Lines on lines.

Here’s a platter that knows how to make an entrance. It’s completely handmade, since it was wheel-thrown by potter Jeremy Ayers in Waterbury, Vermont. Oh, and get this: It comes straight from a 19th-century carriage barn that’s been converted into a full-on ceramics studio. With that artful pattern all over—that’s exposed clay alternating with the glaze—it’ll certainly steal the spotlight. Now to decide what to serve first...