Heart of Gold Flatware Set ($70)

White Enamel Four-Piece Place Setting from Gretel HomeBeautifully unexpected at the dining table, this enamel-coated steel flatware by Italian company Variopinte is durable and dishwasher-safe. $74

Nuovo Milano Flatware Only after years of experimentation and research on the thickness of the body of each piece in the set did the Nuovo Milano Flatware Place Setting go into production. Today, Ettore Sottsass’s design is considered a classic.

Flatware can also be tied together with a ribbon, or tucked inside a small bag.

Created by one of the most influential designers of the 20th century, Renzo Piano, the Piano collection of cutlery is ergonomically designed to fit comfortably every hand. Each piece is crafted from stainless steel and is characterized by smooth lines and gentle curves that make the place setting an elegant addition to a tabletop. With a mirror finish, the Piano set gives a sophisticated look to a meal, but the simply designed utensils make the flatware and serving set a fine choice for everyday dining.

Among the store's wares is the Fantasia black flatware set.

Stainless steel may be the modern flatware standard, but warm-toned metals are making a comeback and we love this line designed by Cutipol, a Portuguese company schooled in the fine art of cutlery craftsmanship.

KONKKARONKKA FLATWARE PLACE SETTING $82.00 Created by Mari Isopahkala for legendary Finnish design house Marimekko, the Konkkaronkka Place Setting’s innovative design includes non-matching utensils. Made from stainless steel, each utensil is marked with its own unique pattern detailing, adding individuality to each piece and intrigue to the table-setting.

Alessi MU Flatware Place Setting Created by award-winning Japanese architect and designer Toyo Ito, this distinctive cutlery set draws on the tactile sensation of chopsticks. Its sleek, linear lines are softened with an organic quality inspired by plants. The result is an elegant harmony. Composed of one table spoon, one table fork, one table knife and one dessert fork in 18/10 mirror polished stainless steel. Find this item at the Dwell Store.

She also designed flatware for TWA and American Airlines in the 1980s.

Muse flatware by Frederik Delbart Design Studio

SUNAO - 5 PIECE FLATWARE PLACE SETTING $70.00 The Sunao flatware setting from Saikai is designed with nature and function in mind. The delicate curves soften the straightness of each piece, recalling a soft breeze or a ripple of water. Each slim and stretched form was designed to link the characteristics of forks and chopsticks, creating a symmetry between the different types of utensils.

Danish-British designer Louise Campbell in her studio in Copenhagen. Photo by Neel Munte Brun.

Envisioning the collection as a modern tool kit, Louise Campbell designed her Georg Jensen cutlery collection with a contemporary fabrication method that also references the company's past: Handcrafted forms are created by first modeling freely in clay, then by cutting, gluing, folding and grinding multiple layers of paper. The pieces are rendered as 3D plastic prints before they are brought to life in stainless steel.

Louise Campbell's 15-piece stainless steel cutlery collection for Georg Jensen was also shown at Rossana Orlandi. After three years of research into utensils and tableware tools, Campbell devised a versatile collection in which "pastry forks double as children’s forks, spoons take you effortlessly from starter to dessert, and indispensible teaspoons double as children’s spoons." And in case you should need them, lobster and cold-cut forks, pushers, and sauce and salad spoons round out the series.

Normann cutlery for Normann Copenhagen.

Mallorca Flatware Collection by Paola Navone Only at Crate & Barrel includes a three-piece place setting ($49.95), a tea spoon ($9.95), coffee spoon ($8.95), and servers ($69.95 for two pieces).

In the kitchen area, dusty pink cabinets are topped with a terrazzo counter and backsplash with integrated shelf. Gold accents, via the canisters, flatware, and faucet, lend a little glam.

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Ovale Serving Flatware

Citterio 98 Flatware Set

JENS QUISTGAARD "Tjorn" flatware, c. 1962. Photo: Sotheby's.

RENZO PIANO Flatware, c. 1998. Photo: Iitalia.

Flatware 5-Piece Set, $24.99, available in black or copper

ARNE JACOBSEN Flatware, c. 1957. Photo: Georg Jensen.

Custom Flatware and Wrap Storage Drawer by Able + Baker.

Mepra Italian “Due” 5-Piece Flatware Set, $148 for a set of 5

The silverware is the Muir Flatware in Onyx, and the Multi-Stem Vase is available in a variety of colors.

RAYMOND LOEWY "Discovery" flatware service for 12, ca. 1957. Photo: Phillips.

Cafe flatware set by David Mellor. $50 per place setting from heathceramics.com

Matte Black Oslo Cutlery Set A sooty finish for stainless-steel flatware made in Portugal elevates everyday utensils.

Flatware 5-Piece Set, $24.99, available in black or copper; designed by Chris Deam and Nick Dine for Modern by Dwell Magazine for Target

Ovale Flatware by Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec for Alessi. $50 per five-piece place setting from store.dwell.com.

Flatware 5 pc Set, $24.99, available in copper or black; designed by Chris Deam and Nick Dine for Modern by Dwell Magazine for Target

GIO PONTI ‘Diamond’ flatware service, circa 1955 Manufactured by Reed Barton, USA and distributed by Arthur Krupp, Italy. Photo: Phillips.