Supreme x Villeroy & Boch La Boule 7-Piece Dinner Set
The original behind the Supreme x Villeroy & Boch La Boule 7-Piece Dinner Set is the Villeroy & Boch Iconic La Boule 7-Piece Dinner Set — $427 retail vs Supreme's $1398.
Supreme vs. Original
Supreme version
About the original
The Villeroy & Boch La Boule is a seven-piece porcelain dinner service (two dinner plates, two soup bowls, two flat bowls, and a serving platter) that nests into a single 21-centimeter sphere when stacked. It was designed by Helene von Boch in 1971, withdrawn for decades, and reissued in 2020. The original is held in the permanent collections of MoMA in New York and the Musee des Arts Decoratifs in Paris. Villeroy & Boch has produced porcelain in Mettlach, Germany, since 1748, making it one of Europe's oldest continuously operating ceramics manufacturers. The set is dishwasher and microwave safe and retails around $400 in standard white.
About Villeroy & Boch
Villeroy & Boch is a German ceramics manufacturer formed in 1836 when the pottery founded by François Boch in 1748 in Audun-le-Tiche merged with Nicolas Villeroy's faience works in Wallerfangen. The company is headquartered in Mettlach, Saarland, on the grounds of a former Benedictine abbey the Boch family bought in 1809 and converted into kilns by 1812. Villeroy & Boch produces tableware, crystal, sanitaryware, and tiles, and is best known for the Mettlach steins and Chromolith etched-relief stoneware that defined late 19th-century German ceramics. The company is publicly traded on the Frankfurt exchange. Supreme collaborated with Villeroy & Boch on a porcelain dinnerware set.
Price comparison
| Supreme retail | $1398 |
|---|---|
| Villeroy & Boch retail | $427 |
| Hype tax | +227% |
Questions
What is the original behind the Supreme x Villeroy & Boch La Boule 7-Piece Dinner Set?
The Supreme x Villeroy & Boch La Boule 7-Piece Dinner Set, released in Fall/Winter 2023, is based on the Villeroy & Boch Iconic La Boule 7-Piece Dinner Set. Supreme collabs sometimes change the colorway or materials; the description on this page covers the original's specs and any notable differences in the Supreme version. If you want the product without the box logo, the Villeroy & Boch Iconic La Boule 7-Piece Dinner Set is the one to buy.
How much cheaper is the Villeroy & Boch Iconic La Boule 7-Piece Dinner Set than the Supreme version?
Supreme charged $1398 for the Supreme x Villeroy & Boch La Boule 7-Piece Dinner Set; the Villeroy & Boch Iconic La Boule 7-Piece Dinner Set retails for $427. That's a 227% markup — buying the original saves you $971, or 69% off the Supreme price. Buy the original at retail and you skip the hype tax entirely.
Where can I buy the Villeroy & Boch Iconic La Boule 7-Piece Dinner Set?
You can buy the Villeroy & Boch Iconic La Boule 7-Piece Dinner Set from Amazon or direct from Villeroy & Boch. Retail price is $427. The buy links on this page go straight to the product listing at each retailer.
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