I really like the simple, elegant look of the Crudo tableware line from Atipico out of Italy. It is the product of five designers in search of simple, honest eating integrated with the grace of earthy materials. ‘Crudo’ means ‘raw’ in Italian and is an apt name for the tableware line. A description in the catalog says, “The strength of invisible fire bakes the matter while leaving its meaning raw and intact.” I kind of like that, and the black clay earthiness of some of the pieces definitely gives that feeling.
I particularly like the covered bowl set and the oblong serving platter with white glaze. As summer is on its way, I could see many uses for the covered bowl and the platter begs to have a grilled side of halibut on it.
Now comes the hard part: waiting. I can’t find this available for sale, and I am not sure if it is in commercial production yet. The line was just introduced in January 2010 and was in this month’s issue of Wallpaper*, so maybe later in the year it will start to come out in Europe and after that in the US.
