Hosting Table Set

 

Individual forms

• 4 Zerka Plates — rising-wall plates, approximately 27 cm each
• 4 Zephyr Bowls — deeper bowls, approximately 27 cm each

 

Shared forms

• 2 Storka Bowls — lower, open serving bowls, approximately 27 cm each
• 1 Hout Plate — larger rising-wall serving plate, approximately 31 cm

 

• 11 pieces in total

 

 

Eight pieces create four individual plate-and-bowl pairings.

 

Each pairing combines one Zerka Plate with one Zephyr Bowl. The plate provides a broad surface with rising walls, while the bowl introduces greater depth and containment.

 

Three additional pieces are positioned for shared serving. The two Storka Bowls provide lower, open forms for dishes placed within reach of several diners. The larger Hout Plate adds the broadest central serving surface in the set.

 

 

The Hosting Table Set is organised around four individual settings accompanied by three shared forms.

 

It establishes a defined arrangement without requiring all 11 pieces to be used at every meal. Individual plates and bowls can be selected according to what is being served, while the shared forms can be introduced in different combinations.

 

The stated arrangement describes the set’s contents and starting structure. Its usefulness in a particular situation will also depend on the food, available table space and way the meal is served.

 

 

This is the only predefined set containing all four tableware forms:

 

• Zerka for an individual rising-wall plate;
• Zephyr for a deeper individual bowl;
• Storka for a lower and more open shared bowl;
• Hout for a larger shared plate.

 

The Hosting Table Set is therefore the broadest predefined combination in the collection. It is not, however, a conventional dinner service containing cups, side plates or mechanically matching pieces.

 

 

The set contains repeated examples of three product forms. Four Zerka Plates share one product identity, as do the four Zephyr Bowls and two Storka Bowls, but none are manufactured as exact copies.

 

Differences may appear in diameter, outline, wall height, openness, depth, surface texture, tonal distribution, line placement, geometric arrangements and the execution of bird and fish motifs.

 

These differences remain within the recognisable form of each product. Handmade variation does not include cracks, sharp breaks, instability, delivery damage or an object materially different from its description.

 

Read Handmade Ceramic Variation before ordering if exact uniformity is important to your table.

 

 

Chmissa personally makes all 11 pieces at her home in Sejnane.

 

Her work begins with preparing clay gathered from the surrounding environment. She builds each plate and bowl directly by hand without using a potter’s wheel, judging moisture, pressure, thickness, support and balance as the form develops.

 

Chmissa also participates in the marking, drying and outdoor firing stages. Birds, fish, lines, triangles, checks and repeated geometric arrangements appear across the finished pieces. Their variations reflect the movement of her hand rather than a mechanically repeated template.

 

Meet Chmissa or follow the Sejnane pottery-making process.

 

 

Wash each piece by hand and dry it thoroughly.

 

Avoid prolonged soaking and sudden changes in temperature. Do not place the ceramics in a dishwasher, microwave, oven, freezer, on a stovetop or over direct flame.

 

Store the set securely and avoid unstable stacking. When nesting pieces, place suitable protection between their surfaces. Ensure that stacks cannot shift or create excessive pressure on the lower objects.

 

Stop using a piece if it becomes cracked, sharply damaged or unstable. Read the complete Ceramic Care Guide before regular use.

 

 

Choose the Daily Table Set for two individual pairings and one shared bowl, or the Shared Table Set if you need serving forms without additional individual settings.

 

You can also compare all four ceramic dinnerware sets or build your own ceramic set using quantities suited to your table.

 

 

• Maker: Chmissa
• Place: Sejnane, northern Tunisia
• Method: built and marked by hand without a potter’s wheel
• Contents: 4 Zerka Plates, 4 Zephyr Bowls, 2 Storka Bowls and 1 Hout Plate
• Total: 11 pieces
• Zerka, Zephyr and Storka diameter: approximately 27 cm each
• Hout Plate diameter: approximately 31 cm
• Use structure: four individual plate-and-bowl pairings with three shared forms
• Variation: differences between repeated examples of each form are expected
• Care: hand wash and dry thoroughly