The biggest jigsaw puzzle in the solar system has a split personality: The number and sizes of Earth's tectonic plates can flip, according to a new study. Today, the pieces of Earth's broken shell are ...

If there's one design move to try with items you already own, it's decorating walls with plates. That's right—beautiful dinnerware isn't only reserved for kitchen cabinets or special occasions. You ...

An auction catalog offered a "rare Kakiemon enameled porcelain plate" from the 18th century, but there was no further explanation of the age, history or design. What is the meaning of Kakiemon?

An auction catalog offered a "rare Kakiemon enameled porcelain plate" from the 18th century, but there was no further explanation of the age, history or design. What is the meaning of Kakiemon?

Had I played my cards right, I could have inherited the full china collections of both my grandmothers and my mother. I was an only granddaughter and only daughter. Federal Platinum by Lenox, Macy's ...

Entered as part of the designboom "Dining in 2015" competition, this "+/- hot plate" is a standard ceramic plate with silk-screened gold and amorphic metal films overlaid onto its surface. When power ...