When consulting with Pickard China for a new state china service, First Lady Michelle Obama wanted it to have modern elements, but also for it to be practical, in the sense that it would be complementary to the preceding historic state services. The Obama State China Service consists of eleven-piece place settings for 320.(3,520 pieces) Mrs. Obama sought a different color from the more primary red, green, blue, and yellow used on the more recent state services. She chose a blue inspired by the ...
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April 28, 2015
April 28, 2015
We're happy to see this write-up in HFN magazine about Pickard new china for the White House:
Pickard Produces New White House Dinnerware
HFN magazine / Posted on April 28, 2015 by Allison Zisko
WASHINGTON-When the president and first lady sit down to dine at the Japan State Dinner tonight, they will be eating off new White House dinnerware designed by Pickard China. The Obama State China Service is a simple banded pattern whose blue-green rim color, Kailua, was inspired by the waters of Hawaii, ...
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