Descrizione
A table is the only piece of furniture that is used every single day and judged every single time. Everything else in a home can be closed, covered or turned away from the wall. The table is public. The Mare collection from Tramontina is porcelain, fired to a translucency that lets light pass at the rim, finished in white and brown, and shaped round so that nobody at the table occupies the head of it. Twenty pieces serve four people completely: four flat plates at 25cm, four dessert plates at 19cm, four deep plates at 22cm, and four tea cup and saucer sets. It is the entire architecture of a meal, already resolved.
Porcelain earns its place through what it does not do. It does not stain, because its porosity approaches zero. It does not harbour odour or allow the proliferation of fungi and bacteria through the body of the material, which is precisely what near-zero porosity means in a domestic kitchen. It does not lose its whiteness or its brilliance after repeated cycles in the dishwasher, because the finish is fired into the ceramic rather than applied to it. And it does not chip at the first hard knock, because porcelain carries high mechanical strength alongside its translucency, a combination that stoneware can only approach.
The round shape is a practical decision, not a stylistic one. A round plate distributes a sauce evenly, takes a dishwasher basket without argument and stacks without concentrating stress at a corner. The white and brown colourway moves between a linen tablecloth and a bare wooden surface without looking borrowed from either. Together the twenty pieces weigh 8.2kg in their packaging, which tells you what you are holding: a full service for four, not a partial one that will need filling in later.
The table is where a house stops being a building and becomes a home.
Key Features
- ✦ Twenty pieces for four settings covering flat, dessert and deep plates plus tea cup and saucer in one purchase.
- ✦ Fired porcelain with real translucency that carries light through the rim of each piece.
- ✦ Near-zero porosity resists staining and does not support the proliferation of fungi or bacteria within the material.
- ✦ High mechanical strength for a thin-profile porcelain service, built for daily use rather than display.
- ✦ Dishwasher safe across the full set, with no fading of the white finish.
- ✦ Round profile stacks cleanly, plates evenly and loads without wasted corner space.
- ✦ White and brown colourway that reads equally well on linen, wood or a bare modern table.
Technical Specifications
- Brand: Tramontina (Mare collection, reference 96990118)
- Set size: 20 pieces
- Material: Porcelain
- Flat plates: 4 x 25cm
- Dessert plates: 4 x 19cm
- Deep plates: 4 x 22cm
- Tea service: 4 cup and saucer sets
- Shape: Round
- Colour: White and brown
- Care: Dishwasher safe; wash before first use with a soft sponge and mild soap
- Packaged weight: 8.2kg
- Packaged dimensions: 30.7cm width x 39.4cm height x 24.2cm depth
- Warranty: 3 months statutory warranty
- In the box: 1 dinner service, 20 pieces
Where It Belongs
This is the service for the household that has decided to stop borrowing plates when guests arrive. Twenty pieces for four people is the specification of everyday dining rather than occasional entertaining: the flat plate for the main course, the deep plate for the pasta or the soup, the dessert plate for the end of the meal, and the cup and saucer for the coffee that keeps the table occupied for another hour. The porcelain body suits daily dishwasher cycles in a busy family kitchen and still behaves correctly on a linen table at the weekend. It is also the correct gift set, because a full service for four is complete on day one, requires no matching purchase and cannot be duplicated by accident.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: How many people does the set serve?
A: Four people are served completely: four flat plates, four dessert plates, four deep plates and four cup and saucer sets.
Q: Is it dishwasher safe?
A: Yes. The full set is dishwasher safe, and the white finish is fired into the porcelain rather than applied to the surface.
Q: What does near-zero porosity mean in practice?
A: The material absorbs almost nothing, so it resists staining and does not provide an environment in which fungi or bacteria can proliferate inside the body of the piece.
Q: Is porcelain fragile?
A: Porcelain is fired at a higher temperature than stoneware, which gives it high mechanical strength and an almost zero porosity alongside its translucency. It is designed for daily domestic use.
Q: Can it go in the microwave?
A: The collection is specified as dishwasher safe. Microwaving was not stated by the manufacturer, so reheating is best done in a separate vessel.
Q: How should the set be washed the first time?
A: Wash all pieces thoroughly with warm water, a soft sponge and mild soap before first use, then use the same method for routine cleaning.
Q: How is it packed for shipping?
A: The complete twenty-piece service ships in a single package weighing 8.2kg with a footprint of 30.7cm by 39.4cm, with the pieces separated for transport.
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