Square is the new round!
3.30 am is anyone else up? Crazy schedule which I am sure you are all bored of me saying so will shut up and be quick as my taxi arrives soon to whisk me off the station to another part of the country.
Very exciting news I have been working on two new ranges (not quite ready for launching but nearly so. A scented candle range, think beautiful thick glass mouth blown containers in inky sludgy colors with phenomenal scents, and also a tableware range. I designed it in September can you believe and like anything it takes forever to get into production. I wanted all the pieces hand thrown since I hate beyond hate mass-produced crockery – going hand thrown means they can be super super thin, wonky and hand glazed to my obsessional (and beyond annoying I am sure) fussy eye. These pics came in yesterday from our artisans in South Africa and whilst I’ve got to tweak the hues a tad (bit more inky sludgy) it gives you an idea of the range. I’ve gone down the rectangular, square route since I am a little bored of round plates. When in NYC not so long ago many of me meals
were served on beautiful slate rectangular or square platters. Also when sourcing all the tableware for Heston’s new show, Cooking with Heston (on this eve, Channel 4, 8pm), it made me realize how vertically everything dinner plate wise is round. Also colour palette wise I wanted to follow my vibe and so have chosen, olives, moss green, greys, deep deep blues as well as some neutrals as course. Rooms like food look better on dark backgrounds.
Square is the new round you know!
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Square is the new round! | Shelterholic Now said this on January 11, 2012 at 4:15 am |
Abigail, 3.30 pm in Australia – so working hard – you are an absolute inspiration! Love love your work.. Your ideas are so fresh, comfortable and at times gobsmacking – so original and inviting. xx
Wow thank you amazing comments makes it all so worth while x
OMG beautiful, absolutely divine!
xxxxx
Oh my God, they are beauuuuuuuuutil, I want the whole set
Thank you x
Oh my, they are so great – the colors, how much I love those colors!!!
i couldn’t love this more…
I share with you the hate for mass-produced crockery.This past weekend I began my search for tableware and found nothing. My current collection of dinnerplate consist of only 2 plates (and not pretty ones they are only functional) because I have not found anything that I will want to serve my food. I am so happy to you are here to help us make our home beautiful.
A few post back you wrote about using glitter . I bought a few t-lights with gold inside and I am totaly in love with the way to look at night.
Your blog as change the way I live in my home. You’re my muse.
OMG utterly stunning!! Handcrafted anything is the best. It speaks. Happy new year Abigail – I have a zillion of your blogs to catch up on reading. Hope you’re feeling better by now Jen ox
Thank you
But I’m guessing round is still the square (well, rectangle) for tables though …
agree, square (or slightly off square!) looks great
So exciting and I love love love the colours in your collection. Fabulous imperfection makes everything wonderful.
Really stunning. So much better than all the bland white, ever so perfect china out there. I constantly buy seconds from potteries as i love all the imperfect wibbly wobbly edges. Give me cup that is ever so slightly tilted or a plate that is so not circular and the glaze is imperfect and i am a happy girl!