I really love the weight and feel of this set. The only thing I wasnt crazy about was you could see paint bleed sloppily burned on the flat dishes and some blue paint peppered on the white sections...this definitely wasnt purposeful and was a big boo boo by the manufacturers. I didnt want to be bothered with returns so I just kept them. Overall, the design is beautiful and you will not be disappointed with handmade quality of the set. They look very high end without the high end price tag.