Sur(Real)
raves
In collaboration with Porcelain Studio Klimenkoff, Russian artist Varya Alay reimagines the concept of matching dinnerware and explores the outer limits of the imagination with two separate plate sets called Love Triangle I and II. “I always wanted to do something in a naive, surrealistic style. I draw an imaginary hypertrophied (exaggerated) world and imagine myself in it,” Alay says. We’ll gladly join her there. Love Triangle I by Porcelain Studio Klimenkoff, $1,200 for a set of six plates at {Far4}, Seattle, far4.net.
Clean Design
Casual yet sophisticated, NuBe Green’s locally made cotton canvas napkins make it easy to mind our manners. Oversized with red or navy top-stitching and raw edges, these napkins can make enjoying a good meal a great experience. Cotton canvas dinner napkin, $13 at NuBe Green, Seattle, nubegreen.com.
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GRAY ISSUE No. three
Shake That
Brass, copper, or aluminum— it’s a veritable periodic table on your dining table. Well, brass is an alloy, but who’s keeping track? What we can count on is another genius design from Seattle’s Ladies & Gentlemen Studio. Cylinder Shakers, from $52 at Ladies & Gentlemen Studio, Seattle, ladiesand gentlemenstudio.com.