Four-Plate Combo: Calamityware 1, 2, 3, and 4

When I realized my husband and I would be celebrating our thirteenth wedding anniversary in the middle of a global pandemic I knew this would be an unforgettable anniversary and a full set of Calamityware dinner plates would be the perfect gift to mark the occasion. After all, things could be worse! A volcano could erupt in our backyard, a sea monster surface in a nearby pond, or our daughter carried away by flying monkeys. These dishes embedded with Don Moyer’s drawings of a discombobulated, blue-willow paradise, are a whimsical dinner time reminder to smile and bask in our good fortune.

These plates are absolutely wonderful! The material is sturdy. No chips after several turns in the dishwasher. The art on the plates is fun. My one regret is that I neither have room for more sets, nor do I have a place to store them. As it is, I am retiring part of my mug collection to make room for Calamityware mugs.

The 4 plate combo was a Christmas gift to my mother in law who appreciates the silly things in life. She was absolutely ELATED upon opening and examining them. Thanks!

Great quality and so much fun! Life is too short to eat from boring china.

Everyone I show these to is insanely jealous. I love them.

I received the first 4 in the series as a gift after stumbling across Calamityware plates. With my oddball sense of humor I started my purchase with No. 5 and my family loved me enough (either that or they felt sorry for me on my milestone birthday) to go back and get the first four I missed. I love the whimsical design work on each plate. I do, however, like the glaze method used on the new plates better.

My husband and I were married young and never got to do the old tradition of picking out a China dinnerware set. This year is our 30th wedding anniversary and were are so happy to have Calamityware as our choice! Love the quality and colors, brings a smile to our dining adventures!

Make us laugh because these are three of the least likely things to kill us. Unfortunately giant robots are in the top 10 reasons for our demise. Great plates, love the artwork, and dishwasher safe. Really love them.

The joy of new dishes always seems to die quickly, but not with these plates. Every meal I get excited about revealing the dramatic scene through bites of food. Hopefully quarantine will end soon so I can force my joy upon everyone else as they lift the next bite to reveal an alien spacecraft or sea monster. My one regret with this set is that I haven't the space to own all the sets.

the order was received in our household with chuckles ... just what we needed. My teen says he's totally onboard with these (thanks for the bonding moment). We look forward to having the grandparents over for dinner. It will be interesting to see how long it is before they notice the plates are ... "unusual." These are well made (the porcelain "rings") and truly functional dinnerware, not some poorly made trinket meant for a joke and then tossed. We're going to enjoy these for a long time! Thanks Giant Robot!