Set of 12 square plates, Gamaphone wax print, black color

In Benin, it is called “Gamaphone”: it is the word for gramophone, pronounced in the Fon style, without the R.

On the large plates, a vertical band of concentric circles in black-brown and burgundy crosses the white porcelain; in the center of the dessert plates, a piece of West African art is drawn in black-brown: a mask, a carved comb, or a figurine. We pay tribute to the iconic “Gramophone” fabric with our reinterpretation, named “Gamaphone”. “Gamaphone” is the way “gramophone” is pronounced in Fon (Benin), where the R is not pronounced.

🎶 One pattern, a thousand names

Circles of small dots arranged in concentric circles, like the grooves of a vinyl record: this fabric evokes the gramophone, the king of parties in days gone by. In the world of wax fabric, it is the market women and those who wear the fabrics who give them their names.

• Gamaphone (Benin, Fon): the record player, the gramophone; its concentric circles evoke the grooves of a record.

✨ What the pattern tells

This pattern evokes music, parties, and evenings when records spin. Its circles seem to vibrate, like a joyful rhythm spreading around the table.

Our reinterpretation

On the large plates, the band of concentric circles in black-brown and burgundy unfolds vertically on the white porcelain; on the dessert plates, the piece of West African art is drawn in the center in black-brown. Each piece is decorated to order in our workshop in Alfortville: the pattern is prepared, applied, and glazed by hand before firing. The 12 plates are delivered in 2 boxes measuring 31 × 31 × 10 cm, weighing approximately 7 kg in total.

At your table

With a light linen tablecloth and soft light at the end of the day, this set accompanies gatherings where people share. As a gift for a party or a musical moment, it conveys the energy of the spinning circles.

Features

• Contents: 6 large plates and 6 dessert plates; modular composition available upon request, at the same price.
• Colors: black-brown, burgundy, and white.
• Material: porcelain.
• Large plate dimensions: 26.7 × 26.7 cm, height 4 cm.
• Dessert plate dimensions: 20 × 20 cm, height 2.8 cm.
• Box: 2 boxes measuring 31 × 31 × 10 cm, approximately 7 kg in total.
• Personalization: pattern, colors, first name, date, or short message available upon request; choice of composition.
• In case of breakage: individual replacement available, with the same pattern and dimensions, provided the shape remains available in the catalog.
• In the same pattern: set of 12 round plates, coffee cup, breakfast set, set of 6 round plates, speckled bowl, set of 6 square plates, tea cup.

Write to us to personalize your set: a first name, a date, or a message will make Gamaphone spin around your table.