# Conversational Kitchen Crockery The Speech Dish Set Serves Up a Scrumptious Discussion at Supper By Amelia Roblin | Published 2013-01-18 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/speech-dish-set References: [industrialdesignserved](http://www.industrialdesignserved.com/gallery/Speech-Dish-Set-Let-Your-Food-Do-the-Talking/4845885) & [behance.net](http://www.behance.net/gallery/Speech-Dish-Set-Let-Your-Food-Do-the-Talking/4845885) We know that a bowl does not need to be round to serve its function, so why don't more designers have a bit of fun with [sculptural dinner services](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/carrousel-flatware)? The Speech Dish Set comprises what you might be inclined to call [plates and bowls](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/monte-porcelain), taking various sizes and dimensions with generally shallow depths. Each of the pieces has a flat base with a high edge that helps to define its iconic shape. Different rectangles and squares make up the collection yet they each have one consistent feature in common: a pointed protrusion. This simple defect to the otherwise simple geometric forms makes the items instantly recognizable as references to [speech bubbles](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/gptea-set). Alan Ng's Speech Dish Set maintains this casual and playful quality about it without sacrificing mealtime utility. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 1.5/10 - Popularity: 28% | Activity: 8% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Gen Alpha, Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Modern](https://www.trendhunter.com/modern) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Sculptural Dinner Services:** Designers are experimenting with unconventional shapes and forms for dinnerware, creating visually striking and functional pieces. - **Iconic Shape Design:** Designers are incorporating unique and recognizable shapes into their dinnerware collections, adding a playful element to the dining experience. - **Referential Design Elements:** Designers are incorporating design elements that reference familiar objects or concepts, such as speech bubbles, into their dinnerware collections. ### Who This Affects Most - **Tableware Industry:** The tableware industry can explore innovative design concepts that break free from traditional shapes and forms, offering consumers unique and visually appealing dinnerware options. - **Home Decor Industry:** The home decor industry can incorporate iconic and playful design elements in dinnerware collections, allowing consumers to express their personal style and add visual interest to their dining spaces. - **Gifts and Souvenirs Industry:** The gifts and souvenirs industry can offer dinnerware collections with referential design elements, providing unique and memorable gift options for special occasions or as souvenirs. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Revived Mid-Century Serveware](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tortugaware.md) - [Chic Stackable Tableware Collections](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tableware-ecosystem.md) - [Modular Serving Dishes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/thermal-serving-dish.md) - [Communal Tableware Series](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/shaken.md) - [Creative Dipping Tableware](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/dip-sea.md) - [Interactive Mealtime Plates](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/platoo-interactive-sensory-meal-plate.md) - [Coordinated Children-Focused Tableware](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tableware-bundle-for-children.md) - [Vibrantly Designed Playful Tableware](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hem.md) - [Patterned Cultural Crockery](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/dishoom.md)