Contemporary Black and White Bordered Dinnerware

Part of our first series of City Plates. The theme of the first collection is "City as Gateway," and the cities chosen are Los Angeles, Shanghai, Cairo and Berlin. With this theme we ask: how is each city dealing with the effects of agglomeration as its population begins to reach critical mass
Cairo - Africas largest city and the cultural center of the Middle East, Cairo lies at the center of three continents, serving as the primary gateway between Europe, Africa, and Asia. Cairo lies along the banks and on the small islands of the majestic Nile river, which runs dramatically through the center of the plate design. The large white edge of the plate represents the vast desert in surprisingly close proximity, just outside the citys border. The 1863 completion of the Suez Canal brought a large number of Westerners, along with significant investment. It also brought a re-imagining of the city center, and using the standard design of European citiesespecially ParisCairo transformed into the modern megalopolis it is today.
The City Plates measure 12 across. Key buildings are represented with persimmon icons, while rivers and public spaces are shown in blue and green.

Effortlessly chic, this stylish black banded dinner plate with accents of platinum will glam-up any dining occasion. Each piece is made from fine porcelain.

Set includes one:

• Dinner Plate: 10 1/2"x10 1/2"x3/4"
• Salad Plate: 8 1/8"x8 1/8"x3/4"
• Rim Soup Bowl: 9 3/8"x9 3/8"x1 1/4"
• Cup: 4"x3"x2 1/4"
• Saucer: 5 5/8"x5 5/8"x1/2"

Dishwasher safe. Designed in the USA. Not microwaveable.

The Circo-Bello collection is an exclusive product from Deruta of Italy designed by Bill Goldsmith.

• The Circo-Bello is hand-made and free-hand-painted in Deruta, Italy and its' an exclusive collection designed by Bill Goldsmith for Deruta of Italy.
• Through the years, this renown design has become a classic and featured, multiple times, in the best tabletop and dinnerware magazines.
• Its unique design comprise colored concentric circles bordering the rim in black, green, purple, brown and red.
• Circo-Bello should be treated like 'fine china'. Not oven proof, but 100% food safe. It is also dishwasher safe.
• Hand crafted Italian ceramic -