Fresh Colors from France: Emile Henry's Figue Clay PotsInternational Home and Housewares Show 2008

Fresh Colors from France: Emile Henry's Figue Clay Pots
International Home and Housewares Show 2008

Here's the second French-inspired color we'll remember from this year's Home and Housewares show: deep purple. We weren't immediately drawn to this color that Emile Henry, from the Burgundy town of Marcigny, calls "figue." The color seemed Barney-esque or a little too much like a Starbucks easy chair, at first.

But as we go over our notes and photos from the show, we're reconsidering our take on the dark purples we saw. The rich Mediterranean color could work in both modern and more old-world settings and would be a strong backdrop for many different foods, from dark brown braises to the greens of steamed vegetables. It would coordinate well with Staub's new titanium color too.

What do you think of this new color from Emile Henry?

Emile Henry's Flame-Top line is made from flameproof ceramic. It can sit directly on a burner or the gill and is microwave and dishwasher safe. The line is also available in green, black and red.

This ceramic cookware is 30% lighter than metal cookware of a similar size. That makes Emile Henry a good fit for cooks who are interested in enameled cast iron Dutch ovens, but don't want all that weight.

Comments (8)

Gorgeous! Nice book, too!

posted by TheDailyFresser on March 20th 2008 at 11:16am
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Oh my god, that is totally going on my wedding registry (not that I have one or anything, but when I do one day...)

And Suvir Saran's book is great.

posted by raspberry eggplant on March 20th 2008 at 11:18am
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I'm not a huge fan of purple but I am a fan of using deep and vibrant colors in cookware so it can dual purpose as decoration in my kitchen.

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posted by http://badhuman.wordpress.com on March 20th 2008 at 11:38am
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It's gorgeous! And frustrating - I had been looking for a deep purple enameled cast iron dutch oven for YEARS. I finally broke down and got a lime green Le Crueset - which I love, but it's not purple.

(My kitchen is purple though)

posted by ilovebutter on March 20th 2008 at 12:10pm
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It's nice. It looks just like the "plum" shade of Fiestaware.

posted by J. Cipa on March 20th 2008 at 4:03pm
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OMG! I am so in love with that tagine! Gorgeous...like a ripe eggplant!

posted by bohemianbeauty7 on March 21st 2008 at 9:08am
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All the new urban colors by Emile Henry are gorgeous. I am all for unconventional colors appearing in the kitchen.

ilovebutter, your lime green mixes well with the figue (fig), so you are ok. The non matching scheme would look very French.

posted by At Home with kim vallee on March 22nd 2008 at 5:13am
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Purple is dead.

posted by ohokrachel on April 12th 2008 at 7:49am
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