The appropriation of street culture is often cringe-inducingly embarrassing or offensive. In the case of these porcelain Delft plates by Lovegrove & Repucci for Areaware, I’m just amused by the silliness of the endeavor. And, at $100 for a five-piece place setting, it’s a better value than the City Plates by notNeutral.
[...] More more contemporary ceramic work that remixes traditional embellishments and aesthetics, see the New York Delft plates by Lovegrove & Repucci, drip plates by Cat Merrick, Brooklyn tableware by Jordan Awan, vintage porecelain pieces by Esther [...]
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