Set of 6 square plates, Adire pattern – Indigo, indigo color

White suns appear where the dye has not taken.

A wide plum and indigo blue border, with the reflections of dyed fabric, surrounds each square plate; at the bottom of the deep plate, a midnight blue geometric symbol is set within a diamond shape. This set is our tribute to the iconic "Indigo" fabric, a reinterpretation we have named "Adire". "Adire" means "tie and dye" in Yoruba (Nigeria): it is the name of fabrics dyed in indigo using a resist technique.

💙 The story of the pattern

In Abeokuta, Nigeria, Yoruba women turned adire into an art form: the fabric is tied, folded, or protected with a cassava paste, then dipped in indigo, and white suns appear where the dye has not taken.

• Adire (Nigeria, Yoruba): "tie and dye"; indigo-dyed fabrics whose patterns emerge from the tied or protected areas.

✨ What the pattern tells

The deep blue of indigo is a color of prestige. The pattern also embodies the idea of craftsmanship passed down from mother to daughter. It is given as a gift to celebrate this transmission and the place of indigo blue in a family history.

Our reinterpretation

On the square plates, the wide plum and indigo blue border echoes the reflections of dyed fabric; at the bottom of the deep plate, the midnight blue geometric symbol is set within a diamond shape. Each piece is decorated to order in our workshop in Alfortville: the pattern is prepared, applied, and glazed by hand before firing. The set is presented in a 31 × 31 × 10 cm packaging box, weighing approximately 3.5 kg.

At your table

Imagine a soft light on a linen tablecloth, around a table where several generations gather. For a gift, offer this set as a tribute to the prestigious indigo blue and the craftsmanship passed down from mother to daughter.

Features

• Contents: 6 plates of your choice: 2 large, 2 dessert, and 2 deep plates, or 3 large and 3 dessert plates, at the same price (the photos show the version with deep plates).
• Colors: plum, indigo blue, midnight blue, white.
• Material: porcelain.
• Large plate: 26.7 × 26.7 cm, height 4 cm.
• Dessert plate: 20 × 20 cm, height 2.8 cm.
• Deep plate: 17.3 × 17.3 cm, height 5.5 cm.
• Box: 31 × 31 × 10 cm, approximately 3.5 kg.
• Personalization available on request: pattern, colors, first name, date, or short message.
• In case of breakage: individual replacement is possible, with the same pattern and dimensions, provided the shape remains available in the catalog.
• In the same pattern: glass bottle, set of 6 oval plates, speckled mug, breakfast set, set of 6 round plates, teacup, coffee cup.

Write to us to personalize your set and bring this prestigious indigo blue into your story.