Tender: A Cook and His Vegetable Patch

Donna Karan infuses her modern, city-chic aesthetic into this serving set from Lenox, wrapping each handle in a gleaming thread-like texture.

Intricate and alluring, Michael Aram's Black Orchid collection evokes nature at its best. Says the designer, There is a velvety luxury - an almost gothic quality - to representing orchids in blackened nickel. To me, the pieces feel seductive and graceful, yet dark and unexpected.

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