Because I have quite a large family that I wanted to have all over for dinners at my home, I actually bought 3 of these dinnerware sets.  I chose them because of their distinctive contemporary square design and the fact that these dinnerware sets included not only the place settings but also the complete serving pieces.  They seem to be well made and quite lovely.  I am looking forward to using them when I host my next dinner party.  I would recommend these to anyone who desires to have more contemporary / modern looking dinnerware.