Entertaining sources from the 2007 Best list: flatware
Arne Jacobsen, $114/five-piece setting, Georg Jensen
- Georg Jensen
- Old-school beading, acorn pendants and fluting differentiate the Danish brand's silver from its ultra-contemporary stainless-steel cutlery, hatched by masters from Arne Jacobsen to Jean Nouvel.
- Rosenthal
- Always stately silhouettes joined by the modern studio-line brand proffering streamlined curves and amusing details.
- Sur La Table
- Utensils with unusual material combinations, such as those by Jean Dubost, pairing Brazilian-rosewood handles with steel prongs, bowls and blades.
