35 China Ideas That Will Inspire You to Register for Dishes Like These Cool Girls Do
Follow the stylish set when it comes to setting your own table.
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How do cool girls do dishes? We asked our favorite trendsetters, including Joy Cho, Kelly Wearstler, Jenny Packham, Jennifer Fisher, Celerie Kimble, and Clare Vivier, to share the china they chose when outfitting their first family home, then added like-minded picks that can be served up beautifully alongside them.
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Playfully Preppy
Meet the Trendsetter: Joy Cho, lifestyle blogger behind Oh Joy!
Her Style: "I wanted something that veered from the look of traditional china. Pops of color and whimsical polka dots fit the bill," says Cho.
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Playfully Preppy
Her Pick: Kate Spade New York "Market Street" soup bowl; katespade.com.
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Get the Look: Graphic patterns and notice-me hues translate to a table that is practically begging for a party. Look for add-ons with splashes of color in complementary shades.
Like-Minded Pick: Casa Alegre by Vista Alegre "Blur" dinner plate in pink, $20; vistaalegre.bridgecatalog.com.
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Playfully Preppy
Like-Minded Pick: Bodo Sperlein for Nikko Ceramics "Cloud" salad plate in jade green, $44; nikkoceramics.com.
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Playfully Preppy
Like-Minded Pick: Monique Lhuillier for Waterford "Etoile" accent plate in platinum blue, $60; waterford.com.
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Playfully Preppy
Like-Minded Pick: Charlene Mullen for Royal Doulton dinner plate, $17.99; royaldoulton.com.
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Laid-Back Luxury
Meet the Trendsetter: Kelly Wearstler, interior designer
Her Style: "My dining room table is very refined, so I selected organic, raw china as a foil. The result is unexpected and less precious, which is the heart of my design aesthetic," says Wearstler.
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Laid-Back Luxury
Her Pick: Jaune de Chrome "Aguirre Gold" dinner plate, $180; devinecorp.net.
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Laid-Back Luxury
Get the Look: A touch of glitz is all you need to rock a low-key-meets-high-style look. The earthy browns and grays in the following china selections get a polished pick-me-up from metallic accents.
Like-Minded Pick: Royal Crown Derby "Equus Horse Head" plate in black and gold, $220; devinecorp.net.
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Laid-Back Luxury
Like-Minded Pick: Bernardaud "Bulle Sable Noir" salad plate, $73; bernardaud.com.
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Laid-Back Luxury
Like-Minded Pick: Anna Weatherley "Golden Patina Star" plate, $98; devinecorp.net.
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Laid-Back Luxury
Like-Minded Pick: Gourmet Basics by Mikasa "Verona" 16-piece setting, $100; mikasa.com.
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Laid-Back Luxury
Like-Minded Pick: Michael Wainwright "Panthera" medium bowl with gold edge, $200; michaelwainwright.com.
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Updated Classics
Meet the Trendsetter: Jenny Packham, fashion designer
Her Style: "If I like something, I don't save it just for special occasions. And I love these plates! They're feminine and elegant—totally in sync with my dress collections," says Packham.
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Updated Classics
Her Pick: Wedgwood "Intaglio" 4-piece setting, $80; bedbathandbeyond.com.
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Updated Classics
Get the Look: Put a contemporary spin on time-honored white-on-white settings by choosing an accent color. (As you'll see, we chose blue!) Then play with pattern and scale; as long as you stay within the palette, you're as fine as the china gracing your table.
Like-Minded Pick: Vera Wang for Wedgwood "Organza" 5-piece setting, $100; wedgwood.com.
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Updated Classics
Like-Minded Pick: Noritake "Cher Blanc" 5-piece round setting, $90; noritakechina.com.
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Updated Classics
Like-Minded Pick: Williams-Sonoma "Brasserie Blue-Banded" dinner plate, $60 for 4; williams-sonoma.com.
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Updated Classics
Like-Minded Pick: Richard Brendon Meets Patternity dinner plate, $105; Bergdorf Goodman, 212-872-2870.
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Updated Classics
Like-Minded Pick: Timothy Corrigan Royal Limoges "Recamier Blue Star" dinner plate, $95; maisondefrance.bridgecatalog.com.
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Elevated Essentials
Meet the Trendsetter: Jennifer Fisher, jewelry designer
Her Style: "I was looking for utilitarian: pieces that are fancy enough to entertain with, versatile enough to pair with any colored or patterned linens, and classic enough to use every day, which I do!" says Fisher.
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Elevated Essentials
Her Pick: Astier de Villatte "Victor" side plate, $75, soup bowl, $80, and dinner plate, $90; abchome.com.
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Elevated Essentials
Get the Look: You don't have to stick with stark white dishes to make your table look harmonious. Bring in subtle shades, like creams and grays, and add variety with nubby textures and unusual shapes.
Like-Minded Pick: Lenox "Butler's Pantry" accent plate, $22, and dinner plate, $25; lenox.com.
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Elevated Essentials
Like-Minded Pick: Vietri "Bellezza" salad plate, $42; vietri.com.
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Elevated Essentials
Like-Minded Pick: Vietri "Lastra" dinner plate in gray, $42; vietri.com.
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Elevated Essentials
Like-Minded Pick: Match "Viviana" pasta bowl, $115; laterrinedirect.com.
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Elevated Essentials
Like-Minded Pick: Mateus by Tord Boontje "Grey Lake" platter, $225; biacordonbleu.bridgecatalog.com.
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Vintage Charm
Meet the Trendsetter: Celerie Kemble, interior designer
Her Style: "I inherited most of my china, which inspired my love of the mix-and-match look. The vivid plate, from the 1950s, speaks to my sensibilities perfectly: a cross between playfulness and formality," says Kemble.
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Vintage Charm
Her Pick: Minton China "Cockatrice" dinner plate in pink, $220; replacements.com.
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Vintage Charm
Get the Look: Intricate, multihued china offers many jumping-off points for expanding your collection. Pair it with designs that share one of the main colors in your pattern for an eclectic but refined look.
Like-Minded Pick: Juliska "Country Estate" party plate in pumpkin, $98 for 4; juliska.com.
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Vintage Charm
Like-Minded Pick: Marie Daâge "Maduraï Divertimente" dessert plate, $135; mariedaage.com.
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Vintage Charm
Like-Minded Pick: Richard Ginori "Toscana" dinner plate, $800; 415-982-1616.
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Vintage Charm
Like-Minded Pick: Augarten hand-painted plate, $260; shop.neuegalerie.org.
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Vintage Charm
Like-Minded Pick: Waterford "Lismore Diamond" 5-piece setting in Cinnabar, $140; waterford.com.
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Global Chic
Meet the Trendsetter: Clare Vivier, handbag designer
Her style: "We started our collection with unadorned plates in cream and rust. Since then, we've gone brighter with turquoise and persimmon pieces, but we still use our first 'newlywed' dinnerware nearly every day," says Vivier.
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Global Chic
Her Pick: Heath Ceramics "Coupe" dinner plates in Redwood and Linen, $34 each; heathceramics.com.
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Global Chic
Get the Look: Work a boho (and beautiful!) vibe by setting calm and simple styles against bold colors, funky designs, and a mix of materials. Stacking a china bowl atop a stoneware charger? But of course!
Like-Minded Pick: Alberto Pinto "Bahia" charger in orange, $330; devinecorp.net.
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Global Chic
Like-Minded Pick: Vista Alegre "Olhar o Brasil" dinner plate in red, $30; myvistaalegre.com.
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Global Chic
Like-Minded Pick: Crate & Barrel "18th St." dinner plate, $13; crateandbarrel.com.
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Global Chic
Like-Minded Pick: Keith Kreeger Studios "Hudson" dinnerware, from $44; keithkreeger.com.
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Global Chic
Like-Minded Pick: Juba Tenshin "Slipware" oval bowl in white, $70; chariotsonfire.com.
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