Diesel Living with Seletti - Acid Distorted Tray from the Classics Collection

Classics on Acid starts with the imagery of European decorative porcelain—landscapes, birds, flowers, blue and white patterns—and subjects it to distortion: the motif stretches, melts, or multiplies as if under a kaleidoscopic effect. The collection includes eighteen variations of decor and covers plates, salad bowls, trays, display stands, and glasses. Each reference features its own named decor, such as Melting Landscape, Pajaro, Koi, Regal, or Acid Flower, allowing for the creation of a purposefully mismatched table setting rather than a uniform set. The tableware pieces are made of porcelain; the matching placemats are made of cork and the cutlery of stainless steel. The name plays on a double meaning: these are classic tableware items, on acid.

The deformation is not just in the design: it is also in the mold. Several pieces in the range have two different dimensions, 25 × 24.5 cm for a soup plate, 21.4 × 20.3 cm for a dessert plate, meaning they are not round. When placed flat on a table, they do not align. The pieces are finished by hand: from one item to the next, the decor is never in exactly the same position.

Where the decor comes from

Design press describes the collection as a deliberate distortion of classic porcelain imagery, available in eighteen colorful variations and extended to cutlery as well as six cork placemats, for a table that is both dressed up and casual.