I was wandering around an Anthropologie store in London last weekend (as one does) when I overheard a girl explaining to her boyfriend why they definitely needed to buy the dessert plate clutched in her hands. I had to look. It had a charming, watercolor-like motif of an outdoor cafe in a poppy primary palette — I could see the appeal. And then I realized it was part of the new Damson Madder's homewares collection, available exclusively at Anthropologie.
I raced over to see the full collection. It had all the charm and whimsy we've come to expect, but there was something about it I couldn't quite put my finger on initially. The hand-drawn scalloped borders around the lip of the teacups, the honey pot in the shape of a cozy cottage, and the tower of tomatoes posing as a candle holder — it's like my childhood play-pretend tea party, all grown up.
