My husband and I picked these for our wedding registry. We have 8 settings Color Wave Graphite Coupe Shape and 8 settings of the Bloom Coup in Graphite. We really love to mix and match the pieces when we have larger dinner parties. It's a nice change up from just solid black and the design is fun and whimsical. I always wash these in our dishwasher and have never had any issues or noticed any fading. I also have dropped plates a few times from chest level onto my kitchen floor and never had any chips or breaks. Overall, very durable and nice to have.