The Indian Table Has Always Been a Collection of Bowls
Think about how an Indian meal is actually served. Not one plate, one dish, one sequence — but a spread. Dal in one bowl, sabzi in another, raita to the side, pickle alongside, dessert waiting its turn. The Indian table has always been plural. Multiple vessels, multiple flavours, all present at once.
Velixco's handpainted ceramic bowl and plate collection is built for that table. Seventeen designs — from the bold geometry of Noir Royale Mandala to the soft florals of Blush Lotus — each made to sit on an Indian dining table and look like it belongs there. Food-grade ceramic. Handpainted. Microwave and dishwasher safe.
Here is what is in the collection, and how to find the right piece for your table or your next gift.
The most architecturally considered bowl in the collection. The ribbed exterior is not decoration — it gives the bowl a texture that catches light differently depending on where it sits on the table, making it look different at breakfast than it does at a dinner party.
A frost-tone glaze over the ribbed body gives it a restrained, contemporary finish. It is the bowl that works for serving, for dessert, for the centre of the table. If you were choosing one piece to start with, this is the one.
Four bowls in a geometric mosaic pattern — earth tones, rust, warm gold on a cream ground. Bold enough to be the visual anchor of a table setting, but restrained enough not to compete with whatever is inside the bowl.
This is the set for the shared meal. Dal in one, sabzi in another, raita in the third, something pickled in the fourth — the Royal Mosaic handles the full spread of an Indian lunch without the table looking assembled from four different sources.
The largest set in the collection. Six bowls in soft lavender and meadow tones — the palette that bridges between floral and minimal, that works on a table with guests as well as it does for a quiet weekday lunch.
At six pieces, this is also the collection's most natural choice for housewarmings. A full set, rather than something that needs to be added to. The Velixco gifting collection can help you find the right pairing if you need something alongside it.
The most commanding piece in the collection. A dense, detailed mandala pattern printed on a noir base — completely different in register from everything else in the range. For the table that wants a statement rather than a suggestion.
Paired with the Noir Aura Mandala Bowl Set, it builds a cohesive dark aesthetic across the table. Two sets, same series, eight bowls — enough for the table that entertains often and wants every piece to feel intentional.
Four ceramic plates in a vintage floral print — the only full plate set in the Velixco collection. Quarter-plate format, the right size for starters, dessert plating, or as side plates alongside a serving bowl spread.
The vintage flora print pairs naturally with the softer florals in the bowl range — Blush Lotus or Lavender Meadow alongside these plates creates a table that reads as considered without being matched.
The softest piece in the range. Three handpainted bowls in a blush lotus motif — the kind of design that photographs well on a shelf as much as it does on a table. Light, personal, and easy to give.
This is the gifting option in the bowl collection. Small enough to be an uncomplicated decision, specific enough to be remembered. Works as a dessert bowl set or snack bowls — either way, it finds a place on the table without needing to be introduced to the rest of the ceramics first.
Seventeen designs in total — dessert bowls, serving bowls, snack bowls, and quarter plates. Every one microwave and dishwasher safe.
The Indian table uses bowls differently depending on the moment — dal at lunch is a different format requirement from dessert at dinner or snacks before a meal. Use this to find the right piece for the right purpose.
The Indian table has always deserved more than it gets. More intention in what it is served on. More care in what carries the dal, holds the dessert, presents the starters.
Seventeen handpainted ceramic designs. Every format the Indian table uses. Pan-India delivery on every order.