Oscar De La Renta Dinnerware

Oscar De La Renta dinnerware decoration in which the design is acid etched into the body, painted with liquid gold and then fired and burnished. A type of dinnerware that is unglazed stoneware. A creamy-colored porcelain with an iridescent glaze that is produced in Ireland. A ware that was first produced in the mid-18th century by English potters. It's made of a highly refined clay mixture and bone ash, most of which is oxbone. The body is pure white, highly translucent and it's the most durable of the ceramic types.

A liquid gold paint decoration, that, when fired, comes out bright and requires no burnishing. A more expensive gold dinnerware or drinkware decoration that comes out of the kiln dull and then requires polishing. The term generally refers to earthenware, stoneware and ironstone dinnerware. Today, the term refers to all dinnerware types that will be used in the household on a regular basis. A generic term encompassing all dinnerware but is most often associated with fine porcelain dinnerware. The name was coined because the very first Oscar De La Renta dinnerware originated in China.

A generic term referring to all ware made of earth materials, clay and sand, then processed by firing or baking. A type of clayware fired at low temperatures producing a heavy, porous opaque body, not as strong as china. It is not a vitrified ware and must be glazed to hold liquids. A plate shape that lacks a rim border. A clayware or drinkware with a surface marked by a network of tiny cracks, deliberately induced for decorative effect by sudden cooling. A defect in the clayware that consists of tiny cracks. It's caused by the difference in the rate of contradiction between the body and glaze.

A design-bearing sheet used in a dinnerware decoration. A type of pottery originating in Holland, in the city of Delft. It's characterized by a blue and white glaze decoration. A type of china that originated in Germany, in the city of Dresden. It's usually characterized by heavily-embellished white china. A ware made from a mixture of clays and fired at a low temperature. Ironstone is a variation of earthenware. A raised or molded decoration that is either produced in a mold or formed separately and applied before firing. A decoration of precious metals, either gold or platinum, applied in liquid form and then fired. Enameling: A process of applying glue to the plate and then coloring. For more details visit and purchase on online www.etabletop.com

Very Beauty Riedel Decanters

The Riedel family has been in the glass business for 300 years, with 11 generations keeping the family business intact. The Riedel story begins in 1678 in the northern part of Bohemia, bordering Schlesia - today the Czech republic and Poland respectively. This part of Bohemia was a German speaking enclave known as the Sudetenland. The Venetians brought back the knowledge of glass making from the Near East around 1.000 A.D. The knowledge of producing glass spread slowly towards the northern part of Europe, searching for energy, critical to the melting of glass. Wood was the source, causing a glassmaker migration to the forests. Due to this migration, a glass culture developed in Bohemia in the 17th century.

The first Riedel in the trade of luxury glass goods was Johann Christoph Riedel, born in 1678. He journeyed all over Europe trading glass, travelling as far as Spain and Portugal. The earnings from the business justified the long, arduous and dangerous travels.

The 9th generation, Claus J. Riedel (born 1925) had a vision. He changed stemware from traditional coloured and cut glass to plain, unadorned, thin blown, long stemmed wine glasses. He gained immediate recognition from sophisticated customers and museums. Many design awards signalled that a new era had began. Museums bought pieces for their exhibition, like the Museum of Modern Art in New York, which today still has Riedel in their permanent collection.

Based on his unique designs, Claus Riedel was first in history to recognize the effect of shapes on the perception of alcoholic beverages. His work has influenced and changed the appearance of stemware forever. His master piece "Sommeliers" was introduced in Orvieto, 30 years ago, the first ever stemware line to be based on the character of wine. For more details visit and purchase on online www.etabletop.com