This set is beautiful and interesting without being overly busy.  Some have given reviews that the background is black but my two sets are definitely a deep rich brown.  I love, love, love them.  I can also attest that they're sturdy as I've already dropped a coffee cup twice while loading the dishwasher.  Stacking them in the sink after dinner hasn't caused any chips or cracks.  I'd definitely buy them again.
**Update, I've dropped a bowl and a mug on the kitchen floor with a thin area rug and neither have broken.  They've also stood up to clumsy men loading the dishwasher, lol.