Lauren Santo Domingo Brandishes a Coat of Arms for Tiffany & Co.’s Latest Tableware Collection

Her interpretation—now the basis of the Tiffany Crest tableware collection—celebrates brand iconography, with a shield that riffs on Bird on a Rock, Schlumberger’s famous 1960s brooch. Four quadrants reveal other legacy motifs, among them dragonflies, diamonds, and silversmith tools. There are also maple leaves, which, like the blue-and-orange palette, pay homage to Tiffany’s New York City roots. At its center, meanwhile, flanked by the year 1837, is a stylized T in an archival font. “And no crest would be complete without a family motto,” notes Santo Domingo, who chose Reverter ad Tiffany, or “Return to Tiffany” in Latin.

And return shoppers shall. The launch of the Crest collection comes during a larger renaissance for the brand, which opened the doors to its transformed Fifth Avenue flagship in April. Amid this momentum, Santo Domingo sees an opportunity for Tiffany to reassert its dominance in the world of home accessories, particularly with regard to formal dinnerware. “When it comes to china, there haven’t been new options,” she says, alluding to today’s predictable registry patterns. For Santo Domingo, the line also takes on personal meaning as her family’s new china pattern at home in Manhattan. “What’s selfishly most exciting for me, having collected armorial china for so long, is the opportunity to own a complete set,” she says. “This will be the one that is seared into my children’s memories.” tiffany.com