In an effort to bring pizzazz back to the dining table, I want to bring to your attention jeweler
Kara Ross's debut collection for the home, which is aptly named
Rock Lobster. Embellished with pearl resin and crystals, Ross's bejeweled crustacean hark back to a time when noted hostesses often decorated their dining tables with porcelains, objects, and jeweled bibelots. The fact that these rock lobsters have flexible legs and antennas means that they can be used in myriad table settings. Already, they have appeared in a trompe l'oeil table setting in Ross's store window as well as on her own dining table in the Hamptons. (See photos below.)
The lobsters are available exclusively through Ross's Madison Avenue boutique, and additions to the collection are planned for the future. In a world dominated by monastic tableware, don't you think it's time to treat our dining tables to some well-deserved whimsy and pizzazz?
