Who, What, Ware: "Living Happily Eva after" - tableware registry ideas for the bride who loves mid-century design.

Her work is playful and round and begging to be used, not just admired from behind a glass case. That aspect of interaction holds as the signature twist that Eva Zeisel gave to modernism and continues to pass on. She was the first designer in America to produce an all-white Modernist dinner service and she continues to produce to this day.

Who: For the bride who’s quest for mid-20th-century modern designs leads her to buy vintage pieces from antiques dealers and flea markets, and reproductions from manufacturers still producing 50-year-old lines.

What: Considered one of the premier industrial designers of the 20th century, Eva Zeisel -- at 101 -- still designs porcelain in her New York apartment. Swooping up and around in whimsical curves, the ceramics designs of Eva Zeisel seem to almost come alive.

Ware: Shapely vases for KleinReid, elegant pieces for Nambe and “Classic Century” tableware collection for Crate & Barrel.

The Eva Kettle is the first teakettle designed by Eva at the age of 99, exclusively for Chantal. The Pinnacle Collection originally created in the 1980s for International China, has been reissued by Chantal. It includes a classic tea pot, sugar and creamer, and two mugs.

Sensuous, multifunctional shapes with a pedigreed past are reborn for a new century. Originally designed in 1952 by world-renowned designer Eva Zeisel, this timeless tabletop art makes a comeback in a creamy neutral. Out of production for many years, during which time it became a collector's item, this pattern has been resurrected just for Crate & Barrel.

The "Eva line" is the fruits of a design-love affair between Eva Zeisel and KleinReid. Pieces may stand alone, but create a lyrical statement when coupled, nested or stacked.

Eva Zeisel's creations are distinguished by their simple charm and "friendliness." Zeisel collectors will be delighted to learn she has integrated these characteristics in her beautiful Nambé metal, crystal and lighting designs.