It’s rare that we discuss crockery around here. However, kind of like the House of Manfred ties we featured in September, these plates set themselves apart because, put simply, they have naked ladies on them.

That’s kind of how things work here at TSL.

That’s not all, naturally. Apart from the ‘Naked Lunch’ series, two of which are pictured, Pop Ink make a whole range of other impressive pop art plates that we really like, too. Complimenting these risque silhouettes, designs include camp 50’s nature imagery, pastel paisleys, imitation woodgrain and myriad other retro iconography.

$40 (for a four-piece set) is a pleasantly vintage price, and the manufacturing process has a similarly old world feel:

Saturated color images are molded into 10 inch heavy-duty Melamine plates manufactured by the same company that makes them for the US military.

We have a feeling these aren’t the actual plates used by the military, for some reason…

To maintain the dignity of the girls (and because the manufacturers advise against it) keep these suckers out of the microwave.

Pop Ink ‘Naked Lunch’ [French Paper via Boing Boing]