Editor's Note
This editor’s note highlights the key facts and market implications behind “Serax Gives Carte Blanche to Annebet Philips”, with emphasis on sourcing, product fit, fabrication, logistics, or buyer impact.
Annebet Philips, a Dutch designer based in Amsterdam known for her playful, almost caricature-like visual language and signature hand-drawn contour lines, has unveiled her first collaboration with Belgian design brand Serax.
Following collaborations with international brands such as Seletti, Mogg, Tonone, and Tommy Hilfiger, Philips now brings her entire creative universe to a coffee and tea service conceived for Serax.
Named Carte Blanche, the set—comprising cups, saucers, a teapot, and a coffee pot—translates classic cup and saucer forms into naive shapes originally crafted in cardboard, now realized in porcelain. The spontaneity of the initial sketches is preserved, creating a result that playfully deceives the eye.
The outcome is a playful collection that references the magic of the first idea—the moment when the designer cuts out her first cardboard mock-ups and anything still seems possible. The service includes espresso cups, a cappuccino cup, a tea mug with matching saucers, a small milk jug, and a teapot.
Source: Read the original article | Published: April 20, 2026