The Great American House: Tradition for the Way We Live Now

The understated design of this distinctive, sterling silver flatware coordinates well with today's table linen, dinnerware and stemware patterns.

By interpreting plant forms in cast metal, Michael Aram presents work which is evocative of a natural environment transformed and redefined. Says the designer, There is a velvety luxury–an almost gothic quality – to representing orchids in blackened nickel. To me, the pieces feel seductive and graceful, yet dark and unexpected.

Natural feathers add a touch of organic elegance to this napkin ring from Juliska.