<p>I don’t know anything about this manufacturer, but I love their designs. After purchasing Noritake’s Colorwaves a few years ago, I’m sick of all the chipping and refuse to buy any more pieces. I need something durable that we can use every day. Kids still eat a lot of cereal, so finding bowls that fit in the lower rack of my dishwasher is another issue.</p>
<p>I have the remnants of my MIL’s Villeroy and Boch design naif pattern set, which I filled in to use for everyday when the kids were still home. Very durable. Rather pricey. Cereal bowels fit easily into lower rack of my dishwasher. Try replacements dot com if you don’t already know them. There are lots of Villeroy and Boch patterns. Like everything else I imagine new pieces are less substantial than those from 30+ years ago.</p>
<p>I use whiteware. I also have a large collection of Desert Rose dishes that belonged to my grandmother that I absolutely love but after chipping or breaking too many of them, I put them away to save for someone less klutzy. :o</p>
<p>V& B has designs that are made from vitrified porcelain which is very strong. ( that’s what my white ware is made from & I haven’t broken any!)</p>
<p>My mother had the Franciscan Apple pattern. This is a really good example of a pattern deteriorating. Dessert Rose, too. Just compare a new plate in one of those patterns to one of our mother’s or grandmother’s era.</p>
<p>:(:(:(</p>
<p>edit: however, maybe the new ones are dishwasher friendly?:)</p>
<p>edit: I am looking at the villeroy and boch site and it seems all the porcelain is no longer made in German factories. I wonder what is?</p>
<p>That used to be one of my favorite patterns alh.
Now youve got me looking for holiday ware! For decades we celebrated the holidays else where so I never had much, but now that the girls are practically grown I find myself getting more traditional.
I even hung lace curtains in the bathroom. ( but stop me before I put an antimacassar on the back of the couch).</p>
<p>I have Thanksgiving china and Christmas china. I came to my senses before I located any Easter china. I think probably Spode doesn’t make Easter china, but if they do, please don’t tell me.</p>
<p>I have some oval baking dishes, plain cream color, that I bought at an outlet years ago. Great stuff, wears like iron. The dinnerware? Not my favorite, so I’ve never bought any, so I can’t say how well it wears. (I actually like Audun Ferme, but for a kitchen casual pattern it is too pricey for my current budget, even at the outlets.)</p>
<p>I love their designs too. I use a mishmash these days for every day with plain old instituional white ware for big dinners.</p>
<p>My friend used to go through dishes like crazy until she started using her china that she chose from her first marriage that she figured she could just “use up” rather than trying to sell what she had. She hardly loses a plate or bowl any more. Gremlins at work!</p>
<p>When I got married, 33 years ago, my everyday is/was Villeroy & Boch Basket. All these years later (and with…shudder…10 full sets of china ranging from a Royal Doulton to Ceralene Limoges) this pattern is still one of my favorites. Dishwasher friendly (no gold), and dress it up for “nicer” dinners…or down for family night. This pattern is available on Ebay. The newer version is French Country Garden. Mine is heavier…but they do mix well.</p>
<p>I also purchased the Villeroy & boch stainless…Mademoiselle which works with the china beautifully. Bloomingdales sale…for 12 and serving utensils $199. In Paris…the stainless Mademoiselle was unbelievably expensive for the exact same thing.</p>
<p>Please Emeraldkity4…no plastic covers on couches and chairs!!! One crunches as you sit or move!!! I do remember the antimacassar.</p>
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<p>That’s the pattern I’m considering. For that kind of money, I need to be careful.</p>
<p>I didn’t think about the outlets. Thanks.</p>
<p>I expect the old Desert Rose had lead based glazes too. i have bought a few new pieces,a coffee pot and a couple other things, but I can’t tell the difference between most of them unless i look at the bottom. ( Grandma washed them by hand& I don’t use them that often.)
I also have a set of gold trimmed bone china that was hers, but that can’t go in the dishwasher either.</p>
<p>I wish the Desert Rose wasn’t so fragile & that I wasn’t such a klutz. My sister really wants the set, but s he already has about 8 or 9 sets of dishes and she didnt even like Grandma.</p>
<p>It’s the most requested pattern on replacements, but don’t they still make it?</p>
<p>And yes, I could have over a 160 people here with dishes/sterling/silverplate/and stainless and not have to rent a thing…except a few extra tables and chairs…Only have seating for 45.</p>
<p>My mother had desert rose for her wedding china. It was made by Franciscan…My mother broke EVERY set of china that she ever purchased…glass ware as well. So it’s not you.</p>
<p>The Franciscan factory was in…Glendale?..They may still be around.</p>
<p>May I suggest that this would be perfect for Easter:</p>
<p>[FABERGEIMPERIAL</a> EGG COLLECTION at Replacements, Ltd](<a href=“Faberge, Imperial Egg Collection | Replacements, Ltd.”>Faberge, Imperial Egg Collection | Replacements, Ltd.)</p>
<p>I’ve always been fond of this one, which looks Eastery to me:</p>
<p>[Imperatrice</a> Eugenie | Haviland | Michael C. Fina](<a href=“http://www.michaelcfina.com/tableware/formal-china/banded/haviland-imperatrice-eugenie-CHHAVIIMEU.html]Imperatrice”>http://www.michaelcfina.com/tableware/formal-china/banded/haviland-imperatrice-eugenie-CHHAVIIMEU.html)</p>
<p>Or you could go with some bold Easter colors:</p>
<p>[Laque</a> De Chine Amethyst Gold | Haviland | Michael C. Fina](<a href=“http://www.michaelcfina.com/tableware/formal-china/banded/haviland-laque-de-chine-amethyst-gold-CHHAVILCAG.html]Laque”>http://www.michaelcfina.com/tableware/formal-china/banded/haviland-laque-de-chine-amethyst-gold-CHHAVILCAG.html)</p>
<p>[Laque</a> De Chine Pistachio Gold | Haviland | Michael C. Fina](<a href=“http://www.michaelcfina.com/tableware/formal-china/banded/haviland-laque-de-chine-pistachio-gold-CHHAVILCPG.html]Laque”>http://www.michaelcfina.com/tableware/formal-china/banded/haviland-laque-de-chine-pistachio-gold-CHHAVILCPG.html)</p>
<p>Ah, ellebud, sistah! :)</p>
<p>ellebud - :)</p>
<p>emeraldkity: I have seen the new dessert rose. The design is not really raised. right? I think a lot of those folks are looking for the older pieces.</p>
<h1>14 I have one of my grandmother’s pink flowery Haviland. I just don’t have anything with eggs or bunnies or chicks.</h1>
<p>edit: oh wait! unless you count the beatrix potter wedgewood childrens sets</p>
<p>Wow! I only own three sets; one for everyday, one set of china, and one melamine for outdoors.</p>
<p>Consolaton and alh: We should talk! I didn’t purchase it, but Imperatrice Eugenie was one of those shoulda/coulda purchased it. It is elegant and a bit different because the pattern goes over the lip of the china.</p>
<p>And I guess that it wouldn’t surprise anyone…but I am going to a shower tomorrow. I bought the china…not my taste at all (Fiesta) but the bride loves it…and it was on sale at Macy’s.</p>
<p>For years we used V&B Petite Fleur as our everyday dishes. They rarely chipped, and were real workhorses. 27 years later we still use some of the plates and the small bowls, which are perfect for ice cream. When we wanted a change about 10 years ago we bought some of the Switch 3, mixing and matching the patterns, and that’s what we mostly use now.</p>
<p>I also love the Audun Ferme, but alas we don’t need any new china.</p>
<p>consolation is bad. I am looking at the faberge egg china. It has different designs on each piece which I really really like. I am checking out if there is enough to make a set and reminding myself: No More Discontinued Patterns!!!</p>