Fine bone china for four - the Arc dinner plate, side plate and cereal bowl, four of each.

The shape gives the range its name. Each piece curves gently upwards towards the rim, keeping food where it should be without a deep well. It's a quiet line, and it runs through everything Arc.

Bone china has stayed the standard for over two centuries for good reasons: thin and light in the hand, stronger than it looks, and white in a way earthenware never quite manages. This is china for every day - dishwasher safe, microwave safe, made to be used rather than saved for visitors.

The twelve pieces arrive individually packed rather than in one presentation box, and every piece is sold on its own. Which means a breakage costs you a plate, not a set - and a growing table means adding settings, not starting again.

Specs
Includes:

• 4 x dinner plates, 26.5cm
• 4 x side plates, 20.5cm
• 4 x cereal bowls, 15.5cm
• Dishwasher and microwave safe