Customer Reviews

Sophie Conran by Portmeirion 4-Piece Celadon Dinnerware Place Setting, Service for 1

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1 star:		(1)

 

 

I've had this dinner ware for over a month now. No chipping or cracking. Normal use, dish washer, etc. I learned that porcelain is stronger than stoneware because of vitrification. These dishes are porcelain and have already outlasted the stoneware I had in terms of chipping, etc.

Besides the practical strength, these dishes are rhythmic---the design has flow and rhythm. The color is ethereal---sort of alters one's state of consciousness to use these dishes.

My only problem with them is that the color is such that it is difficult for me to choose tablecloths other than white or cream--but that is my failure of imagination, not the dishes. The dishes are inspired. And they do come in other colors, including white. But that lovely celadon blue...ahhh.

Each place setting is beautiful. I gave these as a Christmas gift. The celadon is very fresh looking and sets off a coastal color scheme in the home. The unique curves of the dishes give them a hand-thrown pottery appearance. A few serving pieces in both celadon and white have also been added and receive compliments when guests are enjoying dinner.

I've had these dishes for two years now and they are holding up well. I first saw them when anthropologie was selling the pitchers and mugs and was thrilled to find out that there was a whole line of coordinating pieces. Since then, I've accumulated about 8 places settings in white, 4 in blue, and 2 in biscuit, as well as 2 salad bowls (med and small), a small oval platter, roasting dish, lasagna baker, med and small pitchers, the round platter, pouring bowl, teapot and creamer, creme brulee dishes, espresso cups, highball glasses, and soup bowls. I LOVE the way everything looks in my red and white kitchen (red walls, white cabinets). They also look stunning with iittala Kartio Set of Two Glass Tumblers in the water green and turquoise shades.

I use all of my dishes regularly, as everyday dishes, and they're still in nearly perfect condition except for one chip in the rim of biscuit-colored cereal bowl, but considering that I stack my bowls in the cabinet and am not always gentle in putting them away, I think those are pretty good odds. I do not stack mugs and rims DO chip from stacking so if you're careful there, they should be fine.

The blue shade is my favorite but food looks amazing against the white dishes. I'm not crazy about the biscuit but they all work well together and I get lots of compliments on these. They're classic but with a twist, made of delicate porcelain but durable, and really versatile. I wanted porcelain dishes, not stoneware, and I wanted them to be dishwasher and microwave safe. These go beyond and are also oven and freezer safe! Not that I've ever put any in the freezer but I bake and cook a lot and these have stood up to lots of use.

They're also versatile in that I occasionally see a dish design that I have to have, usually at anthropologie. So I've bought random pieces here and there: dessert plates, a platter, teacups, etc. and they all coordinate beautifully with this set. They also look fabulous with an enameled cast iron pot or stainless roasting pan etc when everything is on the table. They're both rustic and classy, beautiful and simple, not too fussy, and have served me really well. I have my eye on a few other pieces and I expect these to last a long time. Also, I use the various pitchers sometimes as vases and the medium and small salad bowls make gorgeous fruit bowls!!

The 4-piece place setting is probably the best value in the set, and a better deal than buying a set of 4 plates, a set of 4 bowls, etc. I love the cereal bowls and also use them for some soups like french onion (they go under the broiler really well) and chunkier vegetable soups. They're also great for oatmeal, ice cream, a bowl of berries, or even small bowls of snacks for a party. I used the bowls for olives, dips, and other little snacks for a cocktail party and it looked amazing. I use the mugs every morning and they are just lovely. They feel good in the hand and the thin porcelain rim is wonderful to drink from. The wider top does spill a little more easily than other mugs if the mug is overfilled but I either don't overfill it or just take a sip before i pick it up.

It was love at first sight, this dih and me were made for each other - at least that's what I thought. But after having this dinnerware in my everyday use for over two years now, I have to say , I am sooo dissapointed by the poor quality.

It turned out to be not as strong as stated at all. This dinnerware grows brittly with time. In the first year, everything was just fine. But after that time of period, the pieces of this dinnerware really got ugly by:

-looses it's shiny surface
-very visible scratches even in the bowls which are just use with spoons ( and absolutely no knifes)
-in the china itselfs appear rosty stains, they developed over time, like something getting washed out
-the china does crack into pieces when used in a regular oven by 350°F, it obviously looses it's heat resistance

Needless to say that we are very dissapointed, since we paid good money for this dinnerware, just to find out that it is not at all useful.

It gets one star just for the really beatiful design, that I still love even after over two years. But I will not buy another single piece. Wouldn't even take it for free, because it is not fun when you're making a casserole and the dish cracks into two pieces in the oven...

I love everything "oceanic". These dishes fit the bill. The ripple pattern, smooth glaze and celadon color give the look and feel of water. The design is simple and elegant. The quality is way above average. Happy cowgirl here.

I ordered 4 sets of this dinnerware for my daughter only to be disappointed to discover the color is pale blue (not white as it is catagorized). I reread all the descriptions, the color is not mentioned anywhere. It is also stated it is available is white or 'color' but there is no 'color' selection available.I had to return all 4 sets because they were the wrong color. I see this issue STILL has not been fixed. Beware!

I liked this line of dinnerware so much that I purchased it for two different homes. One in the biscuit and one set in the white. It stands up really well.