Dinner plates to last a lifetime

Labtebricolist

We've had Iittala teema for 20 years - plain white porcelain.  Look as good as when bought (unless you drop it, of course) and as it is a classic they are likely to keep making it indefinitely.

DullGreyGuy

sand_hun said:

What would people suggest if you want a ‘buy it for life’ type option - bone china or porcelain?

The Corelle Vitrelle Glass you currently have is exceptionally tough and nothing is going to compare to it for durability but it's not a pretty thing. We used to have some stoneware but over time the edges got chipped up but the wife by her own admission is not a delicate thing especially when we didnt have a dishwasher so we went the other way and bought corelle for durability.

Earthenware, Stoneware, Porcelain, Bone China are collective terms and each cover a range of different substances, when the Mrs had her own studio she had about 50 different types of stoneware clays and each of those could be mixed in different proportions to produce new options. Therefore when people say stoneware is stronger than earthenware its only an in general statement and in practice some are not that far apart 

Unless you like the shabby chic look of chipped or are exceptionally careful at all times then daily use of either is not going to result in a lifetime of pristine tableware. As someone who grew up near potteries we always had a best set and a daily set, the later did make it 10 years before it became a problem but then parents bought 7 place settings for a table of 6 so there was a spare of everything but inevitably two side plates were bashed together damaging both. 

Slinky

GDB2222 said:

I have never heard of crockery that won’t last a lifetime, so I’m pretty confused by this question.

The occasional thing will get broken if dropped. We have Denby Imperial Blue which is still in production so we can buy a replacement when needed, sometimes in a seasonal sale at John Lewis.

silvercar

I have Sophie Conran portmeiron, that seems to still be available in many places to cover the odd dropped item.

Decades ago I had the octagonal shaped plates, can’t remember who made them, I sold them to a china replacement service for more than I paid for them. 

Silvertabby

silvercar said:

I have Sophie Conran portmeiron, that seems to still be available in many places to cover the odd dropped item.

Decades ago I had the octagonal shaped plates, can’t remember who made them, I sold them to a china replacement service for more than I paid for them. 

Johnson Brothers  Eternal Beau?

Grinch6912

I’ve had some stoneware items for decades. They’ve survived many drops and knocks. I’ve had many items made from other clay bodies that haven’t survived the same.

PrudentEllie

I have Royal Doulton Augustine Everyday which does wear well, and has for nearly 30 years.  Mind you I looked up the Denby Imperial Blue that Slinky has 

"The occasional thing will get broken if dropped. We have Denby Imperial Blue which is still in production so we can buy a replacement when needed, sometimes in a seasonal sale at John Lewis."

and have just seen that it has the most gorgeous blue and lovely shapes - if I win some money I might buy some - but only if!

silvercar

Silvertabby said:

silvercar said:

I have Sophie Conran portmeiron, that seems to still be available in many places to cover the odd dropped item.

Decades ago I had the octagonal shaped plates, can’t remember who made them, I sold them to a china replacement service for more than I paid for them. 

Johnson Brothers  Eternal Beau?

Thanks for that. It was Johnson brothers and that shape, but a small red flower rather than eternal beau, was called madison. I think it did well on resale because it was rarer than eternal beau.