Desire to Inspire – Five Zero: Table Conversations Dinnerware
Nancy Batlin has long harbored a dream of having a small boutique full of beautiful things. Her path has been filled with twists and turns she could not have predicted. Nancy established herself inthe graphic design industry as a creative director and brand manager, spending a good deal of time in London – but she never let go of the dream.
In 2004 she started her own company consulting for luxury brands. During this transition, she was inspired to design her own dinnerware collection and Five Zero was born.
Five Zero / Table Conversations is a tableware line ultimately designed to provoke dialogue around the table. Each pattern series can stand alone or be mixed and matched . The intriguing pieces reinterpret old world decorative arts motifs with the use of unexpected colors, patterns and scale juxtaposed with modern imagery. Nancy creates the patterns using original photography and digitized historical motifs that are then manipulated. Case in point, the Horse was inspired by a black stone horse head that she photographed and converted to a negative to create a cameo effect.
Most recently, Batlin has collaborated with Liliana Casabel, fashion designer for Morgane Le Fay on a shared inspiration: the lotus blossom. The joint vision of fashion and art are realized in Casabel’s Spring Collection and Batlin’s Sophia Dinnerware. Casabel’s fabric has been transformed into wearable art while Batlin’s search for the perfect lotus blossom has become table art. Future collaborations are in the works.
Five / Zero Table Conversations are available through several retailers.
