Planet Plates

An 8-inch plate is a sensible size for cake. Putting a watercolor portrait of a planet on it is the less sensible part, and the reason we like these. Planet Plates come as a boxed set of eight, with the planets of our solar system taking turns beneath your snacks. They suit the space enthusiast who already has enough things to put on a shelf and would rather give Jupiter a job at the table.

These are 100% melamine, so this is a gift for casual snacking and picnic duty, not someone collecting fine china. The size also makes sense for appetizers at a party, where the planetary portraits get more attention than another stack of plain plates. They can go in the dishwasher afterward, but not the microwave. Serve the cake here; warm it somewhere else. A small domestic boundary for an otherwise ambitious solar system.