Classical Gardens
Landscape decoration / Tableware
For the table, the tea ritual and the pieces we choose to give or live with.
Explore the settings. Discover the collections. Bring a direction into your own project.
A complete setting starts with the relationship between forms, decoration and the things around them.
Blue-and-white landscapes run across the plate, while decorated bowls and spoons continue the visual language. Consider the collection as a whole, then look at each form.
Read the porcelain alongside the linen, cutlery and surrounding colour.
Follow the landscape decoration from the plate to smaller vessels.
Use a setting you like as a starting point for a conversation.
A teapot, sharing pitcher and small cups create a setting for tea. Blue decoration and translucent motifs connect the vessels without losing the character of each form.
See how the decoration changes across a broad pouring vessel and a small cup. Look at the motifs, the light and the scale of each piece.
Begin with a colour, a form or the way someone enjoys tea. Explore individual works and combinations before discussing a gift selection.
Share the recipient, the occasion and a style you are drawn to. Start with one piece or a collection you would like to explore.
Landscapes travel around a rounded body, beneath a broad lid. The outline, painted surface and stand give the work a presence beyond a single detail.
Consider the complete silhouette, the viewing distance and the surrounding space when choosing a display work.
Continue through specific patterns and forms. Discover the pieces within each collection, or take a favourite into the conversation.
Landscape decoration / Tableware
Blue-and-white scrolls / Tableware
Translucent pattern / Tea vessels
Colour and surface / Individual forms
Flower decoration / Cup & saucer
Flowing surfaces / Tableware
Bring a collection, a reference or an early idea. We can begin with the direction you have in mind.