Trophy Tableware
urning its keep
Well, Emiko Oki, a Japanese-born, London-based designer, has repurposed the classic form of the trophy. It's no longer just decorative. Now it does something.
The trophy is a classic form. You see it carved in wood by Gringling Gibbons in stately English country homes. You see it molded in plaster above 18th-century doors in French chateaux. You see it repurposed in motifs decorating Victorian "hunt tables." It's been a decorative thing, meant to symbolize something -- mastery over animals, over wartime opponents, or a discipline, like music.
Well, Emiko Oki, a Japanese-born, London-based designer, has repurposed the classic form of the trophy. It's no longer just decorative. Now it does something.
Oki states on her Web site,
I was interested in the idea of the trophy. Trophy is a fairly useless object, masculine and a sports-related image. I thought it would be interested [sic] in remaking new trophy in opposite way: feminine, fragile, and functional.
Molded and fired in ceramic earthenware, Oki's dinnerware trophy has a strong, sculptural presence that adroitly straddles the modern and antique eras. When it's not eye candy, it separates and becomes (from top to bottom) a teacup, a side plate, a soup bowl, a serving bowl, an eggcup, a teapot, and a dinner plate.
The price is not listed on Oki's site; one might surmise that this piece is a bit pricey, be it the standard offering or limited edition. To make a potential acquisition more enticing, trophy dinnerware comes in a variety of colors: white, Nero, cream. The limited edition colors offered are platinum and bronze.
Where can I find this?
http://www.emikooki.com/main.html
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