Ikea has teamed up with Gustaf Westman, a Swedish architect who defected to industrial design, on an unusual line of tableware. This has yielded the holiday-themed VINTERFINT serving plate, designed specifically to serve the company’s famous meatballs:
“For so many in Sweden, there’s no Christmas without meatballs,” says Gustaf Westman. “This plate is my interpretation of that tradition. It’s a simple, fun idea designed to honor the meatball, but it works perfectly for so many other things, too.”
While it looks like it’s plastic, it’s actually made out of feldspar porcelain. (Feldspar is a mineral, and feldspar porcelain is more durable and chip-resistant than soft-paste porcelain or bone china.)
The $25 plate is part of the larger VINTERFINT line, which includes plate/bowl hybrids of various sizes and a cup and saucer set.
The line will be released in Ikea stores on October 1st and online on October 3rd.