When Food52 co-founder Amanda Hesser first saw Virginia Sin’s porcelain paper plates, she was immediately fascinated.
Just as the plates captured Amanda Hesser’s attention, they also caught the eye of the design world. In April 2007, the plates won Design Within Reach's"Most Sustainable" award in the Modern + Design + Function Competition, and in 2008 they were nominated for the Cooper Hewitt's National Design Awards People's Design Award., also took notice. “I think we became aware of them through Food52!” she says.
What are the markers that make an object attractive to a museum curator? “We look for pieces that will help us to tell a story, and to put [an object] in historical context,” says Bach. “Every object has a story to tell. [Sin’s plates] tells a very, very rich story.” The story, as Bach sees it, is one of contemporary artwork and artisan craft.
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