Beginning production in 2007, hard porcelain meets soft silicone in royal copenhagen"s contrast series, designed by Hans Christian Gjedde. It is quite deliberately both traditional and innovative in its idiom. the fluted porcelain dates back to 1775, while silicone is a new material for the porcelain factory. The generous size of the contrast cup contrasts with the subdued pastels, and masculine meets feminine when black and amethyst are put on the table together.