ANY GOOD BANQUET SHOULD LEAVE YOU IN POSSESSION OF A FEW EXTRA ROLLS.

LIKE THE TOP BUTTON OF YOUR PANTS POPPED IN CONSEQUENCE, THE ROLLED RIM RANGE IS AN ODE TO THE PERMISSIBLE SPILLING OVER OF FORM.

CONCEPT

Originally designed in 2020, the ‘Rolled Rim’ dinnerware range is inspired by a range of references, including the medieval myth of Cockaigne, a fictional land of plenty where cheese rains from the sky, rivers run with wine, and roads are paved with pastry.

The fleshy folds of this stacking series are a generous interpretation of the rigid rim seen on conventional dinnerware. Softened, smoothed and forgiving, the sculptural forms of the ‘Rolled Rim’ dinnerware add visual interest and ergonomic appeal to the humble plate or bowl.

References

[01] PieterBruegel, ‘The Elder Luilekkerland’ (‘The Land of Cockaigne’), oil on panel, 1567.
[02] Nick Roericht,‘Stacking Tableware’(model TC 100), Glazed Porcelain, 1959 (Manufacturer: Thomas Der Rosenthal A.G., Selb, West Germany).

[03] Stacking ceramic sculptures by Italian designer and architect Ettore Sottsass.
[04] ‘The Big Night’ (film), 1996 — a culinary exploration of identity directed by Stanley Tucci and Campbell Scott which culminates in an extravagant and seemingly endless supper.