware pattern as being exemplary of how they've let nature take its course as they create their fine handcrafted earthenware lines. And impressively, all pieces are dishwasher, oven, and microwave proof.

Mustardseed & Moonshine was founded by Kate Carlyle in Cape Town, South Africa in 1992. Her idea was to make beautiful ceramic flowers that were both usable and lasting, flowers that were meticulously crafted, and yet simultaneously robust and functional. Although the company has grown over the years, it remains a studio of dedicated artists and the pride that goes into each piece is evident. The artists who hand-make all of these delicate heads of lettuce and turn them into high-fired earthenware, work with love and dedication to bring a truly original piece to you.

 

Ink Dish Mugs

We're excited by the trend to bring fine art into porcelain dinnerware, and a company called Ink Dish is blazing some new trails by bringing cutting-edge designers into their product lines. All their products are "A" quality porcelain decorated with an inglaze decal that results in a product both elegant and microwave and dishwasher safe.

While we love all their products, we're passionate about their mug gift packs. A pair of mugs makes the perfect gift. Going over to someone's home for dinner? Skip the cliche bottle of wine and bring over a gift pack of 2 mugs.

The patterns on these mugs were designed for Ink Dish by Paul Timman, and if you don't know the world of high-end tattoos, you might not have heard of Paul. He graduated from the Cleveland Institute of Art's department of Sculpture and Glass, then moved to Hollywood where he started to apply his craft at Sunset Strip Tattoo, the most famous tattoo parlor in the United States. More than 10 years later, Paul has distinguished himself as one of the leading artists in the world and a specialist in Japanese design. He brings first-class star treatment to these mugs -- after all, this is the fellow that inked tattoos for Drew Barrymore, Angelina Jolie, Pamela Anderson, Ben Affleck, Mark Wahlberg, and many other celebrities.

 

 

Ink Dish -- Set of 2 Gift Mugs

$24.79