Wedgwood Dinnerware, Peach Cuckoo Teacup and Saucer

A natural for casual dining, the Althea Nova rice bowl by Villeroy & Boch features durable porcelain planted with delicate herbs for a look that's fresh from the garden.

With fanciful beading and a feminine edge, this bowl from the Lenox French Perle white dinnerware collection has an irresistibly old-fashioned sensibility. Hard-wearing stoneware is dishwasher safe and, in a soft white hue with antiqued trim, a graceful addition to every meal.

Pretty and polished, this Organics bowl from Lenox's collection of serveware and serving dishes combines a natural shape in bright aluminum with a playful ruffled edge.

2-piece set of 7-ounce tumblers from Iittala's Kartio glassware collection; created in 1958 by the late, renowned Finnish designer, Kaj Franck

Glassblowers at Iittala's Helsinki headquarters mold the durable lead-free glass tumblers by hand; in translucent apple green glass, special for 2009

Each tumbler gradually narrows from its wide mouth to the glass's bottom; characteristic of Franck's designs, simple design remains contemporary and blends i ...