I really like the clean look of this set in the black and white!  The set is not too heavy at all, but still feels very sturdy. I really love the size of all the pieces and especially love the mugs!  The only thing I did not like about the set is the marketing stickers that came on every single piece of the set. I know that seems like a little issue but they were really hard to get off and left a sticky film on each piece that was really annoying.   Otherwise really love this set!