Luxury Dinnerware Design: Colour, Glaze and Shape

This article was first published in July 2025. It now uses the Nourish collection to explain colour, glaze and shape, rather than ranking annual trends. The useful question is which design details you want to see on your table over time.

Look at the whole piece, not just its colour name

A dinnerware photograph can show several finishes on one piece. Nourish pairs a coloured reactive-glaze interior with a light porcelain exterior, so the view from above differs from the view across the table. Compare both views before deciding whether a colour suits your setting.

Coral Blue has a deep blue-green interior; Olive Green has an earthy green interior. These are two current Nourish colour choices, not evidence that either colour is a national trend. Product photographs are useful for comparing the contrast between the interior and exterior, while lighting and your screen can affect how a colour appears.

Separate glazed variation from handmade claims

The Nourish product descriptions explain that reactive glazing produces variations in colour, tone and texture during firing. A coordinated set therefore need not have a mechanically identical finish on every piece.

Look at the variation across the product photographs, not only the most striking close-up. A varied or handcrafted-looking finish does not by itself establish that a product was made by hand. The specific information here is that Nourish is porcelain with reactive-glaze interiors; the glaze's appearance is not a separate claim about how every manufacturing step was performed.

For broader material background, the existing external guide to types of porcelain provides further reading. It is not evidence of Nourish's manufacturing process.

Compare the silhouette as well as the finish

Nourish's curved profiles and footed bowls make the shape part of the design. A top-down photograph shows the coloured interior; a side view makes the raised base, bowl depth and light exterior easier to assess. Decide whether you like that contrast before choosing between the two colours.

Those visible details explain the collection's appearance without implying that an unusual shape or a particular finish automatically performs better. For place-setting quantities and practical buying checks, use our existing everyday dinnerware buying guide.

Use a Mediterranean influence as a styling choice

Blue-green dinnerware can be a starting point for a coastal-inspired table. Pairing it with Mediterranean glassware is a design suggestion, not a claim about what Australians are buying or where the dinnerware was made.

For linens, layering and accessories, follow our existing guide to styling a porcelain dinner set. Keep the colour and shape you enjoy as the starting point, then adapt the surrounding table setting to the occasion.

Compare the current Nourish options

The Nourish 10-piece porcelain dinnerware set for two and 20-piece set for four are both offered in Coral Blue and Olive Green. They share the collection's five coordinated shapes and are designed in Melbourne. Check the selected colour, included pieces and current availability on the product page.

Explore the Dinnerware collection to compare sets and coordinating pieces, or browse Tableware By Luxury for the rest of the range.