Like Jewelry for Your Table, This Artist's Silver-Plated Serveware Is a Sophisticated Take on the Chrome Trend

Combining skillful metalwork with playful geometric design, I haven't been able to stop thinking about Natalia Criado's gemstone-adorned pieces

various kitchen décor items in plated silver featuring spherical decorative stone elements
Natalia Criado's unique kitchenware adds intrigue to kitchen décor.
(Image credit: Natalia Criado designs from Net-a-Porter.)

Glistening sculptural, shiny metals — it's not hard to imagine why the work of Columbian designer Natalia Criado caught my attention recently. In fact, I've struggled to stop thinking about her designs ever since. And with a highly impressive portfolio of decorative silver-plated objets, Natalia's collection is exactly the antidote I've been looking for to soothe my shiny, metal décor obsession.

As a Columbian artist who studied industrial design in Milan, Natalia aims to bring her two cultural influences together through her work. Her silver-plated kitchenware presents that unique cultural combination through both form and materials, and offers a more subdued and modern take on the current chrome interior design trend. From teacups to serving bowls, each piece is finished with both purposeful and decorative spherical stone elements. The unique craftsmanship and stylized finish of these pieces of metal décor is just the combination you need to enliven your interior decoration.

And while these designs are sculptural and artistic in form, they're also playful and exciting. Natalia Criado's home collection, now available on Net-a-Porter, is making me realize that even traditionally mundane and basic kitchenware doesn't need to be boring. In my opinion, having one of these examples of metal décor is the closest you can get to having museum-worthy artifact in your home.

Safe to say, I want it all. But with restraint, here are my top six picks from her collection.

Like I said, these kitchenware designs are heightening my metal décor obsession. However, there are lots of ways to use cool metallics in your interiors to make your space feel not only unique, but exciting too.

Devin Toolen
Style Editor

Devin is a New York-based style editor for Livingetc who is keen on all aspects of personal style. From a young age, she was drawn to the design world, and she loves sharing design choices with her readers, from explaining how to incorporate trends into interior spaces to sourcing the best products for your home. Devin believes style should be inclusive, exciting, and at its core, fun