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PORTRAIT: IONA WOLFF; ALL OTHERS COURTESY OF LUKE EDWARD HALL
1. TEAPOT; $375. 2. MEDICEO VASE;
$1,150. 3. OVAL PLATTER; $180.
4. PHARMACY VASE; $375. 5. COFFEE
CUP WITH SAUCER; $250 FOR A PAIR.
DISCOVERIES
STUFF OF LEGEND
Luke Edward Hall has a mania for
Greek mythology. “The stories are
full of love, revenge, and magic,”
explains the British artist and
designer, whose illustrations often
incorporate Olympian motifs.
Hall’s latest thematic exploration
is the Viaggio di Nettuno tableware
collection for Richard Ginori, the
venerable Italian porcelain studio.
Espresso cups, dinner plates, a
candleholder, and more feature
naively drawn deities amid Greek-
key and Vitruvian-wave borders,
coral branches, and scallop shells,
all set against backgrounds of
orange, pink, and turquoise. Hall
found ideas in Ginori’s archives, too.
“I saw an urn and thought, Wouldn’t
it be fun to make handles that look
like mermaid tails?” Something
old has become new again. richard
ginori1735.com —MITCHELL OWENS
SHOPPING
Setting the Mood
What’s on the tabletop menu?
Entertaining in high style, with
favorite finds, pro tips, and more
PRODUCED BY MADELINE O’MALLEY
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