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49 Peculiar Dinner Plates

Meal Serving, From Political Satire to Food Art

— September 30, 2009 — Art & Design
At my house the dinner plates have always been the plain solid-white glass that made me fill my plate more just to cover up its boring surface. These peculiar dinner plates would’ve made me eat the same -- only faster.

Some of the designs and concepts behind these peculiar dinner plates are enough to have anybody go bananas about dinner. They have anatomical plates (with hearts and veins), geographical plates (icebergs or mountains) and even plates that have spots for your drink.

I’d rather eat food from these peculiar dinner plates than from a silver platter!
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ART: Los Angeles on a Plate
ART: Los Angeles on a Plate
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Measurement Plates
Measurement Plates
Indispensible for Exact Cake Sharing or Gimicky?
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Socially Responsible Giving
Socially Responsible Giving
Publicis Vancouver Gives Paper Plate Greeting Cards to Clients
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Tech-Paced Eating
Tech-Paced Eating
The Eetmeet Plate Illuminates the Issue of Fast Dining
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Heated Snack Trays
Heated Snack Trays
Chip 'n' Dip Hotplates
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Political Satire Dishes
Political Satire Dishes
Plates for Obama
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43
Architectural Dishware
Architectural Dishware
These Plates Feature the Best of British Design
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Peaked Plates
Peaked Plates
Topography Soup Plates Are Great for the Avid Mountaineer
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Pierced Plates
Pierced Plates
Badass Porcelain Dinnerware Reveals Your Rebellious Side
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40
Heat-Sensitive Plate Reveals World Hunger Messages
Heat-Sensitive Plate Reveals World Hunger Messages
Indigestive Plate by Rafael Morgan
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Handful of Plates by Alissia Melka Teichroew
Handful of Plates by Alissia Melka Teichroew
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Burners as Plates
Burners as Plates
Sovrappensiero
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Digit Dishes
Digit Dishes
Finger Plates are Great for Finger Food
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$10,000 Plates
$10,000 Plates
1989 'Legend of Zelda' Dish for Hungry Super Geeks
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Drink Holding Snack Tray
Drink Holding Snack Tray
The Go Plate Wins Today's Cheese Award
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Portable Picnic Plates
Portable Picnic Plates
Vicki Runnegar's Outdoor Party Platter Freshens Up The Day
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33
Sleek Glass Dishware
Sleek Glass Dishware
The Four Nipples Plate
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One-Handed Party Plates
One-Handed Party Plates
Multitasking Dishware Holds Food and Drinks at Once
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Aesthetic Dish Destruction
Aesthetic Dish Destruction
Antique Plates Get a Surprising Makeover by Karen Ryan
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Ink Blot Plates
Ink Blot Plates
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Origami-Inspired Dishware
Origami-Inspired Dishware
Silver-Plated Paper Boats
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Cup-Covering Party Platters
Cup-Covering Party Platters
The 'Go Plate' Lets You Hold Everything in One Hand
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Skull Plate by D.L. and Company
Skull Plate by D.L. and Company
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Meat Camouflages
Meat Camouflages
The Magic Salad Plate
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Haute Hot Plates
Haute Hot Plates
Enjoy Cooking and Conversation With the Dante Tabletop Cooking Grill
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Plates with Veins
Plates with Veins
Interactive BBQ Tray Flows With Blood
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Pea-Play Plates
Pea-Play Plates
The Food Face Dinner Plates Encourage Turning Food into Art
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Disastrous Dishware
Disastrous Dishware
Perilous Plates and Bowls from Studio Bo
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Etiquette Dishware
Etiquette Dishware
Emma Houlston's Illustrated China Plates Feature Comic Tips on Comportment
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Pre-Broken Ceramics
Pre-Broken Ceramics
Greece VS China Plates
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Diet Plates
Diet Plates
The Plus Minus Dining System Controls Your Food Portions
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Geographic Dishware
Geographic Dishware
Map Plates
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Bicycle Plate
Bicycle Plate
Bikefast by Philipp Drexler
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Breakable Dinner Plates
Breakable Dinner Plates
Alexander Hulme Designs Plate that Smashes From One Into Two
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Nail Picks & Finger Plates
Nail Picks & Finger Plates
Creative Party Snacks from WorldWideFred
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Silver Plates as Candles
Silver Plates as Candles
Stunning Table Accessories from Sono Mocci
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Paint Splattered Dishes
Paint Splattered Dishes
The Zest Plates Add a Pop of Colour to Kitchenware
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Smart Plate
Smart Plate
It Picks Your Food
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Disposable Dishes As Design Inspiration
Disposable Dishes As Design Inspiration
Porcelain Paper Plates
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Rehabilitated Dishware
Rehabilitated Dishware
Designer Recycles Tacky Old Plates
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Retro Sexy
Retro Sexy
Naked Lunch Dinner Plates
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Luxury Plates
Luxury Plates
$5,400 Adam and Eve Plate Set by Piero Fornasetti
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Plates Made of Coffee Grounds
Plates Made of Coffee Grounds
SPROUT Zero-Waste Restaurant
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Genital-inspired Dinnerware
Genital-inspired Dinnerware
Pubic Hair Plate Will Help Curb Your Cravings
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Hairy Plates
Hairy Plates
Embroidered China
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Wine Glass Holding Dishes
Wine Glass Holding Dishes
The 'James' Plate
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3
Hot Plates of the Future
Hot Plates of the Future
Electrolux Cooking Tiles
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2
Edible Tableware
Edible Tableware
Rice Design Plates and Bowls You Can Eat
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Pop Art Plateware
Pop Art Plateware
Eat Off of Andy Warhol's Iconic Artwork
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