Paula Stoneware Breakfast Set of 12 - Orange

This breakfast set gathers twelve stoneware pieces in a single orange reactive glaze: four cups, four bowls and four plates, enough to lay a table for four. The cups are 9cm across and 8cm tall, round-bellied with a small loop handle, a size for a coffee or a tea rather than a large mug. The bowls are 16cm across and 6cm tall, and the plates are 20cm across and 1.5cm high, a side plate size that suits toast, pastries and fruit better than a full dinner.

It is made for the first meal of the day: porridge, cereal or yoghurt in the bowls, toast on the plates and the morning coffee in the cups. The same pieces work just as well later in the day, for a bowl of soup at lunch, a slice of cake in the afternoon or small plates of olives and bread when friends visit. Because every piece shares one glaze, the table looks considered without any effort, and the set suits a kitchen of warm wood, linen and natural textures, or a bright breakfast nook that catches the morning light.

The glaze is the point of it. A reactive glaze moves and pools as it fires, so the orange gathers in speckles on the cups, in brushed bands across the plates and in a deeper wash inside the bowls, and no two pieces are quite alike. Stoneware is fired hard and dense, a sturdy choice for daily use. Every piece goes in the dishwasher, the microwave and the oven, so you can warm the bowls before serving porridge or reheat leftovers without changing dish. The whole set weighs 5.04KG. For styling, stack the bowls on the plates on an open shelf, where the glaze can show between meals, and keep the cups in a row beside them.

What comes in the breakfast set?

You get twelve stoneware pieces: four cups, four bowls and four plates, all in the same orange reactive glaze, enough for a breakfast table for four.

How big are the cups, bowls and plates?

The cups are 9cm across and 8cm tall, the bowls are 16cm across and 6cm tall, and the plates are 20cm across and 1.5cm high, a side plate size.

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

Yes. Every piece goes in the dishwasher, the microwave and the oven, so warming food and washing up afterwards are both straightforward.

What material is the set?

Every piece is 100% stoneware finished in a reactive glaze. Stoneware is fired hard and dense, so it suits everyday use at the breakfast table.

Will every piece look exactly the same?

Not exactly. A reactive glaze moves as it fires, so the orange speckles, bands and washes vary from piece to piece, and each one is slightly different.

How heavy is the whole set?

The complete breakfast set of cups, bowls and plates weighs 5.04KG, which reflects the solid, dense stoneware of each piece.