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Dinnerware material guide

Choosing the right material for your dinnerware and glassware can be challenging. Here is a guide to help you find the materials that best suit your needs, style preference and budget.

All pieces of a white IKEA 365+ 18-piece service are playfully stacked on top of each other on a black stepladder.

Feldspar porcelain – good at resisting knocks

Products made with feldspar porcelain are resistant to knocks and can be made thinner than those in stoneware or earthenware. The colour of feldspar porcelain range from white to blue-white. This material is light, hardwearing and dishwasher safe – great for everyday. 

A white IKEA 365+ plate

Feldspar porcelain – good at resisting knocks

Products made with feldspar porcelain are resistant to knocks and can be made thinner than those in stoneware or earthenware. The colour of feldspar porcelain range from white to blue-white. This material is light, hardwearing and dishwasher safe – great for everyday. 

Stoneware – rugged and rustic

The thick dimensions and subtle colours of stoneware, often combined with a matte glaze, give a rustic feel to plates, dishes and mugs. Is it dishwasher safe? You bet.      

A stoneware pale grey-green STRIMMIG mug

Stoneware – rugged and rustic

The thick dimensions and subtle colours of stoneware, often combined with a matte glaze, give a rustic feel to plates, dishes and mugs. Is it dishwasher safe? You bet.      

Earthenware – porous and decorative

Earthenware products are fired at a lower temperature than feldspar porcelain and stoneware. This makes them easy to decorate, as the colours and patterns are applied directly beneath the glaze.       

A light pink FÄRGKLAR mug

Earthenware – porous and decorative

Earthenware products are fired at a lower temperature than feldspar porcelain and stoneware. This makes them easy to decorate, as the colours and patterns are applied directly beneath the glaze.       

Earthenware – diverse and affordable

With earthenware you can vary and renew your tableware at a low price. And even though the porous material can be sensitive to impacts, it’s also dishwasher safe. 

A dark grey GLADELIG deep plate sits on a patterned table with a glass of water, cutlery, and flowers nearby.

Earthenware – diverse and affordable

With earthenware you can vary and renew your tableware at a low price. And even though the porous material can be sensitive to impacts, it’s also dishwasher safe. 

Glassware – unique and beautiful

Glassware offers many possibilities to set your table in new, stylish and personal ways. Mouth-blown or machine-made, it consists mostly of sand, with a small percentage of soda and lime. It can be stained, blasted, ground, engraved or printed with patterns. Tempered and heat resistant glass are strengthened during production, so they’re durable for hot drinks and food.   

Several POKAL glasses of different sizes have been placed on a soft grey-green surface.

Glassware – unique and beautiful

Glassware offers many possibilities to set your table in new, stylish and personal ways. Mouth-blown or machine-made, it consists mostly of sand, with a small percentage of soda and lime. It can be stained, blasted, ground, engraved or printed with patterns. Tempered and heat resistant glass are strengthened during production, so they’re durable for hot drinks and food.