Riding a New Wave

Magda, Frannie, and I took a quick trip to Mettlach this week. Mettlach is the home of Villeroy & Boch, the porcelain manufacturer. In addition to a museum dedicated to Villeroy & Boch, the town has several factory outlet stores. Lands End and Birkenstock have outlets there. And of course, there are 3 stores devoted to Villeroy & Boch.

We went there thinking it was time for new china. Magda's set is several years old and was no longer in production. Since several pieces had been broken over the years, It was getting more difficult to have china for a party of 10. We didn't have a pattern in mind, but felt that we should be able to find something in Mettlach. We were looking for something that could be used everyday as well as in a formal or casual dinner party. Also something in current production that would give us time to collect what we want.

The problem is that going to a Villeroy & Boch store without knowing what you want feels a bit like being a donkey placed between about 20 bails of hay. Which one do you choose.

We settled on New Wave. It is a bit modern, even though it has been around for a few years now and has become one of Villeroy & Bosh's best selling patterns. I guess you could call it a modern classic. They will be making it for a few more years, that will give us time to collect what we want and handle those future dinner parties. Looks good in the lunch for the two of us. We think it will do the trick at our next dinner party