Villeroy & Boch Dinnerware, Urban Nature Sugar Bowl

Celebrated chef and writer Sophie Conran introduces dinnerware designed for every step of the meal, from oven to table. A ribbed texture gives this mulberry Portmeirion salad bowl the charm of traditional hand-thrown pottery.

A hybrid of Asian-inspired style and modern details from Villeroy & Boch dinnerware, dishes like this eye-catching saucer lends sophistication to any gathering. Its unique shape and warm, creamy glaze are a match for the New Wave Caffe espresso cup.

Anything but square, Nixon dinner plates from Jonathan Adler shape things up with a fantastic geometric print in green, white and dazzling platinum.

With lightweight construction in fine bone china, a softly angular design and platinum edging, the Mikasa Couture Platinum square soup bowl (shown top right) offers a new take on sophisticated modern dining.