Here's a look at French designer Véronique Maire's latest tableware collection for Italesse which is being presented in Milan at the moment.

Entitled 'Landscape', Maire's series is still in the process of development and is being shown in red for Milan design week; but will be cast in white ceramic for their official launch onto the market by the end of 2012.

The collection encourages you to play with your food and to organise the simplest dishes by telling a story.

Lean your bread sticks on the mountain, create a sauce lake for dipping, or pour steamy hot soup into the crater of the volcano...