New York Magazine - USA (2019-12-23)

december 23–january 5, 2019 | new york 55

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it used to be that quality dishes entered one’s life via a department store, where you’d find the same Lenox or Edgewood sets your mother chose for

her dining-room table. But buoyed by new predilections for open-shelf kitchens and sprezzatura dinner parties, the humble dinner plate is the latest object

to go direct-to-consumer. Like Warby Parker did for glasses, a whole slew of dinnerware-specific start-ups have launched to sell well-made everyday plates and

bowls that aren’t much more expensive than what you’d find at Ikea. So which to buy? We considered material (the handfeel of the clay; the silkiness of the

porcelain), looks (of-the-moment colors versus neutrals), durability, and, of course, price. After weeks of eating meals and washing dishes, we think Our Place

is the best all-around option: handsome but not flashy, sturdy, with a solid price tag. That’s a practical choice. If you want to splurge on heirloom-grade pieces,

look to East Fork. If you’d prefer a modern spin on classic porcelain, we recommend Hudson Wilder. And for everything in between, see the next page.

Photographs by Hannah Whitaker

.... the look book goes to the big apple circus.................................. balthazar-esque chicken and fries
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The Start-up

Plates

Eating off seven slightly

different direct-to-consumer dishes.

by margaret rhodes

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it used to be that quality dishes entered one’s life via a depart re, where you’d find the same Lenox or Edgewood sets your mother chose for

her dining-room table. But buoyed by new predilections for open-s hens and sprezzatura dinner parties, the humble dinner plate is the latest object

to go direct-to-consumer. Like Warby Parker did for glasses, a whole sle erware-specific start-ups have launched to sell well-made everyday plates and

bowls that a at which to buy? We considered material (the handfeel of the clay; the silkiness of the

porcelain), l e f course, price. After weeks of eating meals and washing dishes, we think Our Place

is the best all-around option: handsome but not flashy, sturdy, with a solid price tag. That’s a practical choice. If you want to splurge on heirloom-grade pieces,

look to East Fork. If you’d prefer a modern spin on classic porcelain, we recommend Hudson Wilder. And for everything in between, see the next page.

Photographs by Hannah Whitaker

.... the look book go ar-esque chicken and fries
.................. a brooklyn yurt......

The Start-up

Plates

Eatingoffseven slightly

differentdirect-to-consumer dishes.

bymargaretrhodes

best bets