Large Leaf Platter, Bordallo Pinheiro, Portugal
A classic design object that genuinely changes the energy of a table. Written off as patrician, cabbageware will surprise and delight if given the chance
Brings a vaguely loaded but undeniably potent strain of American decorating glamour — whimsical, excessive, grandmotherly, and truly chic. Even the most John Pawson of tables benefit from a little ruffling. Bunny Mellon knew what was up. In some things.