Updated Oct 11, 2018 11:06 PM EDT
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It started in Portugal. In the early stages of designing her much-awaited second collaboration with Crate & Barrel, Leanne Ford jetted off to Lisbon; but where most of us come home with a souvenir catchall bowl, she came home with the basis of an entire collection. “I love ceramics — I love the feel of beautiful, heavy pieces,” Ford tells us. “This was the right country to get that experience in.” She folded the inspiration gleaned from popping into tiny boutiques and chatting with local artists into a 28-piece servingware range that’s officially shoppable today.
“Entertaining isn’t really a thing right now, but tabletop matters more than ever: we’re not eating out. We all need plates — let’s make them pretty,” explains the designer. “I wanted something that looks chic even piled up in the sink.” Everything’s multifunctional, too: when the pitcher isn’t working the bar cart, Ford suggests letting it freelance as a flower vase. It’s time to make setting the table fun again.
Luckily, her signature monochromatic palette makes mix-and-match a breeze. Her current go-to combo? “All the different bowls together!” says Ford. “We very consciously made each one with different glazes and shapes, so they feel found and curated but still live well together.” She likes grouping them and filling them with whatever’s handy. Pile one to the brim with seasonal fruit for an instant centerpiece, and use the smallest vessels for little bites. Even if elaborate cooking isn’t your vibe lately, there’s always time for tapas-style snacks.
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Elly enjoys covering everything from travel to funky design (tubular furniture, anyone?) to the latest cultural trend. Her dream apartment would perch on the Upper West Side and overflow with mismatched antique chairs, ceramic vessels, and floor-to-ceiling bookcases — all essential to her master plan of becoming a poor man’s Nora Ephron. You can probably find her in line at Trader Joe’s. You will never, ever find her at SoulCycle.
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