what a lovely concept!

Nand is a set of cups that encourages intimacy

between the individuals that drink from them.

Each cup is half a circle and can stand alone,

but when the cups come together they unite 

and become whole.

inspiration came from  the relationship of 

women who lived close to each other in the 1900s.

read more of the story here 

cool entertaining

every time we have people over for dinner
we start religiously with the antipasto
different types of cheese  and olives are served in wooden trays like this

a good fresh Italian bread  is indispensable and so it is a  wooden spreader  made out of locust tree