Barbiecore

LSA International Nude

series. The collection, by the way, was inspired by morning walks in romantic rose gardens, the décor capturing the delicately changing hues of English roses in soft watercolour designs on pure white premium porcelain. Just beautiful, and a really gentle way of incorporating pink into your table with a collection that is almost timeless. In 2014, Denby launched Heritage Piazza into its portfolio, the first of Price & Kensington a more recent swathe of pink shades for the famed brand. Since then, pink has evolved for Denby and now, there are five patterns in tones of pink –

Impression Pink, Rose Quartz, Piazza, Elements Sorbet

Pink and Elements Shell Peach. Although exclusive to John Lewis in the UK, 2019’s Quartz Rose is sold internationally and there are home accessories available to UK retailers – think vases and home fragrance pieces – in the décor. Another pink option for Denby fans is Impression Pink. “Impression Pink is very different and a stronger shade of pink and more of accent colour and works perfectly within the Impression Collection with its five fellow combination colours including stunning contemporary accent patterned pieces,” Richard Eaton,

Denby’s design director tells us. “It’s very much a matte/satin glaze finish which feels like a stone or pebble having a contemporary minimalist feel about it. Interestingly, pink was a strong colour for Denby in the 1970s with the hand painted flowers of Gypsy oven-to-tableware and we are finding Impression Pink is proving popular to mix with this vintage pattern.” Brands such as LSA International bring us the incredibly pretty seven-piece Moya champagne serving set, mouth blown from clear and pink glass, of course. While the creative talents at Nude have many delectable pink-hued pieces which make for beautiful accent options – like this Dusty Rose vase from the Mist assortment for example. Designed by Tamer Nakışçı and available in three sizes, I love how the collection

Honourable mention!

An honourable mention goes to Fürstenberg who bring us Plisago – it’s not tableware but it is a table! Available in a beautiful rose shade, along with a classic white. Designed by Studio Besau-Marguerre, the basic shape of the porcelain side table consists of two interlocking spheres – the making of which demanded the greatest possible precision. Its pleated, almost textile structure and the matt glaze create a lovely contrast to the diamond-cut top.

The pink party

From the catwalk to the high street to the table, a pink aesthetic is on trend everywhere. Here are some hospitalityfriendly options…

Utopia

The Coral collection raises pink to daring. It takes simple geometric shapes and enhances them with a burst of rich reactive speckled coral pink, giving each item true individuality. The simple shapes of Coral give the table a contemporary feel while the vibrant pink highlights add drama. A thin grey finish on the rim completes the effect. There are two sizes of coupe plates, two corresponding sizes of walled plates, three sizes of footed walled bowls and one flat-bottomed walled bowl.

Zwiesel

The Spirit collection from Zwiesel showcases a reinterpretation of a 100-year-old technology which honours Zwiesel’s great glassmaking tradition. The stem of each glass comes in green, aubergine, graphite or rose.

Mesa Ceramics

got its name – the ripple pattern makes stems appear slightly blurred – as if seen through the mist.

The aptly named Passion collection from Porcel is a true ode to pink with a selection of plates and platters boasting the sought-after rose hue. As you would expect from Porcel, Passion is fully coloured and decorated by hand, and works beautifully with other Porcel collections – particularly impactful when mixed with Violet Lotus, for example.

Raspberry pink takes centre stage with several of Melody Rose’s series too – ideal for mixing and matching – the brand’s fine bone china assortments boast 22kt hand painted burnished gold. Pictured above is the joyful Trapeze collection.

Czech brand Crystalex has a glorious hot pink champagne glass which I, for one, could absolutely see Barbie herself drink from. Part of the Crystalex by Mucha assortment and inspired by the Art Nouveau works of Alfons Mucha, the glass boasts a delicate gold inside featuring etched motifs in the style of Mucha, combined with a matte pink outside (also available in black and white matte).

As part of the Urban collection, Mesa Ceramics has added a soft pink colourway which screams cotton candy, while the Wabi collection from Jars Ceramics offers a tonal blend of colourways. Wabi is inspired by the Japanese wabi-sabi philosophy (in essence, appreciating the beauty in imperfection) – sothink rough and textured materials paired with smooth glazes. These are just a few collections which fit neatly the Barbiecore aesthetic, does it fit your retail landscape?

Crystalex