Mottahedeh Takes a Leaf from Nature and we fused it onto our plates. We share with you here an article written by Tableware Today and thank Amy Stavis for spelling it all out. We hope you enjoy it and it leads you to know more about us!
This is the Duke of Gloucester dinnerware. The vibrant fruit and delicate golden brushstrokes of this dinner service have become a favorite of connoisseurs worldwide, but originally the pattern was quite rare. The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation and the Metropolitan Museum of Art own pieces as well as it has been part of the Royal China Company’s archival collection. William Henry...
In my book, From Drawing Board to Dinner Table, we show a number of historic tableware designs that come with great stories. Written there, “We all need to eat. It is a fact essential to our material existence and a characteristic that humans share with animals. But humans are essentially different than animals in that they have a rational soul...
Purity of Body Porcelain is a specific type of ceramic material. The necessary ingredient that differentiates porcelain from other ceramics is a naturally occurring ore called Kaolin. It is a pure white powdery substance that is actually decomposed granite. It enables ceramics to be fired at an incredibly high temperature that fuses the clay into a durable solid. Just like...
Look at what we found on the Company C's Pinterest page. A room make-over featuring Tobacco Leaf. The plates seen here look nearly identical to ours, except they're tin. They are made by the Metropolitan Museum who we also have our license from. If you're looking to draw some interior design inspiration from your China, this is a good...
Serving plates and a hand-painted artichoke-shaped tureen from the Tony Duquette collection by Mottahedeh. Photo: Geoffrey Sokol Did you catch our new Tony Duquette Chargers and Tureen in Architectural Digest in June? Here's what they had to say about it on their website: CLICK "The award-winning costume designer and artist Tony Duquette’s bold, baroque creations dazzled Broadway (1960–63’s Camelot), startled filmgoers (1955’s Kismet...
It's the Year of the Dragon and our Red Dragon is getting a lot of attention! If you're in the San Francisco area make sure to stop by GUMPS to see the beautiful display they have recently set up for the Chinese New Year! Make it yours! All dragon pieces are microwave, dishwasher and oven safe. See the full line...
My husband and I watch a lot of movies during our free time. Every time there is fine china in a scene my eyes are glued. Two nights ago we were watching a movie and my husband asked if I was looking at the teacup the main character was holding. "Of course." I replied. Unfortunately, it wasn't Mottahedeh. But last...
Didcha catch us in this month's House Beautiful Magazine? We're not listed, but on page 46 Frances Schultz writes about her kitchen and butler's pantry redesign and shows a beautiful display of blue and white china on her wall. Some of that blue and white goodness is ours! Blue Canton dinner plates, tureen and octagonal platter (on the table) are...
An Elegant Easter Tea Pick up this month's Tea Time and you'll see six pages full of our Easter ready Chelsea Botanicals and Plum Lace service plates along with recipes to recreate this special feast at home. Learn how to make coconut scones, carrot fritters, mini lamb quiches with parmesan crisps, crepes and blueberry sauce, cream-filled white chocolate baskets, and...
