Spode Blue Italian Bake and Serve Oval Divided Dish

Luxury and art have never been more closely linked than they are in these early years of the twenty-first century. Virtually all the world's major luxury houses have associated themselves with contemporary art through sponsorships, commissions, or foundations, and these points of exchange nourish the increasingly symbiotic relationship between fashion, art, and other design disciplines.

This classic design from Rosenthal now features a new series of graphics which follow the contours of each item, thus emphasizing its shape. The designs take on the theme of structure by playing with the contrast between matte and glossy surfaces. That is an idea that Walter Gropius himself pursued in his first design.