AS REPORTED BY DONNA FERRARI

At the top of gift registry tableware trends are blue toned tableware designs to fit every personality, fields of floral inspired patterns and new ways to make your monogram the star of your table setting. See how designers and celebrities such as Jasper Conran, Ellen DeGeneres, Aerin Lauder, Monique Lhuillier, Marcel Wanders and Vera Wang are dressing dishes for leading tableware brands with these trends in mind. CLICK THE IMAGES FOR MORE DETAILS.

BELOVED BLUES

Blue, the most beloved choice of color in tableware, comes in an array of hues from aqua to indigo, in looks from boho to classic and in dinnerware patterns made from fine china to melamine. Blue tableware designs — in styles simple to sophisticated, are easy to accessorize and always ready to create an inviting setting to make guests feel welcome.

FIELDS OF FLORALS

Give your table the pretty look of a fresh floral arrangement with these best-of-the-bunch floral patterns.

MONOGRAMS

Personalizing your tableware is an exceedingly popular trend and extremely easy to achieve thanks to the many brands and businesses that can help you make your mark with a monogram or even a family crest.