Best Tableware Brands
Ten homegrown studios making plates, bowls and glassware you will actually keep.
Good tableware is the cheapest way to make dinner feel like an occasion. India makes a lot of it — some of it extraordinary, most of it sold quietly through Instagram and one small studio shop.
These are the brands we keep coming back to: honest materials, fair pricing, and finishes that get better with use. Buy one set. Live with it. Then buy the rest.
- 01EllementryTerracotta, glass and mango wood in muted, dinner-ready colours.
- 02NicobarClean stoneware in slate and sand — the safest 'looks expensive' pick.
- 03The Wishing ChairWhimsical hand-painted plates for people bored of beige.
- 04CopprePune's copper and brass revivalists. Serveware that ages beautifully.
- 05ChamoisSculptural ceramics with a quiet, gallery-ish restraint.
- 06Baaya DesignCraft-led pieces rooted in regional Indian techniques.
- 07P-TALKansa and brass from Punjab's thatheras, revived properly.
- 08Studio Coppre x local kilnsSmall-batch glazes; expect a wait and a handwritten note.
- 09Ikai AsaiThe luxury end — craft collaborations, museum-grade finishing.
- 10Address HomeGlassware and metal accents for the maximalist table.