VintageGriffin.com

I've always loved these, and someday (perhaps soon!) they will be in my kitchen. They're simple, cleanly designed, have that wonderful vintage kitchen feel and the French blue numbering also manages to connote a sense of order. When I cook, that's badly needed in my kitchen. They're a bit pricey, but they're ironstone, and ironstone is a great investment. It's extremely durable and wears -- well, like iron.

I have a set of inherited Johnson Brothers ironstone transferware, and that stuff is sturdy. It and these bowls are a nice counterbalance to the proliferation of plastic and nylon that is the culinary rage these days. $139 for a set of four.