Vintage Studio Nova Palm Desert Stoneware Serving Platter by Nancy Green | 1995 Southwestern Ritual Platter

Vintage Desert Style with Everyday Versatility

Inspired by the colors and landscapes of the American Southwest, this authentic Studio Nova Palm Desert serving platter blends timeless function with artistic design. Created by designer Nancy Green in 1995, the speckled ivory glaze is framed by an eye-catching geometric border in warm desert hues, giving the piece a modern vintage character that feels just as at home in today's interiors.

Originally crafted as durable oven-to-table dinnerware, this versatile stoneware platter transitions effortlessly beyond the dining room. Use it to serve family meals, create a seasonal centerpiece, organize everyday essentials, or display it as wall art that celebrates the warm, organic palette of the desert landscape.

Thoughtfully selected for Cedar & Song Studio's Ritual Platter Collection, it embodies our love of functional craftsmanship and meaningful living.

✨ Product Highlights

• Authentic Studio Nova Palm Desert collection
• Designed by Nancy Green
• Dated 1995 with original backstamp
• Durable glazed stoneware construction
• Beautiful Southwestern-inspired geometric border
• Oven-to-table design
• Microwave and dishwasher safe
• Excellent vintage condition
• Perfect for serving, display, or seasonal decorating

📏 Dimensions

• Diameter: 12.5 inches
• Height: 0.5 inch
• Weight: 2 lb

⚖ Weight

• Approximately 2 lb

🪵 Materials

• High-fired stoneware
• Gloss glaze
• Printed underglaze decoration

🧼 Care Instructions

• Dishwasher safe
• Microwave safe
• Oven-to-table safe
• Avoid sudden temperature changes to preserve the glaze
• Store with protective padding between stacked pieces

💚 Cedar & Song Curator Review

We love discovering pieces that effortlessly bridge beauty and function. While designed as a serving platter, this Palm Desert piece also makes a wonderful foundation for candles, dried botanicals, seasonal centerpieces, or everyday organization. Its warm earth tones pair naturally with cedar, linen, handcrafted pottery, and other nature-inspired décor found throughout the Cedar & Song collection.

🏡 Ways to Enjoy

• Serve appetizers or family-style meals
• Create an autumn centerpiece
• Display candles and seasonal botanicals
• Organize keys and mail in an entryway
• Showcase on open shelving
• Hang as decorative wall art
• Display river stones, shells, or collected nature treasures

🎁 Perfect For

• Housewarming gifts
• Wedding gifts
• Southwestern décor lovers
• Vintage stoneware collectors
• Studio Nova replacement buyers
• Holiday entertaining
• Everyday slow living

✨ Thoughtfully curated by Cedar & Song Studio in Tacoma, Washington. Whether displayed in the home, garden, patio, library, or creative space, this piece celebrates craftsmanship, character, and a connection to nature.