Elegant and modern look, big change from the old round floral plates I had. They look sturdy and stack nicely. My only issue is thatI was expecting the soup bowls to be deeper. We eat a lot of meat soups and stews and the main reason I chose them was because they claimed the soup balls to be 546 ml which is 18.5 oz. You cannot fit 18.5 oz of liquid in those bowls maybe 15 oz tops. Also the cereal bowls are really tiny more like something for a dip than cereal with milk.I will keep them because I like the unique shape but I will keep looking for a larger set of bowls to match.