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Dinnerware
to-go
By
Lisa J. Curtis
The Brooklyn
Bride Editor
Designer Lorena Barrezueta, 25, turns pre-conceived notions
of formal dining on its head — her unconventional porcelain
pieces, which she makes in a Williamsburg studio, are inspired
by common takeout food containers.
“While I was at Parsons [School of Design], I saw a lot
of waste in the trash can, because we would all get takeout
for lunch,” Barrezueta told The Brooklyn Bride. “And
I longed for a home-cooked meal. So I took these forms out
of the garbage and appreciated the beauty of the machine quality
of the form and imagined how it would look in porcelain —
such a sterile, natural material. I thought it would be beautiful.”
Barrezueta uses molds based on those aluminum forms to make
versatile pieces that can be used a number of ways.
“I encourage being a little more playful with your tableware,”
said the artist.
The first plates, platters and cups that comprised her “Gourmet
Collection” were white with 18-karat gold trim, but recently
she added porcelain pieces with color overglazes — in
salmon, celadon, tomato, bright yellow and more.
While Barrezueta doesn’t recommend putting her pieces
in the microwave, they are dishwasher safe.
So now those containers that once delivered a quick meal and
were discarded can be assembled into a formal table setting
or employed as only-in-Brooklyn accent pieces that will add
a bit of levity to your first dinner party as husband and
wife.
The “Gourmet
Collection” ranges in price from $20-$150. The pieces
are available online at www.lorenabarrezueta.com
or at these Brooklyn stores: The Future Perfect, 115 N. Sixth
St. at Berry Street in Williamsburg (718) 599-6278; Matter,
227 Fifth Ave. at President Street in Park Slope, (718) 230-1150;
and Spring Gallery, 126A Front St. at Pearl Street in DUMBO,
(718) 624-1331.
August
13, 2005 edition |. Read
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