2009 Apr 17 Top 5: Places to Buy Dining Ware
Ilinoi
This local home décor brand sells funky, affordable dining ware: a plate set printed with papercut-like flowers (RMB 10 each); a plum blossom series of plates, bowls, and teacups (RMB 5 each); stenciled flower coasters; and chopsticks (RMB 3) printed with baijiaxing (“the hundred surnames”) ideographs.
www.ilinoi.com
Multiple stores around town (see listing in our Style Directory)
emo+
Your best bet for unique table accessories. We love the playful plates set by Joseph & Joseph (RMB 400/set). These four rectangular plates are hand-sketched with matchbox (red), glass (blue), pencil (green) and scissors (pink) graphics; they’re perfect for outdoor dining. Other original designs include a mosaic pattern tray in fruit colors (RMB 288), triangle trays printed with capsules (RMB 288), and a red pizza tray designed by Three Fish in a Tree, a design team from London.
Daily 10am-10pm. Rm 103, 4 Orange Building, Soho New Town, 88 Jianguo Lu, Chaoyang District (8589 2787) www.emo.com.cn 朝阳区建国路88号Soho现代城4号橘红楼103号铺
Crossover
This newly opened home design boutique in the Nali Mall purveys many delightful items from Italian brand Alessi: the “Chin Family” collection, a playful and colorful set of goldfish-shaped eggcups (RMB 340), and the “Lily Pond Sushi Set” (RMB 1,080) and whimsical “Lily Bird” soy sauce bottles. Other eye-catching items at Crossover include cups from Taiwanese brand Jusi that are adorned with big, colorful silicon buttons.
Daily 11am-10pm. 81 Sanlitun Beilu, Chaoyang District (5208 6112) 朝阳区三里屯酒吧北路81号
The Chieffstore
Here you’ll find a wide collection of dining accessories made of metallic materials, including a woven steel fruit plate (RMB 498), wine and martini glasses (RMB 88) made from matte stainless steel, a tea pot (RMB 150), and a coffee cup and coaster (RMB 140). The store is currently running a 30 percent off promotion.
Daily 11am-10.30pm. B058, 3.3 Shopping Mall, 33 Sanlitun Lu, Chaoyang District (5136 5895) 朝阳区三里屯路33号3.3大厦B058
Wooha.com
This Internet store offers folklore-themed lunch and dinner plates (RMB 248 and up) designed by Lin Utzon. The six motifs, drawn in white silhouette on a deep blue background, reference Hans Christian Andersen’s best-known tales: “The Little Mermaid,” “The Ugly Duckling,” “The Butterfly,” “The Snow Queen,” “Thumbelina” and “The Nightingale.” The collection also includes coffee cups (RMB 248) and saucers (RMB 175). And if you want to express yourself with stainless steel coasters shaped like a tree leaf (RMB 119), a sun (RMB 119) and a cross (RMB 599), Wooha.com will satisfy that need as well.
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