Kitchen essentials: animal plates
Photography by Bryce Carleton.

Whether dining indoors or alfresco these printed animal and insect plates bring a touch of the wild to the table.
Sara Guppy elephant bowl, $50.00, from Annex (www.annex.net.nz). Rabbit plate, $9.95, from Bed Bath N Table (www.bedbathntable.com.au). Dragonfly dish, $99.00, from Corso de Fiori (www.corso.co.nz). Nanuk plate, $34.99 from Bolt of Cloth (www.boltofcloth.com). Ladybird dish, $99.00, from Corso de Fiori (www.corso.co.nz). Bird dish, $27.00, from Macy Home (www.macyhome.co.nz). Sarah Guppy zebra bowl, $50.00, from Annex (www.annex.net.nz). Owl platter, $264.00 from Corso de Fiori (www.corso.co.nz). Reindeer plate, $18.88, from Macy Home (www.macyhome.co.nz). Owl bowl, $27.00, from Texan Art Schools (www.texanartschools.co.nz). Green Bug platter, $199.00, and Butterfly plate, $124.00, from Corso de Fiori (www.corso.co.nz).
Merchandising by Lianne Whorwood. Styling by Fiona Kerr.
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