beautiful dinnerware

Inspired by pre-Hispanic ceramics and his country's rich history, El Salvador's Oscar Rodolfo Mendoza crafts beautiful tableware. This striking pair of dinner plates is formed from terracotta and accented with a colorful rim with bold geometric patterns. The artisan names the design Tazumal, after the ancient Maya complex located in Chalchuapa, El Salvador. "With this line, I wanted to capture the lines and motifs that represent the architecture of the archaeological sites of El Salvador, full of pyramids and buildings built many years ago by our ancestors," Mendoza comments.

Sunflowers are dazzling against the blue sky of El Salvador. Painted by hand, the beautiful motifs adorn a set of ceramic dessert plates. Priscilla Urias de Benedetti recreates the allure of New Spain's traditional Talavera pottery.

This lovely small plate from the Artisans of Itza in Guatemala is crafted with an irregular, organic shape. The plate is carved from jobillo wood with a beautiful natural grain; it is treated with a food-safe vegetable oil finish.

This lovely small plate from the Artisans of Itza in Guatemala is crafted with an irregular, organic shape. The plate is carved from ziricote wood with a beautiful natural grain; it is treated with a food-safe vegetable oil finish.

Inspired by pre-Hispanic ceramics and his country's rich history, El Salvador's Oscar Rodolfo Mendoza crafts beautiful tableware. This striking pair of luncheon plates is formed from terracotta and accented with a colorful rim with bold geometric patterns. The artisan names the design Tazumal, after the ancient Maya complex located in Chalchuapa, El Salvador. "With this line, I wanted to capture the lines and motifs that represent the architecture of the archaeological sites of El Salvador, full of pyramids and buildings built many years ago by our ancestors," Mendoza comments.