We'd finally come to the end of our paper plate period, my brother and I, well, starchware to be exact. He agreed to my proposal that we not stress ourselves with real dishes to wash in our first month of moving to an apartment, we went the starchware route even with cutlery. Whilst I perused around SM Aura mall knowing it was time to consider our first set of real dining-ware I entered that day's browsing black hole which was Crate & Barrel. I'd never been there. I'd already seen the over-priced dining offerings at West Elm but was not impressed and smugly wrinkled my nose at some plates in SM Our Home, nothing wrong with them, they're just not my type. It isn't wrong to know what you like. I had never been inside Crate & Barrel but evidently that day was a good day to drop by. A clearance area had been set up at the far end and most things were marked down at half-price. Would you believe, stoneware/pottery bowls and mugs (microwave safe) down to as much as Php89 each? Pretty much almost department store price na or less. 
STUDIO BOWL LIGHT CLAY :
KITT LOW BOWL/plate:Php289.00 eachNOW Php144.50 eachPhp 179.00 eachNOW Php89.50 each
I always thought there was something comforting about eating your main course out of a low bowl, here's to dropping that less finicky part about keeping your rice in the center of your plate...no worries about that and it also feels less stereotypical. Our marble top West Elm table is bistro size so I also didn't want our plates to be too large.
My total receipt for everything here from Crate & Barrel since I purchased in sets of 4 was Php1723.00. Not bad I say for our first pretty modern but slightly rustic dining collection.
