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01Venus collection

Famiware Venus dinnerware sets

12models in this lineeach with its own glazes
9glazes across itno two pieces identical
$66.49the least of themup to $149.99
12–24pieces in a boxsmallest to largest

When you lift a stack of Venus plates the first thing you notice is variation. The double reactive glaze pools at the rim and the iron in the body freckle across the surface, so each rim reads a little different. One box may run darker at the edge, the next lighter with more speckle. The firing brings out shifts between recipes, and the stack becomes a small, slow gradient of color and surface.

The unglazed foot ring is part of the same story. It grips a table and can leave a faint grey circle on the plate beneath when you stack six, so plan your stacks accordingly. Because these are stoneware fired to vitrify, the pieces are dense and will take the heat of a microwave and most dishwashers without the glaze failing. The marks and the variations are the glaze behaving as it should.

Care and glaze claims on this page repeat what is printed on the pack. The public standards behind them are named on our updates page.

02Everything in the line

Famiware Venus dinnerware sets, model by model

The 12 most bought dinner sets in Venus first; each card opens the page where that piece keeps its glazes.

03Cut it two ways

Famiware Venus dinnerware sets by size, and by glaze

The two questions people arrive with. Both are answered here rather than somewhere else.

04About Venus

Famiware Venus dinnerware sets: two questions

Asked about Venus dinner sets in particular rather than about the range as a whole.

Will my Famiware Venus pieces match the plates I already own?

They will share the same glaze family but not identical surfaces. The double reactive glaze pools and speckles differently from piece to piece and can shift between boxes, so expect variation in rim tone and freckling. If a close visual match matters, compare pieces side by side and choose by tone and texture rather than by exact surface detail.

Will the unglazed foot ring on Famiware plates mark the plate beneath when I stack them?

The bare foot ring is there to let the piece leave the kiln and to sit without sliding, and it will leave a faint mark on the plate below after repeated stacking. Keep stacks low or place a thin pad between plates if you want pristine bottoms. The mark is a consequence of the finish, not a glaze fault.

Every Famiware size, every glaze

Every diameter, capacity and glaze in the Famiware lineup sits behind this button, with the price we last read against each one.