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Houston-based Rigby
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an angled rim
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unfinished edges mixed with extra-glossy
glazes. $24 per plate➸ The most traditional-looking of the
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denser version of fine china.
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➸ Made in a Portuguese
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finished with
a semi-matte glaze,
Year & Day dishes
have an almost buttery
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slightly undulating edges)
remind you
that, despite the clean
lines, these are not
mass-produced. Pastel
ceramics are the
new basics for dinnerware,
and Year & Day makes
the best-known,
quintessential version
(including, yes,
a millennial-pink option).
$52 for four
➸ This start-up was launched
by a Malala Fund co-founder and an
Everlane alum; the plates are made
with durable-feeling ceramic with
a speckled finish and are hand-painted
in neutrals, not pastels. To save space,
they nestle together in a tidy tower.
$50 for four
➸ The direct-to-
consumer company
(which manufactures
a wide variety of
generic items from
diapers to matcha
powder) sells
basic, inexpensive
plates in
black stoneware or
white porcelain.
While the porcelain
bowls feel sturdy
enough, the plates feel
light—almost
flimsy. These are for
the thrifty.
$16 for four
➸ What started as a pottery outfit in
Asheville, North Carolina, has
blossomed into a lifestyle brand
complete with an online journal. The
plates are made in small batches
from southeastern American clay in
glaze colors like morel.
$42 per plate
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slightlyundulatingedges)
remindyou
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lines,thesearenot
mass-produced.Pastel
ceramicsare the
newbasicsfordinnerware,
andYear& Day makes
thebest-known,
quintessentialversion
(including,yes,
a millennial-pinkoption).
$52forfour
➸ This start-up was launched
by a Malala Fund co-founder and an
Everlane alum; the plates are made
with durable-feeling ceramic with
a speckled finish and are hand-painted
in neutrals, not pastels. To save space,
they nestle together in a tidy tower.
$50 for four
➸ The direct-to-
consumer company
(which manufactures
a wide variety of
generic items from
diapers to matcha
powder) sells
basic, inexpensive
plates in
black stoneware or
white porcelain.
While the porcelain
bowls feel sturdy
enough, the plates feel
light—almost
flimsy. These are for
the thrifty.
$16 for four
➸ What started as a pottery outfit in
Asheville, North Carolina, has
blossomed into a lifestyle brand
complete with an online journal. The
plates are made in small batches
from southeastern American clay in
glaze colors like morel.
$42 per plate