How it crackles.
Wondering where this dinnerware gets its crackled looks? You’d have to travel back to 16th-century Japan, where rumor has it a low-firing technique called raku created a new kind of teaware with artful cracks all over. With this set, designer Michael Wainwright (who’s well-versed in the technique himself) took raku’s natural beauty, then added raw clay and gold here and there—all for a swoon-worthy array that’s got just the right amount of modern flair. We’re not sure our table’s ever come closer to looking like a real-life painting.
Photography by Ty Mecham and Rocky Luten
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