Square plates. Hmm.
Don’t get us wrong: we love innovation at the dinner table. Recycled glass, beautified broken crockery, leaf plates…bring ’em on. And we don’t mind form taking precedence over function once in a while – sometimes that’s the price of style.
But function still matters. That’s why we think d-Vision‘s Frame Plates (via designklub) need a little reworking. The idea is a fun one: a square dinnerplate in the shape of a picture frame, to allow you to artistically compose your food. It’s a nice way to draw attention to the way your meal looks as well as tastes. Bravo. However, it’s shaped exactly like a picture frame…and imagine chasing your food out of those corners. An exercise in pure frustration.
There are better ways to go square at dinnertime. Take the raised border edge of this recycled glass plate from Our Eco World – one long curve runs up to it, nowhere to snare your food. Or this more delicate two-tone bamboo plate from Are Naturals (perhaps too shallow for those that like to move their food around with any gusto). These are stylish, eco-friendly and practical ways to frame your food.
When you’re making square tableware, you have to draw a line.
Image: d-vision