Everyday flatware might be the most frequently used household item you will ever buy (who doesn’t remember the silverware of their childhood?). So it’s worth investing in flatware that will endure; if you can’t afford a full set, you can always build a collection setting by setting, as Catherine Bailey of Heath Ceramics suggests. Here are the Remodelista editors’ personal favorites.
![sarah is a devotee of david mellor\2\17;s minimal stainless steel cutler 17](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/david-mellor-minimal-stainless-steel-cutlery.jpg)
![julie favors the almoco silver stainless flatware made by a third generation, f 18](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/almoco-flatware-dwr.jpg)
![while it’s no longer in production, massimo and lella vignelli’s 19](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/vignelli-sasaki-basic-flatware-polished.jpg)
![an instant classic, jasper morrison\2\17;s alessi\2\17;s knifefor 20](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/alessi-knifeforkspoon-flatware.jpg)
![when italian master ettore sottsass designed the nuovo milano cutlery 21](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/ettore-sottsass-alessi-nuovo-milano-cutlery-set.jpg)
![the simple set of stainless steel everyday flatware is \$58 at schoolhouse. 22](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/schoolhouse-everyday-flatware.jpg)
![italian made sambonet linea q stainless steel flatware is \$85 for a five piece 23](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/sambonet-linea-q-stainless-steel-flatware.jpg)
![francesca\2\17;s favorite everyday flatware is classic cutlery designed 24](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/david-mellor-classic-stainless-steel-flatware.jpg)
![the dolcevita stainless steel flatware is \$6\2 for a five piece set at march. 25](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/dolcevita-stainless-steel-flatware.jpg)
![sarah, who lived in japan for a decade, is a fan of sori yanagi\2\17;s s 26](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/sori-yanagi-flatware-five-piece-set.jpg)
![the arthur krupp designed monika flatware 36 piece set is £93 at imperial 27](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/arthur-krupp-monika-flatware.jpg)
![the beau manoir flatware is made in france; \$59.95 for a 5 piece set at willia 28](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/beau-manoir-flatware-set.jpg)
N.B. This post is an update; the original story ran on November 9, 2011.
For more flatware options see our posts:
- 10 Easy Pieces: Italian-Designed Flatware
- 10 Easy Pieces: Traditional Georgian-Style Flatware
- 10 Easy Pieces: New Artisan Flatware Designs
- 10 Easy Pieces: German-Designed Flatware
- 10 Easy Pieces: Bistro-Style Stainless Flatware
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