When you serve your guests with this modern, two-tiered piece in metal alloy, you’re also serving up a conversation-starter. A smaller vessel hangs over the larger bowl in a graceful arc, allowing for easy, all-in-one-place dipping. Place chips and salsa, vegetables and guacamole, or virtually any other gastronomic pairing in this swan-like server, and wait for the inevitable compliments.

When your friends have gone home for the evening, fill the bottom with stones and place a tea light in the upper bowl for an elegant non-mealtime look.

• Nambé alloy
• 11 inches deep by 8 inches high
• Designed by Wei Young
• 2011 gold winner of Award for Design Excellence