Winter White

White accentuates the shapes of these teapots, giving weight to their most distinct characteristics. Glass-bead wall covering, to the trade, Maya Romanoff.

Back row, from left: Stainless-steel spoon by Zaha Hadid, $250 for a five-piece setting, WMF; Limoges porcelain-with-platinum teacup, $74, and saucer, $37, Bernardaud; round porcelain teapot, $195, Anna Kraitz; pear-shaped stainless-steel teapot, $190, Alessi; stainless-steel carafe by Jean Nouvel, $546 for a 16-piece set, Alessi; cake-shaped porcelain box, $840, Moss.

Center row: Suspended porcelain-and-stainless-steel teapot, $210, in steel warmer, $69, Mono; porcelain teapot with figurine, $550, Augarten Vienna; teapot with steel knob, $194, Raynaud; Limoges pitcher-shaped porcelain teapot, $170, Philippe Deshoulieres.

Front row: Ceramic rococo teacup and saucer, $28, Anthropologie; sterling silver spoon, $860 for a five-piece setting, Cristofle; Limoges porcelain teapot with butterfly-shaped lid, $150, Royal Limoges; stainless-steel-and-porcelain milk and sugar pots, $76 for a set, Magppie.