Jules Stoneware Dinner Set of 12 - Green

This dinner set brings together 12 pieces of stoneware finished in a hand-painted green reactive glaze. The large plates are 28.5cm across, a true dinner plate size with room for a full roast. The smaller plates are 22cm across, right for lunch, starters, toast or pudding. Both are 2cm tall with a low raised rim. The deep plates are also 22cm across but 5cm tall, a shape somewhere between a bowl and a plate that suits pasta, risotto, curry and soup. Reactive glaze moves as it fires, so the green pools and speckles differently on every piece and no two plates in the set look quite alike.

It is made for everyday meals as much as for weekend suppers with friends. Lay a deep plate on a dinner plate for two courses, or set out the smaller plates for bread, cheese and olives at the kitchen table. Because the pieces go in the oven, the dinner plates can warm while the food finishes cooking, and leftovers reheat in the microwave on the deep plates. The glaze looks at home on a wooden or stone tabletop, so the set suits a relaxed family kitchen as well as a dining room where you like to lay a proper table.

Every piece goes in the dishwasher, the microwave and the oven, so the set copes with daily use and needs no special handling. Stoneware holds heat well, worth knowing if you warm the plates first. The glaze is hand-painted, so the green patches sit in slightly different places on each piece, with soft speckled edges rather than a crisp line. The set weighs 8.884KG in all. For styling, keep the rest of the table simple, with plain linen and slim cutlery, and let the glaze carry the look; the styling props shown are not included.

Which pieces make up the set?

The set of 12 is made up of plates 28.5cm across and 2cm tall, smaller plates 22cm across and 2cm tall, and deep plates 22cm across and 5cm tall. The styling props shown are not included.

Can the plates go in the dishwasher, microwave and oven?

Yes. Every piece goes in the dishwasher, the microwave and the oven, so you can warm the plates before serving and wash them straight after the meal.

Are the deep plates big enough for pasta or soup?

Yes. They are 22cm across and 5cm tall, deeper than the flat plates, which makes them a good size for pasta, risotto, salads or a generous helping of soup.

Will every piece look exactly the same?

No. The reactive glaze is hand-painted and moves as it fires, so the green patches and speckling fall a little differently on each piece in the set.

How heavy is the set?

Stoneware is a dense material, and the full set of 12 weighs 8.884KG, so it has a reassuring, solid feel in the hand.

What is the set made of?

Every piece is 100% stoneware, finished in a green reactive glaze that is painted by hand. Stoneware holds heat well, which suits warmed plates at dinner.