Set a Timeless Table in Shades of White

Beautifully crafted, creamy tableware becomes art you can use every day.

September 8, 2025

While starched white tablecloths might signal formality, these artfully formed finds in shades from eggshell to ivory bring a serenity, simplicity of palette, and textural richness to the table that’s anything but fussy.

NATURAL SELECTION

Flame Bowl by Jean Roger,
$550, schumacherboutique.com

UNDER MY THUMB

Thumbprint Dish by Elsa Peretti for Tiffany & Co., $140, tiffany.com

HOLED UP

Cirque Luminaire by Formations, price upon request,
formationsusa.com

FASHION PLATE

Creamware Hand Cast Scallop
Salad Plate by Frances Palmer Pottery, $100, francespalmerpottery.com

TEA FOR TWO

Lightscape Teapot by Ruth Gurvich for Nymphenburg, $1,549, nymphenburg.com

SHELL GAME

Salt and Pepper Snail Set by
Ted Muehling for Nymphenburg,
$486, nymphenburg.com

PERFECT PITCH

Pelican Pitcher by Jean Roger, $1,400, jeanrogerparis.com

GARDEN GLORIES

Simple Veggie Knife Rests by Soleil Moustier, $44 for four, thearkelements.com

ORGANIC MATTER

White Gesso Short Candlestick by Carol Leskanic, $280, marchsf.com

RIPPLE EFFECT

Lampedusa Vase by Benedetto
Fasciana, price upon request,
rossanaorlandi.com

WEAVE A SPELL

Moreau Double Colombin Bowl
by Bourg-Joly Malicorne, $392,
thearkelements.com

GILD THE LILY

Simple Dentelle Coffee Cup and Saucer by Pinto Paris, €150, store.pintoparis.com

MIND YOUR MANNERS

Mirasol Napkins by Matouk, $225 for four, matouk.com

GEOMETRY LESSON

Facet Ceramic Jug by Piet Hein Eek, $1,735, thefutureperfect.com

COMING AROUND

Grecque Dinner Plate by
Fürstenberg, €42, fuerstenberg-porzellan.com

MIXED METAPHOR

Brutalist Vessel N. 6 by R. A. Pesce, price upon request, studiotashtego.com

GLASS ACT

I Diversi Glass by Carlo Moretti, €119, shop.carlomoretti.com

THE WHITE LOTUS

Clematis by Vladimir Kanevsky,
price upon request, vladimirkanevsky.com

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