Midas Sets the Table
O, The Oprah Magazine | From the Winter 2006 issue of O, The Oprah Magazine
Credits: Photograph by Bob Hiemstra, styling by Sam Cook
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Transitional Historic patterns appear on new shapes pepped up with bold doses of color. To bridge aesthetic or regional styles, pick a unifying thread such as color, says tableware designer William Yeoward, who's also the author of Perfect Tables. Moroccan tea glasses can tie in with Grandma's delft tureen if their blues match; putting a bright orange charger under Yeoward's Gosford plate (No. 24)—inspired by a Marie Antoinette-era design—would draw attention to the plate's pattern and give the table an exotic jolt. Pictured above:
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