After careful research I chose Noritake because of its quality...and I was not disappointed. The Colorwave Graphite is a modern Contemporary pattern. Beautiful design. All pieces of this set is high quality; no staining, durable and difficult to chip. We use these dishes daily and could not be more pleased. As I like the dishes so much, I have added bowls, pasta bowl, other serving dishes to the set and again, find them to be of the highest quality. I would purchase these again and I highly recommend them.