Just imagine how many gifts Prince William and Kate will get tomorrow…! They probably won’t have time to look at even a fraction of them (!) Apparently, Lord Lieutenant of London has accepted a gift on befalf of the royal couple: a dinner service from the iconic Hungarian porcelain manufacturer Herend. It’s especially created for them as an interpretation of the original Victoria design – which was first purchased by Queen Victoria at the Great Exhibition of London in 1851. Let me whisper I didn’t like really it, (hope they do!) you can see a picture here for example. Anyway and on the other hand, I think the 1851 original Queen Victoria butterfly design is absolutely stunning. Imagine a summer table set with these…

This old design makes me think of all the nice botanical/etymological- inspired dinnerware I’ve seen around lately. After a long cold snowy winter summer is finally calling – and I guess that makes butterflies, bees and parrots more tempting than ever. Like these lovely plates, from Antropologie:

I also love Lou Rota’s tableware collection. I might feel a tiny bit scared eating on a plate with creeping black bugs on (wouldn’t you?), but I would for sure enjoy finding a handsome crow or a few friendly green beetles after finishing a nice meal…

Not to mention how stylish, fun and quirky table settings plates like these could form. Delicious!

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  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1077594896 Maja Lind

    Oooooo I love the plate with the big bird! Do you know what they take to ship to Sweden?

  • Mia

    that’s my favourite too :) shipping to Sweden is 143 riksdaler om man handlar i pund och 153 SEK med euro. Läser man beskrivningen av tallriken – vet inte om du hittat den men här är länken

    http://www.anthropologie.eu/dinnerware/maluku-dinner-plates/invt/7544402420225/

    - så ska det vara TVÅ fåglar och insekter på varje. Typiskt tecken på att man kanske inte får produkten på bilden… Ha en fin Valborg!

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1077594896 Maja Lind

    What, what, what? ‘Rainbow lorikeets pair off with insect companions’ vad betyder det?

  • Mia

    I dunno! Men i kategorin tallrikar (om du förstår hur jag menar) ser bilden på tallriken ut såhär

    http://images.anthropologie.eu/is/image/Anthropologie/073255_095_m?$uk_category_thumb$&defaultImage=/Anthropologie/073255_095_b

    dvs. den tallriken ser mer ut som beskrivningen av regnbågspapegojor (typ) som tar sällskap med insekter. Men nu gjorde jag nog dig bara förvirrad :))