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Set Your Next Tablescape With Yinka Ilori’s New Epin Rere Collection

11.13.24 | By
Set Your Next Tablescape With Yinka Ilori’s New Epin Rere Collection

It’s written in the stars: Yinka Ilori’s Epin Rere collection is destined to be the centerpiece of your next dinner party. Meaning ‘My Destiny’ in Yoruba, this limited-edition stoneware collection – featuring hand-finished plates, a jug, platter, and vase – is a harmonious blend of serenity and sculptural beauty. Inspired by the peaceful waters and stunning sunsets along Lagos’ beaches, each vibrant piece in the Epin Rere collection captures the natural magic of a day winding down by the calming, tranquil sea.

A colorful table setting with vibrant plates, cutlery, and a variety of fruits, including dragon fruit, passion fruit, melon, and pears

From the plates – offered in four soothing colorways: Orange, Blue, Purple, and Green – to a perfectly proportioned jug, platter, and vase, the hand-finished designs bring a meditative, calming vibe to your table. The mesmerizing ombre stoneware, with its ribbed rims that mimic ripples in the water, feels like a nod to the organic, cyclical beauty of nature. As you take in the subtle transition of colors, you might find yourself reflecting on nature’s seamless blend of earth, sea, and sky as day transitions into night.

A colorful table setting with vibrant plates, a pitcher, and a vase holding flowers. The table is adorned with fruits, including a horned melon and kumquats, on a patterned cloth

Colorful plates with a fork on a blue fabric background, featuring a sliced dragon fruit and a yellow fruit

Colorful table setting with patterned plates, mugs, and a striped pitcher on a lavender tablecloth, featuring a few blueberries in a bowl and cutlery on a multicolored napkin

These aren’t just any tableware pieces. Epin Rere is just as much art as it is utility. Ilori’s vision – meticulously developed with a small supplier in Portugal – was to create functional yet sculptural works that would spark wonder and joy, whether serving a meal or gracing your kitchen shelves as standalone showstoppers. The ombre glaze, a masterful mix of hand-sponged and spray techniques, brings the sky’s unpredictable beauty right into your home.

A vibrant table setting with colorful textiles, a purple plate with kumquats and half a passion fruit, gold cutlery, and gradient glasses on a pink tablecloth

Two towels with geometric patterns hang on a yellow towel rack against a blue wall and green curtain backdrop

Ilori’s new textile collection also adds a vibrant element to your tablescape. The collection, named O Dara Lati Dara, translates to ‘It’s good to be nice.’ Once again inspired by nature, the collection reimagines the vibrant forms of blossoming, colorful flowers into bold, modern shapes, adding an artful edge to any setting.

A colorful pitcher with flowers sits on a table covered by a pink cloth and yellow runner against a teal background

A geometric fruit stand with a variety of fruits, including a melon, mango, and small yellow fruits, is placed on a white tablecloth. A green curtain and blue wall are in the background

A colorful striped pitcher with sprigs of orange flowers sits on a white table against a backdrop of green curtains and a teal wall

Orange vase with three sections holding purple flowers on a white tablecloth, set against a backdrop of green curtains and a blue wall

Colorful ceramic tableware, including a tall pitcher, plates, and a tray, with a ribbed texture, arranged on layered blue cloth

Colorful table setting with fruit, flowers in vases, and vibrant dishes on a pink tablecloth

To shop the Epin Rere ceramics or O Dara Lati Dara textiles by Yinka Ilori, yinkailori.com.

Photos by Kristy Noble.

As the Senior Contributing Editor, Vy Yang is obsessed with discovering ways to live well + with intention through design. She's probably sharing what she finds over on Instagram stories. You can also find her at vytranyang.com.