10 Easy Pieces: Versatile Cake Stands
Few household objects seem quite so optimistic as a cake stand. Most days it’s home to fruit or pastries, lending a little height to the kitchen counter. Then, once or twice a year, it fulfills its intended purpose—and reminds you why every home should have one. After all, every cake deserves a pedestal.
Above: From Belgian fashion designer Ann Demeulemeester for Serax, the Ra Cake Stand Off White features a slender plate with slightly upturned sides on a wide base; $202 at Serax. You can also find it in Green at Rouse Home.
Above: A Scandi classic, the Royal Copenhagen Blue Fluted Plain Dish on Stand is the 1700s style on a porcelain.
Above: Kelly Wearstler’s Dune Cake Stand, designed for Serax, features an irregular shape in solid ash; $224 at Serax.
Above: By Nicola Fasano in Puglia, Italy, the Cake Plate Fiore features hand-painted flowers on porcelain; €102 at Tambur.
Above: The Klara Small Glass Cake Stand is made of hearty Polish glass and so simple its timeless; $128 at Hudson Grace.
Above: From French mainstay, Astier de Villatte, the Sobre Hand-Glazed Ceramic Cake Stand is made from the brand’s signature black terracotta clay with a wash of milky-white glaze; $325 at Abask.
Above: Designed by Japanese master Oji Masanori for Takahashi, the Kougei Cake Stand is handmade in Hokkaido, Japan of solid walnut with a smooth texture and beveled edge.
Above: From English ceramic house John Julian, the Large Cake Stand is hand-thrown in Wiltshire with a glazed top and unglazed base; £575 at John Julian.
Above: At Artilleriet in Sweden, the Pugliese splatterware Spruzzi Vivente Cake Stand comes in green or brown; 1,380 SEK.
Above: The Ferm Living Fountain Cake Stand takes a classically fanciful scalloped profile. Made of stoneware with a glazed top and unglazed underneath; $129 at Ferm Living.
Above: A Brass Cake Stand made in India with a matte finish; $49 at June Home.
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