Objets d'art in London

(1860-1870, porcelein, Kyoto, Japan, via)

The V&A (Victoria & Albert) Museum is a dreamy place to indulge every fetish (I mean, penchant) for design. As a big tea drinker, I love their teapots -- utilitarian objects made beautiful.

(1691-1724, earthenware, Delft, Netherlands, via)

This blue and white Delft teapot could be from a Vermeer painting.

(1930, stoneware, Poole, England, via)

A sweet, sweet 1930 teapot and water jug set.

(1879, silver and ebony, Sheffield, England, via)

Made when women wore bustles & rode carriages. Isn't it modern?

(1700-1720, stoneware, Yixing, China, via)

For something 300 years old, this is pretty funky.

(1876, earthenware, London, England, via)

Points for wacky! Try this one out at a dinner party.

(1984, porcelein, Porsgrund, Norway, via)

Dreamy Norwegian blues, like a starry night. (A friend from Porsgrund, Norway once said porcelein was a local tradition).