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Edited by Karen D. Singh -- Interior Design, 4/1/2008 12:00:00 AM

A pinch of whimsy

Shakers and vases enliven the table

1. Animal bud vases in heated plastic by Studiomold. circle 400

2. Salt No. 5 shaker in white glazed porcelain by Designfenzider. circle 401

3. Pepper No. 5 shaker in white glazed porcelain by Designfenzider. circle 402

Poetry in motion

With Haikus bowls for B&B Italia, Marcel Wanders's imagination ran wild

1. AB 20022B in blue glazed ceramic.

2. AB 20022D in multicolor glazed ceramic. circle 403

The life aquatic

It's high tide for high-style vessels

1. Fast in porcelain by Cédric Ragot Design Studio. circle 404

2. Lobster in porcelain by Hering Berlin. circle 405

SOURCES

A pinch of whimsy

1. Studiomold, 44-1480-390281; studiomold.co.uk.

2. Designfenzider, through MoMA Store, 800-447-6662; designfenzider.com.

3. Designfenzider, as above.

Poetry in motion

1. B&B Italia, 800-872-1697; bebitalia.it.

2. B&B Italia, as above.

The life aquatic

1. Cédric Ragot Design Studio, through Rosenthal, 201-804-8000; rosenthalusa.com.

2. Hering Berlin, 212-582-1182; hering-berlin.de.